Swachh bharat Swasth bharat

SAMARTH had organized Swachata pakhwada at it centres named Palhari and Farukhabad in association with Indira Gandhi Open University on 20-01-2020. In which poster competition, craft making, slogan speaking and open debate was organized. As we all know sanitation and cleanliness play an important role in our day to day routine. It is important at it prevents dangerous diseases like dengue, typhoid, hepatitis etc. On 2nd October 2014, Indian prime Minister, Narendra Modi, launched a nationwide cleanliness campaign, on the occasion of Mahatma Gandhi’ birthday anniversary. The concept of swacch bharat is to provide sanitation facilities to every family including toilets, solid and liquid waste disposal system, village cleanliness and safe and adequate drinking water supply. On 19-01-2020 SAMARTH team members informed women and girls of the centre that competition will be held on 20-01-2020 in which they have to share their thought on sanitation and hygiene, and they have to come on time. Girls were very excited to hear that they told team that they will come for sure. Next day women and girls reached centre on time, team also reached on time firstly team Samarth and IGNOU team reached firstly farukhabad and then Palhari. Firstly, Dr. Pravesh Dwivedi Director SAMARTH addressed farukhabaad centre girls and asked regarding the swacchata pakhwada some girls gave wonderful explanation. Dr Pravesh Dwivedi told students that cleanliness is next to godliness. We have heard this phrase many times. But we do not follow this. Cleanliness means that there is no dirt, no dust, no strain, , no bad smell. The goals of cleanliness are health, beauty, absence of odor, and to avoid the spreading of dirt and contaminants to oneself and others. Cleanliness is the essential part of healthy living because it is the cleanliness only which helps to improve our personality by keeping clean externally and internally. After the words of director of SAMARTH, drawing competition was started in which all the children participated, many girls draw amazingly with quotation and after completing of drawing the showed to everyone and explained what they have made. SAMARTH team gave first prize, second prize and third price to the girls whose painting was too good with good notion. The programme went wonderful girls enjoyed a lot and gained knowledge in the end group photograph was taken.

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