Clean India campaign kicks off at Qutub Minar
21 May 2012 8:19 AM GMT
A 'Clean India' campaign was kicked-off at the Capital's landmark Qutub Minar on Sunday.
'Since Qutub Minar gets as many as 25,000 footfalls on a weekend, second only to the Taj Mahal, we decided to start the campaign here. Once we are successful here, we will take the campaign to rest of the monuments in Delhi, and later, across the country,' said Amod Kanth, director of prominent child rights organisation Prayas.
The campaign is a joint effort by Prayas and India Tourism Development Corporation (ITDC).
'The campaign is aimed at creating awareness among tourists that the monuments are their own property and they have to be involved in maintaining them. As part of the campaign, we will educate tourists as well as employees who work here,' he said.
'At the moment, tourists have a tendency to litter the place and deface the monuments. We have to fight this by educating them,' he added. Kanth added the Qutub area faces some unique difficulties that hinder the development work.
'One of the biggest problems here is that this area's sewage system is outdated and is not connected to the rest of the city's sewer systems. But now, the civic authorities are working on the issue. Public toilets in the area have also been renovated as a part of the campaign,' he said.
Later, a group of children from Prayas shelters, along with volunteers, performed a play and raised placards reading 'Clean india, Healthy India'.
'Since Qutub Minar gets as many as 25,000 footfalls on a weekend, second only to the Taj Mahal, we decided to start the campaign here. Once we are successful here, we will take the campaign to rest of the monuments in Delhi, and later, across the country,' said Amod Kanth, director of prominent child rights organisation Prayas.
The campaign is a joint effort by Prayas and India Tourism Development Corporation (ITDC).
'The campaign is aimed at creating awareness among tourists that the monuments are their own property and they have to be involved in maintaining them. As part of the campaign, we will educate tourists as well as employees who work here,' he said.
'At the moment, tourists have a tendency to litter the place and deface the monuments. We have to fight this by educating them,' he added. Kanth added the Qutub area faces some unique difficulties that hinder the development work.
'One of the biggest problems here is that this area's sewage system is outdated and is not connected to the rest of the city's sewer systems. But now, the civic authorities are working on the issue. Public toilets in the area have also been renovated as a part of the campaign,' he said.
Later, a group of children from Prayas shelters, along with volunteers, performed a play and raised placards reading 'Clean india, Healthy India'.
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