Following the grand celebration of the Chhath Mahaparv, Delhi Chief Minister Rekha Gupta took part in a cleanliness drive at the Vasudev Ghat on the Yamuna near Kashmiri Gate on Tuesday. She swept the premises to mark the beginning of the campaign and participated in the cleaning activities along with the teams present, according to a statement from the Chief Minister’s Office (CMO).
The chief minister stated that her government has been conducting cleanliness and sanitation drives after every major festival as it is firmly committed to maintaining the cleanliness of the national capital.
Development Minister Kapil Mishra and officers from the concerned departments were also present during the drive at Vasudev Ghat.
“After the celebration of the Chhath Mahaparv, restoring the ghats to their pristine state, with cleanliness and ecological balance, is a collective responsibility,” the CM remarked.
She further said that every celebration is truly complete only when its surroundings remain clean and beautiful afterwards. Cleanliness, she emphasised, is not a one-day event but a continuous effort that must go on 24 hours a day, seven days a week, throughout the year with equal participation from both the government and the public.
Several other state BJP leaders, including Virendra Sachdeva, Delhi BJP President, and Delhi Mayor Raja Iqbal Singh, also participated in clearing litter from ghats across Delhi after the conclusion of the Chhath festival on Tuesday.