Goa Chief Minister Pramod Sawant won the appreciation of people on social media for censuring a man for polluting the Cumbharjua river on Tuesday.

Sawant, who succeeded Manohar Parrikar as the Chief Minister following his death, posted a video showing him telling a scooterist not to throw flowers offered to God in the river.

“Earlier today, while travelling over Gaundalim bridge, came across a citizen who was disposing nirmalya in the river. I requested him to desist from doing so,” he wrote in a tweet containing the video of the incident.

“As responsible citizens we need to begin disposing wastes properly and also educate & guide our fellow citizens to do so,” he added.

“At least don’t do it again,” Sawant is heard telling the man in the brief video.

In a separate tweet, the Goa CM drew attention to the Centre’s Swachh Bharat mission.

“Let us work together for a #SwachhBharat,” he said.

Earlier today, while travelling over Gaundalim bridge, came across a citizen who was disposing nirmalya in the river. I requested him to desist from doing so. As responsible citizens we need to begin disposing wastes properly and also educate & guide our fellow citizens to do so. pic.twitter.com/v2zSLCCkxe

— Dr. Pramod Sawant (@DrPramodPSawant) June 11, 2019

Cumbharjua is a well-known habitat of the Indian mugger crocodile. It is connected to the main Mandovi River that flows through Goa.

Twitterati showered praise on the CM.

Way to go. Wonderful initiative. Every citizen should do. It always welcomed and inspiring if it is done and followed from the Top. Thank you Chief Minister #SwachhBharat @narendramodi #Goa

— Vikant Sahay 🇮🇳 (@vikantsahay) June 11, 2019

Great work dotor…we are also there to work together for swaccha Goa…jai Gomantak..

— Chinmay Gadgil (@chinmaygadgil85) June 11, 2019

U r an office bearer, still u r taking out ur time nd ensuring swaccha bharat abhiyan. But there are still more educated uneducated, they dont care. 👌

— Sanket Mahapatra (@sanketmahapatr1) June 11, 2019

Sawant, the former Speaker of Goa Legislative Assembly, was sworn in as the 11th Chief Minister of Goa on 19 March following the death of Manohar Parrikar.

On 20 March, Sawant won the floor test after 20 MLAs voted in his favour in the state assembly. The ‘magic number’ for a simple majority in the 36-member House is 19.

Of those who voted in favour of the motion, 11 were from BJP, 3 each from Maharashtrawadi Gomantak Party and Goa Forward Party and 3 Independents.

Fifteen MLAs – 14 Congress MLAs and the lone NCP legislator – voted against the motion in the Goa assembly.