Chhattisgarh tops in East Zone in Swachh Survekshan Rural
Chhattisgarh gets four national awards in different categories
President Draupadi Murmu honored on Swachh Bharat Diwas
New Delhi, October 2, 2022- Chhattisgarh succeeded in making a mark across the country for its remarkable work in the field of cleanliness. Four awards have also been given to Chhattisgarh in Swachh Survekshan Gramin. Chhattisgarh has emerged as the top performing state in the East Zone. Along with this, Chhattisgarh has also received National Award in 3 other categories. President Draupadi Murmu has rewarded Chhattisgarh in the award ceremony held at Vigyan Bhawan, New Delhi in the Swachh Bharat Diwas 2022 program organized on Gandhi Jayanti.
Chhattisgarh has topped the East Zone in the Swachh Bharat Mission (Rural) survey conducted by the Department of Drinking Water and Sanitation, Ministry of Jalshakti. On the other hand, Durg and Balod have secured the second and third positions respectively among the best performing districts in the East Zone. Along with this, Chhattisgarh has got the third position in the Central Zone in the wall writing competition on ODF Plus.
Union Minister for Jal Shakti Gajendra Singh Shekhawat, Union Minister for Rural Development and Panchayat Raj Giriraj Singh, Minister of State for Jal Shakti Prahlad Singh Patel, Minister of State for Jal Shakti and Tribal Affairs Bisheswar Tudu were present in the program organized at Vigyan Bhawan. Along with this, public representatives and other awardees including officials of Swachh Bharat Mission, Jal Jeevan Mission from Chhattisgarh were involved.
Union Minister for Jal Shakti Gajendra Singh Shekhawat, Union Minister for Rural Development and Panchayat Raj Giriraj Singh, Minister of State for Jal Shakti Prahlad Singh Patel, Minister of State for Jal Shakti and Tribal Affairs Bisheswar Tudu were present in the program organized at Vigyan Bhawan. Along with this, Prasanna R, Secretary from Chhattisgarh, Sanjay Agarwal, Director of Swachh Bharat Mission, Satya Narayan Rathore, officials of Jal Jeevan Mission, public representatives and other awardees were involved.