New Delhi, April 26 . The Delhi government has taken a major initiative to revive the Yamuna river and has decided to start the “Maa Yamuna Swachhata Abhiyan” in the schools of the capital. This campaign has been initiated by Delhi Government’s Water Department Minister Pravesh Sahib Singh. He has written a letter to Education Minister Ashish Sood urging him to implement this special campaign in all government, aided and private schools in Delhi.
The main objective of this campaign is to increase sensitivity among children towards the importance of Yamuna river and connect them with the cleanliness movement. The minister said that if Yamuna is to be truly revived, then it has to be made a mass movement, in which active participation of children is especially necessary. Children will not only spread the message of awareness, but will also prepare a sensitive society for the future.
Under the “Maa Yamuna Swachhata Abhiyan”, many important activities will be conducted with the children in Delhi schools. It will include essay writing, drawing and painting speech, debate competition, street plays, clean Yamuna pledge and awareness walk and cultural programs on annual festivals. The special thing is that all these activities will be done under Yamuna Swachhata Abhiyan.
On this occasion, Pravesh Sahib Singh said, “Yamuna is not just a river, but the lifeline of Delhi. Taking inspiration from the Swachhata Abhiyan of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, we are connecting children towards cleanliness and environmental protection through ‘Maa Yamuna Swachhata Abhiyan’. If we educate our children about the importance of river and environment today, then tomorrow they will become aware citizens and play an important role in building a clean and green India. Without the cleanliness of Yamuna, the future of Delhi is incomplete.”
Under this initiative, Delhi Jal Board will provide support to schools in collaboration with the Directorate of Education with necessary educational material, awareness material and other resources. Schools will be advised to include these activities in their school calendar and motivate students to take forward the message of cleanliness and water conservation.
The government hopes that through this campaign, lakhs of children of Delhi will not only become aware themselves but will also spread the message of cleanliness and river conservation in their families and neighbourhoods. “Maa Yamuna Swachhata Abhiyan” will be an important step towards bringing a new thinking and a new change in Delhi.
