‘Swachhta lays foundation of a prosperous nation’

Gorakhpur: Chief minister Yogi Adityanath said on Tuesday that maintaining cleanliness is must for achieving prosperity and lays the foundation of a prosperous nation.
“Swachh samaj hi samriddh rashtra ka aadhar hai,” the CM said, while speaking in a seminar on ‘Swachh Bharat Evam Hamara Swasthya’ on the second day of a week-long programme to mark the 51st death anniversary of Mahant Digvijaynath and 6th death anniversary of Mahant Avaidyanath.
“In India, cleanliness has always been very important from the times of Rishi-Munis. Mahant Digvijaynath and Mahant Avaidyanath had made cleanliness and environment conservation a mission of their life. The Union and state governments are strengthening the country with the cleanliness drive Swachh Bharat Mission. We all must contribute in making a strong nation by maintaining cleanliness,” he added.
The CM said that India has been able to control the Covid-19 pandemic due to better sanitation and cleanliness.
“Gandhi ji also believed in cleanliness and always said it was very important in life. He also stressed on the importance of transparency in work. Our government is also following the great traditions of cleanliness and has made it a mission,” he added.
Yogi said, “Swachh Bharat Mission has played a key role in making the society open defecation free. More than 10 crore toilets have been constructed in the last six years, which is a record. Skin ailments, vector-borne diseases and encephalitis have been controlled because of cleanliness.”
“Maintaining cleanliness is not only the work of the government, but also the responsibility of people,” he added.
Two minutes’ silence was maintained to pay tribute to former President Pranab Mukherjee who passed away on Monday.