‘Swachhata Hi Seva Fortnight Campaign-2025’ in Mysuru from Sept. 17

The ‘Swachhata Hi Seva Campaign–2025’ will be conducted across all gram panchayats in Mysuru district from September 17 to October 2. The drive aims to raise awareness about the importance of cleanliness.

During the fortnight-long initiative, cleanliness activities will be carried out in villages, focusing on village streets, school premises, playgrounds, water sources, and areas near religious centers. Special attention will be given to locations with the highest waste accumulation and unhygienic conditions for thoroughly cleaning such areas, said Mysuru Zilla Panchayat Chief Executive Officer S. Yukesh Kumar.

Morning cleanliness walks (Prabhat Pheri) stressing on the use of toilets, ‘Safai Mitra Suraksha’ camps, slogan-writing competitions for schoolchildren, felicitation of sanitation workers, and dialogue sessions with gram panchayat presidents focused on ODF Plus sustainability aspects will be organised. Special gram sabha meetings will also be held to promote the ‘Swachhata’ pledge among villagers, a press release said.

The campaign will lay emphasis on cleanliness drives at tourist spots and temples under gram panchayat jurisdiction. Efforts will also be made to raise awareness among the members of self-help group regarding the conversion of rural waste into useful resources.

Health check-up camps for sanitation workers will be organised in coordination with the Health Department in all gram panchayats, along with information sessions on various welfare schemes, the release stated.

On September 25, a large-scale cleanliness drive will take place under the slogan “One Day, One Hour, One Together”, encouraging mass participation from the citizens.

For effective implementation of the campaign, officials from the Health Department, Forest Department, Education Department, Women and Child Development Department, and Rural Drinking Water and Sanitation Division have been directed to work in close coordination.