Cleanliness drives held in Thane, Palghar; 350 policemen join in

Several establishments, including government and civic offices, public institutions, educational institutes and the police department, in Maharashtra’s Palghar and Thane districts held cleanliness drives on Sunday as part of a nationwide campaign.

DCP Sanjay Patil of Navi Mumbai police said that more than 350 cops participated in the cleanliness drive at their police headquarters. In a recent episode of his monthly radio programme ‘Mann Ki Baat’, Prime Minister Narendra Modi appealed for “one hour of shramdaan for swachhata” on October 1 by all citizens and said it would be a “Swachhanjali” to Mahatma Gandhi on the eve of his birth anniversary.

In Thane, local MLA Sanjay Kelkar was among many citizens who were part of a similar drive in Yeoor forest.

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