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Gurugram Launches "Swachhata Hi Seva 2026" Drive to Eliminate Garbage Vulnerable Points
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News18•02-10-2026, 13:45
Gurugram Launches "Swachhata Hi Seva 2026" Drive to Eliminate Garbage Vulnerable Points
- •Gurugram initiated a "Garbage Vulnerable Points (GVPs) free" campaign on Mahatma Gandhi Jayanti as part of the "Swachhata Hi Seva 2026" and Seva Sankalp Abhiyaan.
- •Haryana Chief Minister Nayab Singh Saini launched the campaign, emphasizing citizen participation alongside government efforts in maintaining cleanliness.
- •Saini highlighted government systems, modern technology, and public involvement as crucial for the cleanliness campaign, aiming to transform it into a broad-based citizens' movement.
- •The campaign, running from October 2 to 11, targets 21 identified GVPs across Gurugram with special cleanliness drives to convert them into clean public spaces.
- •Residents, welfare associations, shopkeepers, schools, and youth are urged to participate, with street theatre artists also spreading awareness on cleanliness and waste segregation.
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The campaign aims to clean 21 identified Garbage Vulnerable Points across Gurugram, turning them into improved public spaces and encouraging source-segregation and responsible waste management.
The campaign runs for 10 days, from October 2 to October 11, with special cleanliness drives scheduled across various locations in the city during this period.
Haryana Chief Minister Nayab Singh Saini launched the initiative, emphasizing that while the government provides resources and technology, citizens must actively participate by segregating household and institutional waste.