CLEAN INDIA : See Around You The realization of dirty conditions and spillage of garbage in India by most Indians became a matter of more concerned firstly by NRIs visiting India to meet their loved ones, but refuse to come back to India for its dirtiness as their second reason, besides the better earnings opportunities abroad being their first concern. The casual and regular Indian visitors to foreign countries often appreciated the cleanliness in foreign lands. The residents though have not been liking the dirty and filthy surroundings, but never thought of taking necessary steps to stop it; either by adopting self discipline or by stopping others, barring very few who practiced self discipline in not only indulging in spilling garbage & filth but also cleaning their own spillage. Gandhiji, being social leader, showed the path to the public and spread the message to clean one’s own garbage and filth. But the message was not well received by masses. PM has launched the ‘Clean India campaign’, which a welcome effort worth appreciating. But century’s old habits won’t go off only by organizing and pressing government servants to take part in the campaign, which later may become a ritual like annual celebration of ‘Hindi Day’. This needs to adopted a self-discipline to cultivate a habit of not spilling the garbage particularly at public places at the first place; and secondly to show others the path by removing the garbage thrown by others, preferably in the presence of the person who threw it, without telling him anything, as this will have a better impact as I had. On the auspicious day of ‘Indian Clean’ campaign on 2nd October 2014, my colleague picked up the wrap of the letter I had thrown and kept with him. As I was about to alight from the lift, he coolly handed over the wrap to me without a word. I took the wrap and realized what he meant and threw the wrap in my waste paper basket. Later I thanked him for giving me a silent but a very important message of self awareness of cleanliness. The first lesson of cultivating habit of cleanliness has to be taught at home by the parents, followed by schools and places of employments. For success of this campaign would lay in providing infrastructure by the local- village/city bodies by keeping garbage bins/boxes at nearest places of source of garbage originating places/houses and removing them to designated places on daily basis. Another important area, where proper attention has to be given, is to think an alterative to spitting of Pan/Pan-masala on public and private buildings, the dirty stains of which can not easily be removed. The government can think of banning use of Gutaka etc. and/or putting a fine, as in case of cigarettes on additional ground of health, beside cleanliness. To start with public servants, including people’s representatives, may be restricted to use Gutka in offices and public places. Let this campaign not end up show of media, a ritual or a mere propaganda. More than this, let it be a way of living a healthy life. It is every body’s concern. See around you and act now.
Posted on: Fri, 03 Oct 2014 08:40:10 +0000
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