KOTA: Kota Mayor Anusuya Goswami led a cleanliness drive at 6 am on Thursday to ensure a clean and beautiful route for the Ram Barat procession being organised as part of the 133rd National Dussehra Mela.
The campaign began at Geeta Bhawan on Rampura Road, with Deputy Mayor Vivek Rajvanshi, councillors, social workers and Municipal Corporation officials participating in the cleanliness drive.
The mayor personally swept the roads, collected garbage from outside shops and along the roadside, and even drove a garbage collection vehicle to spread awareness about cleanliness.
Focus on Public Participation
Appealing to residents to keep the city clean, Goswami said cleanliness should not be limited to a single day. She emphasised that public participation is essential to making Kota one of the cleanest cities in the country.
She also directed municipal officials to ensure proper cleanliness during festivals and religious events and maintain regular door-to-door garbage collection.
The mayor announced that similar morning cleanliness drives would be conducted in every ward after the conclusion of the Dussehra Mela.
Several councillors, including Shoma Aluwalia, Sunita Nayak, Seema Chaudhary, Bhanwarlal, R.D. Verma, Devendra Sharma, Suresh Singh Jadon, Mukesh Sharma, Sunita Sen, Prem Singh, Nand Kanwar Hada and Bhupendra Bhaya, along with social workers Seema Bhalwal and Mahesh Ahuja, also participated in the campaign.
