Highlights
- PM Modi said that public participation has provided a new energy in the development of the country
- The country is writing new stories in the field of cleanliness today, PM Modi said
- He also said that more than 11.5 crore toilets have been built
Prime Minister Narendra Modi has said that public participation has provided a new energy in the development of the country and Swachh Bharat Abhiyan is an example of this.
Prime Minister Modi said that be it construction of toilets or disposal of waste, preservation of heritage or competition for cleanliness, the country is writing new stories in the field of cleanliness today.
In a tweet, the Prime Minister said, "Public participation has provided a new energy in the development of the country and Swachh Bharat Abhiyan is an example of this. Be it construction of toilets or disposal of waste, preservation of heritage or competition for cleanliness, the country is writing new stories in the field of cleanliness today."
The Prime Minister also shared that more than 11.5 crore toilets have been built to make the city and village open defecation free (ODF).
Meanwhile, the Prime Minister is on a three-day visit to Gujarat from April 18 to 20. During the visit, he will inaugurate Banas Diary's new complex and potato processing plant at Diyodar in Banaskantha district. The plant has been built at a cost of over Rs 600 crores.
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