Super 30 founder, others to promote cleanliness in Patna

PATNA: The Patna Municipal Corporation (PMC) has decided to rope in several well-known faces of Bihar from different fields as its brand ambassadors for ‘Swachhta Mission’ (cleanliness drive), with an aim to boost sanitation and hygiene practices in the city and create awareness among people in this regard.
The empowered standing committee of PMC recently approved several prominent names as its brand ambassadors for cleanliness programme.The list includes names of Super 30 founder and mathematician Anand Kumar, litterateur and Padma Shri recipient Usha Kiran Khan, former international cricketer and former Indian U-19 captain Amikar Dayal, former president of Medical Council of India Dr Ajay Kumar, president of transgender community Reshma Prasad, cartoonist Pawan Kumar, former director of MP School of Drama Sanjay Upadhyay and actor Sanjay Mishra.
The civic body has of late been focusing on sanitation to fetch good points in the Swachh Survekshan 2022. The annual survey by the Union ministry of housing and urban affairs determines the cleanliness, hygiene and sanitation of a city based on the feedback of the citizens.
Patna mayor Sita Sahu said the ambassadors would promote cleanliness and sanitation in the city and urge the citizens to actively support the mission. “The Swacchh survey’s major focus has always been on citizen engagement, be it through feedback or indicators involving their participation. This time, we are focusing more on citizen’s engagement in keeping the city clean. The ambassadors will motivate people for their participation in cleanliness drive and vote in large numbers on mobile application,” she said.
Indradeep Chandravanshi, a member of PMC’s empowered standing committee, said, “The aim is to encourage citizens to participate in the cleanliness drive and continue good sanitation practices. The PMC will also conduct a city-based survey to rank schools, colleges, hotels, hospitals, marketplaces, restaurants and societies on cleanliness.”
Last year, Patna had secured 44th rank among 48 cities in the country with a population of above 10 lakh. The overall rank of Patna out of 4,320 cities in the country was 945.