India, Sept. 29 -- At a state-level event in Palwal's Gadpuri village on Saturday, sarpanches from 22 districts were honoured for outstanding work in sanitation under the Seva Pakhwada and Swachhata Hi Seva campaign. Haryana panchayat and development minister Krishan Lal Panwar, who presented the awards, said cleanliness was a collective responsibility and urged panchayats to emulate successful models such as Gurugram's Daulatabad, recognised for innovative waste management.

Villages recognised included Daulatabad in Gurugram district, cited for innovative efforts in waste management. Panwar urged other panchayats to take inspiration from such models and reaffirmed Chief Minister Nayab Singh Saini's commitment to making cleanliness a sta...