DHANBAD, March 14 -- In a bid to promote cleanliness and environmental conservation, the district administration organised a special cleanliness and plantation drive at Rani Talab in Dhaiya on Saturday. The campaign saw active participation from senior district officials, municipal staff and local residents.

Deputy commissioner-cum-district magistrate Aditya Ranjan, senior superintendent of police Prabhat Kumar, deputy development commissioner Sunny Raj, municipal commissioner Ashish Gangwar, sub-divisional officer Lokesh Barange and several other officials took part in the programme and contributed through shramdaan.

Officials and employees of the Dhanbad Municipal Corporation assembled at the site around 6:30 am and collectively clean...