Ranchi, Oct. 1 -- Jharkhand Drinking Water and Sanitation Minister Yogendra Prasad on Thursday called for greater public participation in sanitation and reduction of single-use plastic during a special cleanliness and awareness programme at Namkum block here.
The programme was organised under the Swachhata Hi Seva-2026 campaign of the Swachh Bharat Mission (Gramin), with a focus on public participation, plastic reduction and environmental protection.
Prasad said sanitation was a collective responsibility of the government and citizens and urged people to make cleanliness part of their daily routine.
He called for reducing the use of single-use plastic and adopting cloth bags as an alternative. Cloth bags were distributed among residents ...