New Delhi, June 13 (IANS) Delhi Chief Minister Rekha Gupta will lead the ‘Maa Yamuna Tat Swachhata Abhiyan’ (Yamuna bank cleanliness drive), which will include voluntary service at 28 ghats along the river on Sunday, an official said.

Chief Minister Gupta will be present at the Geeta Colony Ghat, where she will join thousands of citizens in voluntary service and strengthen the collective resolve for a clean Yamuna.

Ministers of the Delhi government and Members of Parliament will also participate in the campaign, and Delhi BJP President Harsh Malhotra will offer voluntary service at Yamuna Bank.

This special campaign will be conducted at the Yamuna ghats from 6 a.m. to 10 a.m. with volunteers collecting litter on the banks.

Chief Minister Gupta said that the Yamuna is not merely a river but a cultural, religious and environmental heritage of Delhi.

The protection and cleanliness of the Yamuna are not only the responsibility of the government but also the duty of every citizen, she said.

The campaign is being organised with the objective of taking this message to the people and encouraging collective participation.

“The cleanliness of the Yamuna is not a one-day programme but a continuous public movement that requires the participation of every section of society,” she said.

The campaign will be conducted simultaneously at several prominent locations, including Chilla Village Ghat, Nizamuddin Ghat, Thokar No. 14 Geeta Colony Ghat, Thokar No. 18 Gandhi Nagar Ghat, Purana Lohe Pul Ghat, Signature Bridge-Wazirabad Ghat (Eastern Bank), Dedh Pushta Ghat (Sonia Vihar), Chautha Pushta Ghat (Sonia Vihar), Kartavya Kunj Ghat (West Bank), Hathi Ghat near the ITO Old Railway Bridge, Ram Ghat, Kali Ghat, Shyam Ghat, Yamuna Bank, Yamuneshwar Ghat, Wazirabad Yamuna Biodiversity Park (Right Bank), Railway Bridge Yamuna Bank, ITO Downstream Western Bank-1, ITO Downstream Western Bank-2, ITO Upstream Right Bank, Sarai Kale Khan R/B, Thokar No. 13, Kunderiya Ghat, Nigam Bodh Ghat, Eastern Bank Downstream Wazirabad, and Kalindi Kunj Downstream (Eastern Bank), among other key locations.

Around 500 social, religious, educational and voluntary organisations, along with thousands of volunteers and Delhi residents, will participate in the mega campaign.

To ensure broad public support and participation, Members of Parliament, senior public representatives and other distinguished personalities will also be present at different locations.

–IANS

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