New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will launch the NDA government's ambitious 'Swach Bharat Abhiyaan' or 'Clean India' campaign on Thursday on the occasion of Gandhi Jayanti. The campaign is aimed at improving the hygiene and sanitation facilities across the country. Modi brought up the Swachh Bharat campaign in his Independence Day address.
The Delhi Traffic Police has said that several arterial roads in and around Rajpath will remain closed on Thursday when Modi launches the campaign and flags off a walkathon.
"To facilitate smooth conduct of the function, Rajpath and Rafi Marg shall be closed for movement of traffic from 5 am to 12 noon while Janpath and Man Singh Road shall be closed between 8 am to 10 am," Joint commissioner of Police (Traffic) Anil Shukla said.
Approximately 5,000 schoolchildren are expected to participate in the event to launch the cleanliness drive. The programme shall also be attended by government officers, diplomats and expats, representatives of corporate houses and Chamber of Commerce, faculty and students of universities/colleges etc.
The walkathon will start from the Rajpath-Rafi Marg crossing and then pass through Sunehri Masjid Road, Krishna Menon Marg, R/A Gole Methi, Tees January Marg, Gandhi Smriti roundabout, Claridges Hotel roundabout, Q-point, Aurangzeb Road, Shahjahan Road and terminate at Children's Park, India Gate.
The movement finds semblance with CNN-IBN's own Clean India campaign. CNN-IBN had launched the campaign before August 15 and had covered cities across the country.
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