Dehradun. Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami, while holding a high level meeting at the Chief Minister’s residence, instructed the officials that cleanliness campaign should be conducted on a large scale in the state. He said that along with creating awareness about cleanliness, public participation should also be ensured. The Chief Minister directed that within a year, a well-planned plan should be worked out to bring Dehradun, Haridwar, Rudrapur, Haldwani and Kotdwar up in the cleanliness ranking.

The best practices of those states where good work has been done for cleanliness should also be adopted. The Chief Minister said that crores of devotees come to Devbhoomi Uttarakhand to have darshan. It should be ensured that the message of cleanliness of Devbhoomi Uttarakhand reaches the country and the world. He said that continuous work should also be done towards beautification of cities and infrastructure development. He said that campaigns related to public concerns are successful only with public participation.

Public participation and full cooperation of social organizations should also be taken in the cleanliness campaign. The Chief Minister said that a culture of books should be created in the state, instead of bouquets, books should be presented for various programs and to present guests. The Chief Minister directed that one library should be built in every district and block. Useful books should be arranged in the library for the general public and those appearing in competitive examinations.