Project Description
WHAT DOES THE FOUNDATION DO?
- Under the initiative of Clean India, Samta Foundation has adopted the town of 50,000 people
- Samta Foundation has signed an MOU with the City Council of Risod to keep the town clean under the Samta Swachhata Abhiyaan
- On the occasion of Samta Foundation Day on 5th March 2018, a rally was organised to promote sanitation, hygiene and cleanliness in the town
- In this rally, more than 2000 citizens including students took part highlighting the need of clean Risod
- Weekly education drive of cleanliness through moving public announcements via rickshaws
- Garbage collection in the town is done by the council while periphery area collection is done by Foundation team
- Merchants & restaurants are provided with subsidized garbage containers and counselled not to throw garbage on the streets
- Council initiated strict fines for throwing garbage in public places
- Foundation planted 2000 Trees and made locals adopt them for care & maintenance
HOW IT STARTED?
Mr. Madhusudan Agrawal – Co Founder & Vice Chairman of Ajanta Pharma Ltd, always felt inspired looking at his late father, Mr. Bhagwandas Agrawal’s initiative to clean his village, Risod, in Washim District of Maharashtra. He realised that there is tremendous effort required to educate local citizens to form a habit of disposing waste properly. He used his good offices to connect with all the local government bodies to formulate this education drive and implemented it. The Foundation has committed to run the program for a minimum period of 3 years.
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