Odisha: Sudarsan Pattnaik crafts sand art with message 'Swachhta hi Seva' on Gandhi Jayanti

Puri (Odisha) [India], October 2 (ANI): Marking Swachhta Abhiyan in a unique way, sand artist Sudarsan Pattnaik on Tuesday created sand art with the message 'Swachhta hi Seva' on the occasion of Gandhi Jayanti.
Speaking on the occasion, Pattnaik told ANI that he had created the art to spread awareness about cleanliness.
"On the call of Prime Minister Modi, people across the country are participating in the 'Swachhata Abhiyan'...Awareness towards cleanliness has increased among the people...On the occasion of Gandhi Jayanti, I have created a sand art to spread awareness about cleanliness," he said.
Earlier today, Prime Minister Narendra Modi marked the 10 years of the "Swachhata Hi Seva" campaign and said that the 'Swachh Bharat Mission' is the world's biggest and most successful movement in this century, which will be remembered by the people even after many years.
The Prime Minister said that the Swachh Bharat Mission has reflected the energy of the people through the demonstration of public participation and public leadership.
"The Swachh Bharat Mission is a symbol of the selfless commitment of crores of Indians and in the last 10 years, crores of Indians have adopted this mission and made it a part of their lives," said PM Modi at the event.
Swachhta Abhiyan is a nationwide campaign in India to promote hygiene and cleanliness, and eliminate open defecation. The campaign was launched by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on October 2, 2014.
The Prime Minister further extended gratitude to the citizens of the country for their participation and said, "On this important day, projects related to cleanliness worth around Rs 10,000 crore have also been started. Under Mission Amrit, water and sewage treatment plants will be built in many cities of the country, be it work related to Namami Gange or the Govardhan plant producing biogas from waste. These works will take the Swachh Bharat mission to new heights."
On this milestone of ten years for the Swachhata campaign today, Prime Minister Narendra Modi participated in and engaged in a cleanliness drive with school children.
PM Modi urged citizens of India to participate in the cleanliness initiative to further strengthen the spirit of 'Swachh Bharat.
Coinciding with the 155th Gandhi Jayanti today, the Swachh Bharat Mission marks the completion of 10 years since the launch of one of the most significant mass movements for cleanliness.
On August 15, 2014, PM Modi delivered a powerful message from the ramparts of the Red Fort, calling for cleanliness to become a national priority and urging citizens to join in this mission. This led to the launch of the Swachh Bharat Mission on October 2, 2014, which embraced a 'whole-of-government' approach to make sanitation the responsibility of all. (ANI)