In Uttar Pradesh, under Swachhta Hi Seva Pakhwada, for the first time mega '154-hour non-stop cleanliness campaign' was launched today in all the bodies. Urban Development and Energy Minister A.K. Sharma virtually launched this cleanliness campaign from his residence this morning. He directed the civic officials that this time hardcore cleaning of all the civic bodies will be done. The Minister said, in honour of the cleanliness pledge of the Father of the Nation, on his 154th birth anniversary, a 154-hour mega-cleanliness campaign is being run in all the civic bodies. He said, all the bodies will cooperate with each other and make full use of machines since there is no dearth of resources. 

The Minister said, we will also pay attention to regular door-to-door garbage collection, timely collection of garbage and its processing. To make the campaign successful and effective, the Minister directed to continuously live monitor the campaign from the dedicated command and control center established in the Urban Bodies Directorate.