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New Delhi: A "Clean
India" Campaign was begun Sunday at the capital's landmark Qutub
Minar.
"Since the Qutub Minar gets as many as 25,000 footfalls on a
weekend, second only to the Taj Mahal, we decided to start the
campaign here. Once we are successful here, we will take the
campaign to the rest of monuments in Delhi, and later, across the
coutnry," said Amod Kanth, the director of prominent child rights
organisation Prayas, told reporters.
The campaign is a joint effort by Prayas and the India Tourism
Development Corporation (ITDC).
"The campaign is aimed at creating an awareness among tourists
that the monuments are their own property and they have to be
involved in maintaining them. As a part of the campaign, we will
be educating tourists as well as employees who work here," he
said.
"At the moment, the tourists have a tendency to litter the place
and deface the monuments. We have to fight this by educating
them," he added.
Kanth added that the Qutub area faces some unique difficulties
which hinder the development work.
"One of the biggest problems here was that this area's sewage
system is outdated and is not connected to the rest of the city's
sewer systems. But now, the civic authorities are working on the
issue. The public toilets in the area have also been renovated as
a part of the campaign," he said.
Later, a group of children from Prayas shelters along with
volunteers performed a play and raised placards reading "Clean
india, Healthy India" and "Please keep Qutub Minar clean for
future generations."
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