NLCIL Aims To Be At The Forefront In Cleanliness, CMD PRASANNA KUMAR MOTUPALLI

Neyveli, June 20 NLCIL CMD Prasanna Kumar Motupalli, today declared that NLCIL would strive to stand first among all PSUs in the country in Swachhta (cleanliness). He was speaking after the mass cleanliness drive organised by NLCIL today as part of the Swachhta Pakhwada (Cleanliness fortnight) organised by NLCIL.

Swachhta Pakhwada is a special initiative mooted by the Hon’ble Prime Minister as a part of the Swachh Bharat Mission, aimed at mainstreaming sanitation and cleanliness in all Ministries and departments in their programmes. It was started in April 2016 with the objective of bringing a fortnight of intense focus on the issues and practices of Swachhta (Cleanliness).

This year, NLCIL is observing “Swachhata Pakhwada” from June 16th to June 30th, 2023. As part of this, a mammoth mass cleanliness drive involving all the Units of NLCIL and school children from the schools of Neyveli, was organised today (20.06.2023).

The cleanliness drive was launched by Prasanna Kumar Motupalli, CMD, NLCIL, nearthe Gandhi Statue located in Main Bazaar of Neyveli Township. Suresh Chandra Suman, Director (Mines & Finance AC), Samir Swarup, Director (HR), M. Venkatachalam, Director (Power) and L. Chandrasekar, CVO participated. Representatives of Trade Unions and Associations also participated in the function.

A large number of Senior officers, employees, CISF personnel, WIPS, Indcoserve Society and Contract workers of NLCIL besides around 800 school children and Teachers took part in the mass cleanliness drive at various locations inNeyveli Township. A human chain with 4000 participants was formed to create an awareness among the public on the importance of cleanliness in society.

Later, addressing the participants, Prasanna Kumar Motupalli, CMD, said that NLCIL was always at the forefront of every activity undertaken for the welfare of the people and society. Neyveli township, with thousands of trees, stands as a wonderful testimony to the commitment that NLCIL had towards conservation of nature, he said. It is the duty of every citizen to keep his or her surroundings clean.

A clean India was the dream of the Father of our Nation, Gandhiji, who had even placed cleanliness above independence, Shri Prasanna Kumar said. It was a proud achievement that earlier, NLCIL secured one of the top places in the country among the PSUs in Swachhta activities.

He lauded the efforts of all Units and Departments in making the Mass Cleanliness Drive a massive success.