21 September 2018, Srinagar: About 400 Kashmiri men and women participated in the clean-up activities organized by the Youth Paradise Social Welfare Society in Baramulla and Budgam districts of Kashmir in collaboration with mohalla committees.
An initiative of the local people, the program started at 6 PM in Baramulla and at 9:30 PM in Budgam district, where about 400 youngsters converged to kick off Prime Minister Narendra Modi's Swachhata Hi Seva Campaign by cleaning the streets and de-clogging the drains. In Baramulla’s Kanloo Pattan and adjoining areas, the initiative was led by Ichigam, Budgam.
“The two main reasons for lack of hygiene are aggression on the one hand and indifference on the other. To come out of these two tendencies, we need to fill people with confidence that they can take this country to great heights,” Gurudev Sri Sri Ravi Shankar said on 15th September on the occasion of the launch of Swachhata Hi Seva movement to mark the 150th birth anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi.
“We saw the video call of the launch and heard about the inspiring work being done. So, we decided to participate,” said Firdous Hassan Parray, Chairman, Youth Paradise Social Welfare Society. Volunteers of the NGO had also participated in the Paigam-e-Mohabbat event organized in Srinagar in March in the presence of Gurudev, which saw an unprecedented gathering of 12000 members of the civil society coming together to speak up against the gun culture and to revive Kashmiriyat, a culture of peaceful coexistence.
The Art of Living has helped build 62,000 toilets across the country, set up 1000 biogas plants, and 11 waste management plants across temples, dargahs, vegetable markets and municipal corporations that collectively process 11.5 lakh kg of waste every year.
