Question: Which Union Minster addressed a specially convened Swachhagrahi Sammelan in Prayagraj?
(a) Uma Bharti
(b) Narendra Modi
(c) Smriti Irani
(d) Ram Vilas Paswan
Answer: (a)
Related facts:
- Minster of Drinking Water and Sanitation, Sushree Uma Bharti reviewed the interventions undertaken for better sanitation as well as awareness generation about Swachh Bharat Abhiyan in Kumbh Mela premises at Prayagraj.
- Uma Bharti also addressed a specially convened Swachhagrahi Sammelan appreciating the efforts made by Mela and district authorities for making the Mela clean and safe.
- Swacchagrahis are deployed in the Kumbh Mela to ensure cleanliness. They have been assigned the work to monitor toilet cleanliness and awareness. The monitoring will be done on an ICT app through which the cleanliness status will be recorded.
- Around 1,500 swacchagrahis are working actively in the Mela hailing from different districts of Uttar Pradesh. 50 kits were distributed amongst the swacchagrahis and an exhibition on the concept of Swacch Village was inaugurated in the Mela.
- She also mentioned the good efforts of Uttar Pradesh government for making their state ODF and increasing their sanitation coverage from 48% to 100%. State is now focusing ODF- plus.
- 1.22 lakh public toilets and 20,000 dustbins have been installed at the Kumbh Mela this year.
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