Cleaning up India’s sacred and scenic spaces |
The Supreme Court has brought long-overdue urgency to cleaning up India, but lasting change will require commitment from both governments and citizens
Mahatma Gandhi once said, “Cleanliness is next to godliness.” This statement did not come from his conviction alone, but out of the observations that he saw around him. Let us face it, cleanliness is secondary to us; we litter at will, spit wherever we want to and clean our homes and throw the trash on the street, caring little about throwing wrappers and bottles when visiting a tourist place or a monument. Perhaps this is the reason that the cleanliness drive undertaken by the Modi Government has met with limited success; despite years of implementation, it is yet to become a habit, and till that happens, cleanliness will always elude us. The Supreme Court’s recent directive........