PM calls for hour-long cleanliness drive ahead of Gandhi Jayanti

Prime Minister Narendra Modi has called on people across India to participate in a one-hour voluntary labor initiative for cleanliness on October 1st. The initiative, called Ek Tareekh Ek Ghanta Ek Saath (One Date One Hour Together), aims to pay tribute to Mahatma Gandhi on his birth anniversary. Garbage vans will make announcements and play jingles to encourage mass participation, and special mobile caller tunes will be launched. Citizens from all walks of life are invited to join in cleaning public places such as markets, railway tracks, water bodies, tourist locations, and religious places.