Gujarat Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel Participates in Cleanliness Drive in Ahmedabad
CM Bhupendra Patel joined a cleanliness drive in Ahmedabad, engaging with students and launching infrastructure projects worth ₹583.85 crore.
Ahmedabad, September 24 (Daily Kiran) : Gujarat Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel took part in a cleanliness drive near the lake in Ghuma village on Thursday. Following the initiative, he interacted with school students from the Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation (AMC), whose paintings were showcased as part of the “Seva, Sankalp, and Samarpan” campaign.
This cleanliness drive was organized under the “Swachhata Hi Seva” initiative. Accompanying the Chief Minister were Ahmedabad Mayor Hitesh Barot, Deputy Mayor Anju Shah, Municipal Commissioner Banchhanidhi Pani, and other officials.
After participating in the drive, CM Patel spoke with sanitation workers engaged in the cleanup efforts. He later visited the Khodiyar Mataji Temple located by Ghuma Lake, where he offered prayers. The Chief Minister also toured the MK Patel Primary School in Ghuma, where an exhibition of paintings created by AMC school students was held.
During his visit, he encouraged students and praised their creative works on various topics. This event was part of a series of civic engagement activities organized in Ahmedabad under the “Seva, Sankalp, and Samarpan” initiative.
The cleanliness activities in Ghuma were part of a broader “Swachhata Hi Seva” campaign. The visit coincided with the launch of several civic infrastructure projects in Ahmedabad, totaling approximately ₹583.85 crore.
These projects include a four-lane flyover at Vadaj Junction, estimated to cost ₹127.92 crore, and a railway overbridge over the Ahmedabad-Botad railway line in Makraba, costing around ₹98.60 crore.
Additional initiatives encompass housing for economically weaker sections, emergency response vehicles and boats, drainage infrastructure, public transport charging facilities, and a tourism temple circuit along the eastern banks of the Sabarmati River.
Civic officials, sanitation workers, and school students came together for activities focused on cleanliness and community participation as part of the ongoing campaign.
