Sri Sri launches PM’s “Swachhata Hi Seva” in Bengaluru’s Art of Living International Center
Congratulating the Prime Minister, Gurudev said, “The two main reasons for lack of hygiene are the aggressive tendency and the depressive tendency. To come out of these two tendencies, we need to fill people with confidence that they can take this country to great heights. You have filled the people of this country with such enthusiasm.” He called for everyone to set aside all differences and work together for a clean country. Thousands of volunteers joined his cleanliness drive on Kanakapura Road.
Addressed the nation, via video conferencing, along with Hon. Prime Minister @narendramodi and other leaders. @PMOIndia #SHS2018 #SwachhataHiSeva pic.twitter.com/X3U9ebKWON
— Gurudev Sri Sri Ravi Shankar (@SriSri) September 15, 2018
Representatives of the Ajmer Sharif Dargah, who also joined the Prime Minister’s video conference, expressed their gratitude to Gurudev for setting up a waste management plant at the Dargah to help process all the flower offerings into compost.
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. Volunteers of the organization have also conducted 40,500 cleanliness drives and 52,466 hygiene camps.
Apart from Gurudev Sri Sri Ravi Shankar, participants in the video conference included Amitabh Bachchan, Ratan Tata, Dainik Jagran Group, Navodaya Vidyalaya from Dibrugarh, Assam among others.
