CURATED BY – GAURAV SINGHAL | CITYCHIEFNEWS

Saharanpur, As per the instructions of District Magistrate Manish Bansal, a meeting was called in the presence of Additional District Magistrate Finance and Revenue Rajneesh Kumar Mishra and SP City Abhimanyu Mangalik in the new auditorium located in the Collectorate regarding peace, law and order and other necessary arrangements on the occasion of Gandhi Jayanti on 02 October. In the meeting, points like Prabhat Ferry, cleanliness system, Khadi exhibition and yarn spinning, blood donation camp, Sarva Dharma Sabha, speech competition, prohibition of alcohol, tree plantation, walking competition, community meal etc. were discussed. In the meeting, Rajneesh Kumar Mishra said that on 02 October, the national flag should be hoisted at 08 am on all government buildings and educational institutions. Big pictures of Father of the Nation Mahatma Gandhi and Lal Bahadur Shastri should be unveiled and garlanded and Ramdhun songs should be organised. Arrangements should be made for lighting in government buildings, offices, public places, buildings and markets on the night of 1st and 2nd October. On this occasion, instructions were given to the Municipal Corporation for cleanliness and lighting in the city and the Executive Officers of Municipal Corporations and Nagar Panchayats were instructed to ensure better cleanliness. Along with this, the responsibility of better cleanliness in rural areas was given to the District Panchayat Raj Officer. He said that along with the participation of a large number of citizens in the Swachhata Hi Seva Abhiyan running till 2nd October, a campaign should be run to identify the challenging places with traditional garbage and clean them. The Chief Medical Officer was asked to make arrangements for organising a blood donation camp on 2nd October. On the occasion of Gandhi Jayanti, the District Excise Officer was instructed to impose complete prohibition on liquor in the district. The DFO was instructed to identify places for planting trees. The Coordinating Sports Officer was given the responsibility to organise a walking competition successfully. Instructions were given to pay special attention to cleanliness around the statues of freedom fighters and immortal martyrs installed at the intersections in the district. Along with this, officers were given the responsibility to garland the statues. On this occasion, Sarfaraz Khan, Surendra Kapil, Mahendra Taneja, Daljit Singh Kochar, Rajesh Jain, Jayanath Sharma, Brit Chawla, Deputy Collector Deepak Kumar, Tehsildar and other intellectuals were present.