Times News NetworkKanpur: As part of the ‘Swachhata Hi Seva 2026’ campaign, organised with the theme of ‘Swachhata Mein Sahbhag, Swachh Bharat, Viksit Bharat’, the Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur conducted a comprehensive cleanliness drive across the institute campus.The cleanliness drive covered the area and roads around the Health Centre towards Bara Sirohi Gate, as well as the adjoining areas and roads near the boundary wall. Several institute officials, deans, security personnel and staff members actively participated in the drive and contributed through voluntary labour towards maintaining a clean and hygienic environment.During the programme, Prof. Arghya Das, Dean, Infrastructure and Planning, and Vinay Kumar Tiwari, Superintending Engineer, Construction Division, administered the Swachhata pledge to the participants. The institute’s officials and staff members present on the occasion took the pledge and reaffirmed their commitment to cleanliness and maintaining a healthy environment.Addressing the gathering, Das encouraged the institute community to make cleanliness an integral part of their daily lives and stressed that the culture of cleanliness should begin at home. He highlighted the importance and benefits of cleanliness in everyday life and urged everyone to continue contributing towards keeping the Institute and the city clean.He further emphasised that ‘Swachhata Hi Seva’ is an initiative that promotes collective responsibility and community participation towards building a cleaner environment. He called upon everyone to sustain these efforts beyond the campaign period and make cleanliness a regular practice.The ‘Swachhata Hi Seva 2026’ activities are being conducted at the Institute from September 17 to October 17. The campaign aims to encourage active participation and collective efforts towards creating a cleaner and healthier campus and surrounding community. Through sustained public participation and individual efforts, the initiative seeks to contribute towards the broader vision of a Swachh Bharat.The event was attended by officials and staff members of the Institute’s Construction Division, including Vinay Kumar Tiwari, RK Verma, Muralidharan, Manish Kumar, and several other officials and employees.The event was attended by officials and staff members of the Institute’s Construction Division, including Vinay Kumar Tiwari, R.K. Verma, Muralidharan, Manish Kumar, and several other officials and employees.
