Walking on the path described by Mahatma.. Nirmal Gujarat yojna.. Swarnimsiddhi-44.

Achievement of absolute and evenhanded growth of any land is mainly dependant on inclusive approach consisting of clean and hygienic environment, non polluted air and germ-free water. Availability of these primary sanitation leads to social and economic progress and as a result, the standard of living of the citizen is improved.
The Nirmal Gujarat programme, envisioned by the visionary C.M. of Gujarat, Shri Narendra Modi, has provided an exclusive loom, towards the garbage clean-up and though that accomplish new heights in the health and cleanliness, in the surroundings.
The creation of sanitized environment requires helping hand by the local citizens. In both, rural as well as urban areas, prior to starting any mission, it is essential to create the awareness among the people living in the area, regarding the sanitation, health, water and environment necessities.
The main objective of Nirmal Gujarat, is to generate consciousness among the customers and users, regarding the garbage [human, industrial, domestic as well as animal feces] harming the environment. The aid programmes by citizens include seminars on the subject by Sakhi Mandals[women group], senior citizens, students, school and other non govt. organizations.
Under the Nirmal Gujarat Yojna, the ARC [Awareness and Responsibility Commission] has been incorporated. The motive of this mission, is to inspire people to lead unsoiled and healthy life.
Mission co-ordinator co-ordinates 25 state departments, non-govt. organizations, groups and citizens.
Mission Nirmal Gujarat, spreads over among the industries, hospitals, tourist places, transportation facilities, in order to uncontaminated the solid waste.
The Nirmal Gujarat mission, expresses preserving of heritage structures, water-ways, green belt etc.
The Nirmal Gujarat, mission controls maintaining airports and railway station, temples and fairs, the govt. offices and hospitals, roadside eating joints, public urinary’s, schools, sabji mandis and parking lot spotless and germfree.
Various departments of the Gujarat Govt. have incurred different schemes under the Nirmal Gujarat yojna.

For ex.
1. Urban Devlopment:
a. Collection of 100% garbage from residence, in 35 municipalities.
b. b.96 vermi-composting units active, by December 2007.
c. Gujarat, the pioneering state to do understanding with World Bank, regarding Carbon Trading.
d. By December 2007, land filling to be conducted in scientific manner.
e. In the municipal offices, for environment betterment, 3,61,860 kg. junk disposed off.
2. Road and Buildings:
a. Removal of unauthorized structure from 1004 km.
b. Removal of unauthorized junk, from the main State highways and district highways.
c. Removal of garbage from 425terraces, along side of the highways.
3. Child and Women Welfare:
a. Health food and child care, to receive primary attention.
b. In rural area, conducting healthy baby competition.
4. Water supply:
a. 9000 villages trained for water detection.
b. 4800 villages supplied with Cloroscope, for water detection.
c. Detection of water quality for 6000 villages.
5. Forest and Environment:
a. Controlling pollution, Garbage re-cycling plants and Surat’s unsafe garbage re-cycling plants and its keep-up.
b. With the aid from the industrial houses, tree plantation on road sides was started. Under the Veeranjali Forest programme, in August 2007, alone about 1,85,70,000 trees were planted around the state.
c. The usage of plastic, below 20 microne was banned.
6. Health:
The hospital and health related residues were intensively cleaned.
7. Panchayat and Rural:
a. About 1.2 million public toilets were built, by 2010.
b. About 12,689 [94.94% of the total estimation] villages were put on chlorination and a permanent plan was executed for the same.
Thus, The Nirmal Gujarat, yojna has truly brought “nirmal” [peaceful] atmosphere in the state of Gujarat and through this action, Gujarat has stepped up to realize the dream cherished by Mahatma Gandhi, about making the cleanliness, the motto among people. Gandhiji believed that “Cleanliness is Godliness”.
And,
Today, Gujarat, the birth place of Mahatma, pays heartfelt reverence to this great son of the soil, by putting in action, what the great leader truly believed in.
Under the able leadership of Shri Narendra Modi, the citizens of the state have not only progressed economically and industrially, but their living standards have considerably risen due to inspiring environment.
Vande Gujarat..
Vande Matram.