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Bunge India & Wholesale & Retail Kiryana Traders launch Swachh Bharat Abhiyan at Rori Bazar Sirsa

Sirsa

Taking ahead the legacy and responding to the Nation’s call, Wholesale & Retail Kiryana Traders of Rori Bazar Sirsa along with Akhil Bhartiya Udyog Vyapar Suraksha Manch, Sirsa carried out massive cleanliness drive at Rori Bazar area of Sirsa. The initiative was wholeheartedly supported by Bunge India, manufacturers of Gagan Refined Oils and Gagan Vanaspati Ghee. The cleanliness drive under the banner, ‘Swacch Bharat Abhiyaan’ began at 9:00 am, as enthusiastic group members hand-picked waste, bottles, plastic, pieces of broken glass etc to clear the area. The group included Upendra Ojha (General Manager, Bunge India), Vikram Singh (Area Sales Head, Bunge India) & Sales Team members across Haryana, Mohan Lal Mittal from M/s Shree Sham Enterprises Distributors for Bunge India here at Sirsa &prominent & senior functionaries ofAkhil Bhartiya Udyog Vyapar Suraksha Manch, Sirsa. The local shopkeepers also enthusiastically participated in this campaign which lasted for about two hours and vowed to keep their respective areas clean.

Speaking on the occasion Upendra Ojha General Manager Bunge India said that the company has been organizing such initiatives under its CSR program and Grain Market / Wholesale Market areas have already been covered at places like Rohtak, Hissar, Karnal, Panipat, Yamunanagar, Ambala City & Cantt, Chandigarh, Patiala, Ludhiana, Jalandhar, Amritsar, Bhatinda, Nawanshar, Rajpura and Nabha. He further added that, “in future too Bunge India will continue to associate with various market associations in the cities to do similar activities. He added that the Clean India campaign is inspired by our patriotism & everyone should ensure  to participate, if each of us in our own conduct, include hygiene, then only a city, but also the district, state, country will be easy to clean.

More than 100 people participated in the drive. Members of the association took the pledge to keep Market area clean and green; more than 20 carts of garbage were disposed off. It was decided to carry out sanitation surveys from time to time. A Panel Discussion on Environment and Swachhata March / Rally and a plethora of co-curricular activities were organized to mark the occasion. Many key decisions were taken to keep this mission going in order to give market a complete clean look and make it a habit.