480 Folk Shows Promote Cleanliness in Gujarat

Being mindful of the sustainability goals, the government also collected feedback through QR-based digital platforms.

- TBG NETWORK

As part of its 'Hu Alag Chhu' (I am different) campaign, the Swachh Bharat Mission (SBM)-Urban Gujarat organised at least 480 folk performances across the state, including 304 street plays, 105 Bhavai acts and 71 puppet shows, staged across the Ahmedabad, Bhavnagar and Gandhinagar Zones over the past 25 days.

Each performance used traditional storytelling formats of Bhavai, Puppetry and Street Plays to spread awareness about cleanliness, household waste segregation and the elimination of single-use plastics.

Of the total, some 156 performances were held in the Bhavnagar Zone, some 186 shows took place in the Gandhinagar Zone, and the remaining 141 performances were held in the Ahmedabad zone, across all municipalities of the respective zones.