Madhya Pradesh leading the way in Swachhata campaign in country, says President Murmu

President Draupadi Murmu said that only cleanliness can make a country healthy and everyone should contribute to the Swachhata campaign to make India a developed nation.

- SATYAPRAKASH SHARMA

The President made the remarks while addressing a sanitation workers' award function in Madhya Pradesh's Dandia village in Ujjain on Thursday. On the occasion, Governor Mangubhai Patel and Chief Minister Mohan Yadav were also present.

Murmu was on a twoday visit to the state. "Madhya Pradesh has achieved a leading position in cleanliness in both urban and rural areas of the country. Many cities of the state have been declared the best cities for cleanliness," she said.

"Indore has been declared the cleanest city in the country for the seventh consecutive time and Bhopal has become the cleanest state capital in the country," the President said.

Murmu also appreciated CM Yadav and his team for the remarkable work done under the Swachhata campaign.