SHILLONG: The Border Security Force (BSF) organized a massive cleaning drive on Saturday in continuation to Clean India Campaign in Umpling, Mawpat and Ishyrwat areas of the city.
Over 1000 BSF personnel including officers, subordinate officers and jawans participated in the campaign to clean the areas stretching over 15 kilometres, connecting Mawrling to Ishyrwat, Ishyrwat to Nongmynsong, Mawpat to Ishyrwat and Ishyrwat to NEIGRIHMS.
More than 15 vehicles were deployed for shifting the garbage to Mawlai.
Sudesh Kumar, Inspector General, Meghalaya, personally supervised the cleaning drive to make it more effective.
He told reporters that the BSF will continue to organize such programmes in other areas also.
This campaign was carried out to create awareness about the importance of hygiene and sanitation among local people.
Several banners and hoardings were also displayed during clean Indian campaign.
