Rewa Collector directed wide participation in Har Ghar Tiranga campaign

At a meeting held in the Mohan Auditorium of the Collectorate, Collector Pratibha Pal reviewed the Har Ghar Tiranga and Har Ghar Swachhta (cleanliness) campaigns. She said Har Ghar Tiranga and cleanliness programmes should be held continuously across the district until 14 August. All heads of office should clean their buildings and premises and take out Tiranga rallies. All Anganwadi centres should make rangoli carrying the Har Ghar Tiranga and cleanliness messages. The District Education Officer should have students form human chains at district and block level on 13 and 14 August. Participation of public representatives, social organisations, voluntary groups and the general public should be ensured. Across the district, the campaign messages should be spread through human chains, Tiranga cycle rallies, Tiranga bike rallies and rangoli.

Photo of the meeting held in the Mohan Auditorium of the Collectorate

The Collector said the chief executive officers of the janpad panchayats should hold Tiranga rallies and yatras at block headquarters and in all gram panchayats, ensuring participation of local public representatives, village-level employees and the public. The Municipal Corporation Commissioner and chief municipal officers should hold Tiranga yatras in every ward of urban areas. Every person should be encouraged to hoist the tricolour voluntarily at home. The Tiranga was a symbol of national dignity, honour and patriotism, she said, and Independence Day was the country’s biggest festival, to be celebrated across the district with full enthusiasm.

A Tiranga cycle rally was to be taken out at the district headquarters on 12 August at 8.30 am from the Sports Complex, with about 500 people expected to take part. The Municipal Corporation Commissioner, the District Education Officer and the District Sports Officer were asked to make all arrangements. Under the campaign, cultural programmes were to be held on 13 August from 7 pm in the auditorium of Makhanlal Chaturvedi University of Journalism.

The Collector asked all officials to ensure proper publicity of the activities, uploading descriptions with good photographs to the Har Ghar Tiranga portal as well as on social and print media. Chief executive officers of the janpads should also organise cleanliness drives and Tiranga rallies at the district’s major tourist sites. The tricolour should be hoisted at all educational institutions and offices from 13 to 15 August, strictly following the flag code during hoisting.

At the meeting, Municipal Corporation Commissioner Dr Saurabh Sonawane and Zila Panchayat CEO Mehtab Singh Gurjar briefed on preparations for the campaign and the Independence Day function. Additional Collector Sapna Tripathi, all SDMs, janpad CEOs and other officials concerned were present.