Akshay Kumar launches ad campaign for Swachh Bharat

Ministry of Drinking Water & Sanitation

Eminent actor, Shri Akshay Kumar, today launched an advertisement campaign for the Swachh Bharat Mission (Grameen) in the capital. The campaign was launched at a Collectors Convention for Toilet Technology organized in the capital. The campaign focuses on promoting the twin pit toilet technology in rural India, and also features actor, Ms Bhumi Pednekar along with Shri Kumar.

In his welcome address, Shri Parameswaran Iyer, Secretary, Ministry of Drinking Water

and Sanitation, spoke about the contribution made by Shri Akshay Kumar to the Swachh Bharat Mission. He said that right from his movie, Toilet Ek Prem Katha, which was seen and appreciated by rural and urban people across the country, to his participation in the twin pit toilet advertisement campaign for the Swachh Bharat Mission, Shri Kumar has been a strong supporter of the sanitation movement underway in the country

Shri Akshay Kumar interacted with Swachh Bharat Mission officials, district collectors, communication experts and members from the media on the occasion. During his interaction, he spoke about the need for influencers of society to talk freely about toilets, and empty toilet pits around the country to destigmatize cleaning of one’s own toilet by members of the family itself.

The District Collectors and field officials, during the interaction, spoke about the power of women in leading the sanitation mission in rural areas, and the role played by the movie, “Toilet Ek Prem Katha” in leading this behavior change. It was also announced by the Ministry of Drinking Water and Sanitation on this occasion that the producers of Toilet Ek Prem Katha have given rights to all State and District teams of the Swachh Bharat Mission (Grameen) to screen the movie in villages on a non-commercial basis.

The twin pit toilet technology was invented in India and is the most well-suited toilet technology for rural India, and is recommended by Government of India and the World Health Organization. It is scientifically proven that:

1.         A pit in a standard twin-pit toilet model fills up in roughly 5 years for a 6-membered family

2.         The waste may then be easily re-directed to the second pit

3.         In 6 months to 1 year, the waste in the filled pit decomposes completely

4.       This decomposed waste is safe to handle and rich in NPK (nitrogen, phosphorus, potassium) nutrients which makes it ideal for use in agriculture

The States are continuously encouraged by the Swachh Bharat Mission (Grameen) to include awareness generation about the above facts as part of their grassroots information, education and communication (IEC) efforts.

The advertisement campaign launched today is an effort, supported by the World Bank, towards encouraging this technology using mass media. The film can be found on the YouTube channel of the Swachh Bharat Mission (Grameen) (link: tinyurl.com/sbmgramin). It will be translated in several regional languages, and the Hindi version will start airing on television channels with immediate effect.

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I am reproducing what I have received from a friend as I fully agree with his views and that of the Editor of Deccan Herald

I am not on WhatsApp but I’ve seen the divisive post by Col(Retd)….

I am not surprised. Some others too have shown their true colours by voicing their belief and support for a Hindu India. These are the ones who think that the minorities have no place in the land of their birth and that our Country will be better off without us. They are sadly mistaken. Hopefully, these brazen Hindultwa advocates are still in a minority.

In the last 70 yrs, members of the majority community have shaped the future of our Country. Yet, on all indicators – social, health, education, wealth, etc, the Country is almost at the bottom of the pecking order, compared to developed nations . We will always be so, because the ruling class, in order to preserve their privileges, is more focused on keeping the ‘lower castes’ in their place.

Just the other day in Rajkot, Gujarat, ‘low caste’ rag picker was tied up and beaten to death. Earlier, there was a case of a dalit being beaten up because he rode a horse at his wedding. In another incident, a dalit was beaten up for keeping a moustache. All this happening with increasing frequency since plans for a Hindu Nation were announced.

The very large numbers of dalits will never be allowed to rise by the present set up of privileged ruling class comprising of high castes. Situation is getting more and more desperate, every year and it is going to be a long, long conflict.

It may be worthwhile to read what (below) what the Editor, (A Reddy and certainly belonging to the majority community), of the Deccan Chronicle had to say in yesterdays issue of the daily :

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First time since WWII, India to station fighter planes in Andaman & Nicobar to counter China

India has decided to station fighter airplanes in the Andaman and Nicober Islands to strengthen India's hold over the crucial Malacca, Sunda, and Lumbok Strait and the Straits of Ombai Wetar and the eastern Indian Ocean Region, top sources told India Today.

This is the first time fighter airplanes will be positioned in Andaman and Nicobar islands since World War II.

The Malacaa, Sunda and Lumbok straits are narrow ocean passes that connect the Indian Ocean to the South China Sea. About 70 per cent of world's trade, by volume and energy passes through these narrow straits.

Over the last few years, more and more Chinese warships and submarines including nuclear submarines have been spotted in India's backyard as the game to dominate the Indian Ocean Region (IOR) hots up.

Recently, the Indian Navy sent a tacit message to Beijing that it will keep an eye over the region by tweeting pictures of Chinese warships entering the Indian Ocean Region.

Leveraging the Andaman Island chain as line of defence against an aggressive China has been in the plans for some time now. The Modi government, however, has put more energy and focus to realise this.

The decision to beef up security at the Andaman and Nicobar island comes at a time when India and China are looking to cool down tempers along the 3,488 km long un-demarcated and disputed Line of Actual Control (LAC) after an informal summit between Prime Minister Modi and President Xi Jinping last month.

The India Navy has positioned about 19 capital warships in the area and has built two floating docks to repair and refurbish warships.

"Warships no longer need to be brought to the docks in mainland India for repairs," said a senior Navy officer explaining the significance of setting repair and maintenance facilities in the island chain.

Top government sources, who didn't want to be named, told India Today that air bases in Car Nicobar and on Campbell Bay has been identified as possible bases for the fighter planes.

"The Andamans must emerge as one of India's top most outposts to project power," the officer said. While the base at Car Nicobar needs upgrades, the airstrip at Campbell Bay is being extended to accommodate heavier aircraft. As of now the Russian made Mi17V5 helicopters are stationed in Car Nicobar airbase.

Administrative Changes

New Delhi is also likely to issue fresh orders allowing the Commander in Chief of Andaman and Nicobar Command (CINCAN) to exercise direct control of all assets and men including that of the Indian Air Force and the Indian Army soon, top sources told India Today and added that "the issue is being pursued vigorously by Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman."

The fresh order is also likely to empower CINCAN to requisition assets that he deems fit to carry out the charter.

As a precursor to empowering the Commander-in-Chief of the Andaman and Nicobar, the government recently notified new "statutory rules and orders" that allows the Andaman and Nicobar Command to "exercise direct command" over personnel from the other two services.

As of now in tri-service organisations men, officers are governed by different acts and rules. The change was brought about especially for the Andaman and Nicobar Command. The ANC command was established in October 2001 but has largely failed to realise its potential because of turf wars among the three services, environmental concerns, fund-crunch and importantly political lethargy.

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