New Delhi: Wednesday i.e. today, the 150th birth anniversary of Father of the Nation Mahatma Gandhi is being celebrated across the country. Grand programs are being organized on this occasion. During this, PM Modi paid tribute to Mahatma Gandhi at Rajghat in New Delhi. PM Modi will visit Gujarat today to join the Swachh Bharat Divas 2019 program on this occasion. During this time, he will go to Sabarmati Riverfront today and declare the country free from open defecation. A cleanliness drive was conducted on Versova Beach in Mumbai.

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Maharashtra CM Devendra Fadnavis participated in the 'Swachh Bharat Abhiyan' at Sion-Koliwara, Mumbai. Defense Minister Rajnath Singh administered the oath of cleanliness to the people at an event held in Delhi. It is known that from today a nationwide campaign will be started against single-use plastic. Advisory has been issued to all the states by the Union Ministry of Forest and Environment. During this time, it will try to make people more and more aware of the side effects.

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The special thing is that under the 'Swachh Bharat Abhiyan', a campaign like cleanliness and toilets was started across the country. This campaign against plastic has started after PM Modi's declaration from the ramparts of Red Fort on Swatantra Day this year. During this time he appealed to the countrymen not to use it. Since then, several ministries of the government have proclaimed mission against it.

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