| Armed with broom, Sachin Tendulkar joins operation clean-up | | | Agencies
Mumbai, Oct 9: Mumbai"Responding to Prime Minister Narendra Modi's call for a 'Swachh Bharat', batting legend Sachin Tendulkar has taken the broomsticks, spade and mattock to collect garbage, litter strewn along the way in a filthy locality in his home town here. Urging fellow sportspersons to join Modi's 'Swach Bharat Abhiyan', Tendulkar posted on a social networking site a video displaying his efforts to clean the locality "dumped with litter and garbage". "@ImZaheer , @NSaina , Sardar Singh , Atul Ranade, @atulkasbekar , please spread the word .. Swachh Bharat Hi Sach Bharat Hai!" Tendulkar wrote on his twitter handle.
As the sun rose, the 41-year-old was joined by hordes of people in his efforts.
"The footpath on the road opposite the Bandra Reclamation Bus Depot was not being used by pedestrians as it was dumped with litter and garbage and covered with wild growth. In fact, the footpath was being misused as a place to answer nature's call!!" his post on facebook said.
It further added, "With a team of friends who volunteered with me, we started early in the morning to ensure minimal disruption to public and motorists. With broomsticks, spade (fauda), mattock (kudal), we started our contribution towards the Swachh Bharat initiative. Within an hour, we were joined by some rickshaw drivers who were curiously watching us till then. |
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