LALITPUR -
Nobel laureate and noted child rights activist of India Kailash Satyarthi joined the clean Bagmati campaign at Teku this morning.
He attended the 84th series of the campaign that took place amidst the cleaning of solid waste along the Bagmati River from Teku bridge to Sanepa bridge.
Speaking on the occasion, the joint winner of Nobel Peace Prize 2014 urged all to clean up mother Bagmati with a true heart and not just as a showpiece.
"You are in a way serving yourself, first you committed paap or sin by polluting the Bagmati and now you are winning back punya or rewards by cleaning it up", he said.
Also speaking on the occasion, Chief Secretary Lilamani Poudel, who is spearheading the Clean Bagmati campaign, said he was left speechless by the commitment expressed by Sartyarthi towards Bagmati.
The participation of a Nobel peace prize winner is a huge encouragement for us all, he added.
A large number of people including students and representatives of civil society organization, Kathmandu metropolis, Lalitpur Sub-metropolis, Nepal Army, Nepal Police, Armed Police, locals clubs and women's groups took part in today's edition of the cleaning campaign.
He attended the 84th series of the campaign that took place amidst the cleaning of solid waste along the Bagmati River from Teku bridge to Sanepa bridge.
Speaking on the occasion, the joint winner of Nobel Peace Prize 2014 urged all to clean up mother Bagmati with a true heart and not just as a showpiece.
"You are in a way serving yourself, first you committed paap or sin by polluting the Bagmati and now you are winning back punya or rewards by cleaning it up", he said.
Also speaking on the occasion, Chief Secretary Lilamani Poudel, who is spearheading the Clean Bagmati campaign, said he was left speechless by the commitment expressed by Sartyarthi towards Bagmati.
The participation of a Nobel peace prize winner is a huge encouragement for us all, he added.
A large number of people including students and representatives of civil society organization, Kathmandu metropolis, Lalitpur Sub-metropolis, Nepal Army, Nepal Police, Armed Police, locals clubs and women's groups took part in today's edition of the cleaning campaign.
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