How a 16-year-old-girl inspired Modi's Mann ki Baat

When there is pollution, one must get angry. Unless there is anger for such issues, one cannot create a 'Swachch Bharat.'

By Vicky

Updated: Monday, March 27, 2017, 9:37 [IST]

Moved by an appeal by a 16-year-old from Dehradun, Prime Minister Narendra Modi included the girl's audio clip in the 30th edition of Mann ki Baat.

XI class student Gayatri whose issue of pollution due to garbage was acknowledged by the Prime Minister Narendra Modi in 'Mann Ki Baat' programme on Sunday. Gayatri thanked PM Modi in her phone message and said it was the fault of both people and the government for this ever-increasing problem of garbage. Image courtesy: PTI

Modi in his address complimented Gayatri Singh who is from the Ajabpur Kala area in Dehradun. He said that she had raised concerns about a public problem. Gayatri had said that the River Rispana has turned into a garbage dumping place. He used the audio clip by the girl to draw peoples' attention towards cleanliness. He said that a clean India is necessary and that is why the Swachh Bharat campaign had been launched. "Gayatri's message must be an inspiration to all. Gayatri has a lot of anger towards pollution and every citizen must be angry about such issues. Only such an attitude would help achieve cleanliness," he said.

Gayatri in her audio clip blamed the people and government for polluting the river. "There is no proper arrangement made, and hence people throw garbage all over the place, she said. How can development take place unless and until someone initiates development in the region, she further added.

Gayatri was angered by the situation and recorded the clip. She, however, did not know how to send the message across. She then went to the Doordarshan office and recorded the message which was relayed directly to the prime minister who included it in the 30th edition of his Mann ki Baat.

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