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Hiranandani reverberate with “Swachh Powai, Swasth Powai”

It was a Sunday like any other Sunday until 5.00PM on 30th November. The Heritage

Garden was brimming with people, being a popular weekend outing spot. Soon

volunteers in white t-shirts spread in the garden, few carrying placards and others

moving with gloves and bags to pick up the litter and politely requesting visitors not to

litter around the park. The placards carried interesting slogans on maintaining

cleanliness in our surroundings.

After cleaning, all volunteers gathered to carry the message of “Swachh Powai, Swasth

Powai” through a street play.

As the crowd gathered, they were given an introduction about Jago Powai and Bharat

Vikas Parishad’s   (BVP) campaign which was followed by a lively street play bringing

about awareness on cleanliness around us. Play was written by Mr. Rishikesh Joshi ,

directed by Ms. Karnika Mehta and enacted by volunteers of all age groups from Jago

Powai and BVP. The play evoked spontaneous response from all in the park. After the

play an oath of cleanliness was administered to all present by one of the dignitaries Mr.

Hastimal Modi.

The group then moved with placards and its litter picking gear to the central avenue with

Ms Karnika in lead who visualized the whole campaign with Jago Powai and BVP. It

was great to see enthusiastic staff of Dominos Pizza and other establishments joining

the volunteers in the task of clean-up. Soon few BMC officials along with their crew also

joined. Another round of introduction was followed by the street play and cleanliness

oath by all present.

Having cleaned Central Avenue and requesting all establishments to maintain

cleanliness, the group reached Eden market. All along the way the volunteers were

shouting slogans of “Swachh Powai, Swasth Powai”. Concluding part of campaign was

at Cypress gate in market. The play evoked good response here too. Cleanliness Oath

was earlier administered by Mr. Kamlesh Pareek and now by Mr. Anant Kode.

Bharat Vikas Parishad gifted garbage bins for placing at Powai which were received by

BMC official Mr. Sharma,Mr. Bapat and Mr. Gourinadh of Jago Powai. The campaign

concluded with a vote of thanks and national anthem.

What started as a simple Sunday turned out to be a very different one on the 30th of

November.

The campaign was a result of joint efforts by “Jago Powai” and “Bharat Vikas Parishad”

(BVP). Jago Powai is a movement started by the people of Hiranandani Gardens to

create a clean and peaceful living environment for the residents in the area. It had

undertaken a major drive to clean-up the market street of garbage and pigeon menace,

followed by another drive to regulate traffic on one way Eden Market Street.

Bharat Vikas Parishad (www.bvpindia.com) is a service-cum-sanskar oriented, non-

political, socio-cultural voluntary organization. Established in 1963, BVP has more than

1160 branches across India. The Powai -Chandivali Branch had been active to hold

various programs for School Children in community like Patriotic and Sanskrit Group

Song Competition, “Bharat ko Jano” quiz etc. It also conducted first Swami Vivekanand

Run on his 150th birth anniversary in 2013 which has become annual event now.

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