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5 Initiatives By The Government To Keep Our Environment Clean That'll Make Every Indian Proud

The Government Of India has recently taken some commendable steps recently in order to keep our environment clean. These initiatives have been carried out in the best interest of citizens and have certainly progressed and shown some remarkable achievements over a period of time.

For those who may or may not know, these initiatives have proved themselves helpful and are yet to achieve greater heights. So here's a list that makes us think of the number of things that can be done in unison to keep our surroundings clean:

The Odd-Even Rule

Amidst all the claims being made over this initiative, Odd-Even rule achieved partial success in what they set out to do. It significantly helped in reducing traffic congestion in Delhi.

Swachh Bharat Abhiyan

Swachh Bharat Abhiyancampaign launched on 2nd October 2014 with an objective of cleaning India and it aims to eradicate open defecation by 2019. The government released cleanliness ranking for 73 cities on 15 Feb 2016 with Mysuru ranking on the 1st place, New Delhi on 5th place, and Greater Mumbai on 10th place