Bakhari Bazaar : Tharu Schedule Tribe Village of Tharuhat of West Champaran Bihar
Image (C) Dr Ajay Kumar Ojha
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Bakhari Bazaar : Tharu Schedule Tribe Village of Tharuhat of West Champaran Bihar
Image (C) Dr Ajay Kumar Ojha
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Bakhari Bazaar : Tharu Schedule Tribe Village of Tharuhat of West Champaran Bihar
Image (C) Dr Ajay Kumar Ojha
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Bakhari Bazaar : Tharu Schedule Tribe Village of Tharuhat of West Champaran Bihar
Image (C) Dr Ajay Kumar Ojha
These are some of the images of Bakhari Bazaar - a Tharu Schedule tribe village of Tharuhat of West Champaran Bihar. Do we see any littering in the lanes of the village ? Do we see any spot or place made untidy with rubbish? Do we find any garbage, filth scattered-over ? Definitely not.
After Independence , the issue of cleanliness and sanitation has received little or scant attention of the government. Prime Minister's speech on Independence day in 2014 brought fresh hopes for the nation. Here is the excerpts, " How do we celebrate 150th birth anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi ? ..... Mahatma Gandhi had cleanliness and sanitation closest to his heart. Whether we resolve not to leave a speck of dirt in our village, city, street, area, school, temple, hospital, and what have you, by 2019 when we celebrate 150th anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi? This happens not just with the government but with public participation . That is we have to do it together."
This resolve was concretized on 2nd October 2014. On this date the Prime Minister launched a nationwide campaign "Swachh Bharat Abhiyan" that is 'Clean India Mission'. The objective of this mission is to provide sanitation facilities to every Indian by 2019.
Cleanliness can be implemented on Mission mode in the country as the Prime Minister has visualized.
But cleanliness is part of culture, sanskar and upbringing also as we do find in the remote area/village of Meghalaya of North East India, and also among the Tharus Schedule Tribe of Tharuhat of West Champaran Bihar located near Indo- Nepal border amidst most inhospitable environment & terrain.
Mawlynnong village of Meghalaya is famous for its cleanliness and sanitation. The waste is collected in dustbins made of bamboo and diverted towards a pit and then used as manure.
In 2003 , the travel magazine "Discover India" declared this village as the "cleanest" in Asia. The phrase has caught on since then and the village has become one of the most sought-after tourist destinations not only in Meghalaya but in India and abroad.
Image (C) Dr Ajay Kumar Ojha
Image (C) Dr Ajay Kumar Ojha
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