Puri: Internationally acclaimed sand artist Sudarsan Pattnaik created a sand sculpture at Puri beach in Odisha dedicated to the nationwide cleanliness drive on Sundayh.
Sudarsan said he created the sand art as a mark of honour to the Swachhata Hi Seva 2023 Campaign.
The creative sand sculpture featured an image of Prime Minister Narendra Modi spreading the message of cleanliness. “Let’s unite for #SwachhtaHiSeva – a pledge to clean and uplift our surroundings. As our Hon’ble PM @narendramodi Ji has given a Call To Action for all to come together and offer voluntary service for cleanliness of the Nation on 1st October at 10am for 1 hour. My SandArt with message #SwachhataHiSeva at Puri beach in Odisha. #SwachhBharatAbhiyan,” Sudarsan wrote on X while sharing the pictures and video of the sand art.The country has geared up to participate in the one-hour cleanliness drive today on Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s appeal. As a run-up to Gandhi Jayanti, the Prime Minister had urged citizens to join the ‘Shramdaan’, a cleanliness initiative as part of Swachh Bharat today at 10 am.