Goa Governor urges state hospitality industry to contribute to Swachcha Bharat campaign

PANAJI: Goa Governor Mridula Sinha has urged the state hospitality industry to contribute to the Swachcha Bharat campaign.
Chairing a meeting on the Swachcha Bharat mission with representatives of the Goan hospitality industry at Raj Bhavan on Saturday, Sinha said that since Goa is a tourist destination where the hospitality industry have a major stake, it can definitely make a lasting impact in making the Swachcha Goa Swachcha Bharat a success.Employees of every establishment should be taken on board to make it more effective, she said.
The Governor suggested observing of fourth Saturday of every month as a ‘Clean Day’ when all the staff devote at least one hour for cleanliness in and around the selected areas. Organising cleanliness campaigns and competitions; refraining the use of plastics; putting of suitable hoardings; printing and pasting of slogans on vehicles and office stationary items were some of the other measures Sinha put forth to the representatives.
The meeting which was attended by representatives of the top hospitality enterprises across Goa reciprocated by agreeing to incorporate the Governor’s proposals into their existing plan of action.