Sari Walkathon shows women role in swachhta, promotes plastic-free city

Indore: A‘Sari Walkathon' aimed at highlight the role of women in Indore's sanitation success and spreading the message of plastic-free city was organised by Indore Municipal Corporation (IMC) and The World of Fitness on Sunday morning. The walkathon organised to mark a combined celebration of International Women's Day and environmental sustainability, started from Nehru Stadium, passed through Daly College Road and concluded on the stadium premises.More than 500 women, including IMC sanitation workers, draped in traditional saris participated in the walkathon. Mayor Pushyamitra Bhargava administered a solemn pledge to the participants to eliminate single-use plastic from their daily lives and adopt cloth bags instead.Addressing the participants, the mayor said public participation and teamwork, specifically from women, are the reasons Indore remains a national leader in cleanliness. He highlighted how women ensure sanitation by separating wet and dry waste at home before handing it over to collection vehicles."Today, aware women are giving a powerful message of boycotting single-use plastic by walking in saris alongside our Safai Mitra sisters," the mayor stated, describing the event as a symbol of female power and social responsibility.He also used the platform to encourage citizens to support the Waste to Best campaign. He appealed to residents to deposit unused items at the city's 3R (reduce, reuse, recycle) centres to bolster environmental conservation efforts.