Swachh Bharat Abhiyan is a Clean India drive and Mission launched as a national campaign by the Indian Government in order to covering the 4041 statutory towns aiming maintained cleanliness of streets, roads and infrastructure of the country. Indian Prime Minister, Narendra Modi has officially launched this mission on 2nd of October (the birth anniversary of the Mahatma Gandhi) in 2014 at the Rajghat, New Delhi (cremation of Bapu). While launching the event Prime Minister himself had cleaned the road. It is the biggest cleanliness drive ever in India when approximately 3 million government employees including students from schools and colleges took part in the cleanliness activities.

BIRDS started Swachh Bharat Mission in Adopted Village of Chakravathulapalle about 500 meters to BIRDS Farm. Under the leadership of Mr. Paul Raja Rao (BIRDS) along with State Government jointly started the programme at CK Palle and conducted several meetings with village heads and discussed about the government Objectives of Swachh Bharat.

Specific objectives are

• Eliminate open defecation by constructing toilets for households, communities
• Eradicate manual scavenging
• Introduce modern and scientific municipal solid waste management practices
• Enable private sector participation in the sanitation sector
• Change people’s attitudes to sanitation and create awareness

Mandal Development Officer (Mrs. Srilatha) and BIRDS Executive Officer (Mr. Paul Raja Rao) Discussing with the village Heads about the Specific Objective of the Government in regards to Swachh Bharat.

BIRDS started working on safe drinking water, sanitation and cleanliness in CK Palle.

On 14th January 2015 BIRDS Executive Director and along with the Government Official ( Mandal Development Officer, Assistant Engineer (Road and Water Sanitation), Mandala Praja Praishad, Village First Lady, Village Deveopment officer and other staff participated on land breaking ceremony for RO ( Reverse Osmosis) Plant at CK Palle.

Every month BIRDS High School children participating in Swachh Bharat Mission at CK Palle

BIRDS and along with the help of Mandal Development Officer applied 132 Toilets for CK Palle. In that Process Government Approved 13 Toilets for CK Palle Village and rest of toilets is under process with Mandal Development Officer.

BIRDS Participated in State Government Programme (Janmaboomi) and discussed with Government Official about various problems faced by the CK Palle village.