VIJAYAWADA: In a bid to achieve better rank in Swachh Sarvekshan Survey, the Vijayawada Municipal Corporation has decided to project chess player Koneru Hampi as the brand ambassador.
Vijayawada mayor Koneru Sridhar, on Monday, said the VMC will propagate the Ms Hampi’s message through its mobile app on Swachh Sarvekshan Survey.
The Union government has enrolled Bollywood super star Amitabh Bacchan as the brand ambassador for Swachh Sarvekshan.
A team from the Swachh Bharat Corporation has started the exercise of giving ranks to nearly 500 cities across the country based on the cleanliness of the city. The assessment will be done on 10 parameters and the central team will arrive in Vijayawada on Tuesday.
The VMC is leaving no stone unturned to improve the image of the city and win the hearts of the people. The civic body is educating people through extensive campaigns on cleanliness.
Mr Sridhar said that the VMC has made all efforts to make the city open defecation-free by employing Swacchgrahis and by constructing Namma toilets at important locations.
He appealed to the people to actively participate in the Swachh Sarvekshan Survey by calling 1969 number and vote for the city, to achieve a better rank in the survey.
Ms Hampi promised to extend all help to the VMC to achieve better ranking.
She said development is only possible through people’s participation. Mayor Sridhar felicitated Ms Hampi and expressed happiness over Ms Hampi readily agreeing to be the brand ambassador of Vijayawada.
