Patiala News:Students, Public joined hands with PPCB, Corporation in Cleaning five major roads in Patiala

-Six organisations lift about 1700 kg waste in 2-day Mission Clean Patiala drive from 5 roads

The Punjab Pollution Control Board, in collaboration with the Municipal Corporation, Patiala, organised cleanliness drives on Nabha Road, Income Tax Road, Bhadson Road, Ghuman Road and Pratap Nagar Road under its flagship ‘Mission Clean Patiala’ campaign. About 1700 kg of waste was lifted from the five roads by six organizations. The drive witnessed enthusiastic participation from the students of Blossom Senior Secondary School, St. Peter’s School, Civil Line School and Mata Sahib Kaur Khalsa Girls College. They were also joined by dedicated teams from Central Jail Patiala, Punjab Pollution Control Board and Water Supply and Sanitation Department. Members of “Mera Patiala Main Hee Sawara”, a voluntary citizens’ group dedicated to keeping Patiala clean, also participated at the Bhadson Road and Nabha Road,

demonstrating the growing public ownership of the campaign.

Launched in April 2026, Mission Clean Patiala has evolved into a city-wide people’s movement. In the first phase of the campaign about 30 institutions had participated adopting over 30 public spaces for cleanliness drives and environmental stewardship. The institutions include 18 schools, 10 colleges and four government organisations based out of Patiala city. As part of the second phase, which commenced in July

2026, five more institutions have joined, taking the total count of participant institutions to 37.

Launching the drive, the Chairperson, Punjab Pollution Control Board, Ms. Reena Gupta, had said “The cleanest cities are built when every citizen considers the street outside their home, office or institution as their own responsibility. We have brought premier institutions, enforcement agencies and

community groups of Patiala onboard. If every institution adopts one public space and contributes just a few hours each month, we can create a cleaner, healthier and more liveable Punjab.”

The chairperson has appealed to all civil societies and NGOs to join the drive. Since the kickstarting of the Mission Clean Patiala campaign, over 700 participants have participated in

about 29 cleanliness and awareness drives at roads nearest to their institutions. The 20 educational institutions, namely Thapar Institute of Engineering & Technology, Government Senior Secondary Civil Lines School, Government ITI College, Multani Mal Modi College, DAV Public School, Mata Sahib Kaur Khalsa Girls College, Budha Dal Public School, Govt Multipurpose Senior Secondary School, Kaintal Senior School, Govt State College of Education, The British Co-ed School, Yadavendra Public School, Blossoms Senior Secondary School, Our Lady of Fatima Convent School, Guru Nanak Foundation Public School,

Aurobindo Public School, Punjabi University, Modern Senior Secondary School, Govt Polytechnic College, Punjab Jail Training School and Shivalik Public School. These institutions are not only cleaning the roads but also exploring innovative ideas to beautify the surroundings. Among premier institution participants are Indo-Tibetan Border Police, Station HQ Patiala, Department of Horticulture, Punjab Road Transport Corporation, Departments of Water Supply and Sanitation, Public Works, Irrigation and Drainage, among others.