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A lot of it is dirty work. But I am up to the task," declared Narendra Modi a year ago when he descended on Varanasi after deciding to contest the Lok Sabha polls from the holy city.
He wasn't exaggerating when he called it "dirty work". Solid waste, liquid waste, paan stains, silt and garbage from households are as conspicuous in Varanasi as its temples and ghats that lead to the banks of the river Ganga.
Cleaning up and beautifying India's spiritual capital was one of Modi's biggest electoral promises to the people of Varanasi. A year later, it doesn't appear to be an empty one.
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BP Singh, a professor of statistics at BHU, explains Modi's catalytic effect. " On his own, he may not have achieved much as of now but his entry in Varanasi has galvanised many NGOs, global organisations and individuals to participate for the uplift of the city."
Alok Kumar Rai, professor at Faculty of Management Studies, BHU, says certainly there's hope — and not hype — that things will change in the city. "As yet nothing tangible is visible on the ground except for some improvement of train schedules. But it is too early. Rome was not built in a day. Varanasi too must wait."
Swachh Bharat: Modi's promise of cleaning Varanasi doesn't appear to be an empty one - The Times of India
He wasn't exaggerating when he called it "dirty work". Solid waste, liquid waste, paan stains, silt and garbage from households are as conspicuous in Varanasi as its temples and ghats that lead to the banks of the river Ganga.
Cleaning up and beautifying India's spiritual capital was one of Modi's biggest electoral promises to the people of Varanasi. A year later, it doesn't appear to be an empty one.
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BP Singh, a professor of statistics at BHU, explains Modi's catalytic effect. " On his own, he may not have achieved much as of now but his entry in Varanasi has galvanised many NGOs, global organisations and individuals to participate for the uplift of the city."
Alok Kumar Rai, professor at Faculty of Management Studies, BHU, says certainly there's hope — and not hype — that things will change in the city. "As yet nothing tangible is visible on the ground except for some improvement of train schedules. But it is too early. Rome was not built in a day. Varanasi too must wait."
Swachh Bharat: Modi's promise of cleaning Varanasi doesn't appear to be an empty one - The Times of India
