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Mumbai dabbawalas deliver on Swachh Bharat promise
Dabbawalas have joined a long list of celebrities and noted personalties who have been asked by the PM to join cleanliness drive.
Updated: December 27, 2014 10:10 IST
1 / 6Dabbawalas take part in a cleanliness drive as part of Swachh Bharat Abhiyan' in Mumbai on Thursday. (Source: Express photo by Ganesh Shirsekar)
2 / 6Prime Minister Narendra Modi Thursday nominated dabbawalas, among others, to take taking forward the “Clean India” mission, launched with much fanfare on October 2. (Source: Express photo by Ganesh Shirsekar)
3 / 6Mumbai’s iconic dabbawalas, known world over for their efficiency in delivering tiffins, on Friday took to streets and cleaned areas in suburbs, a day after being appointed a brand ambassador of Swachh Bharat Abhiyan. (Source: Express photo by Ganesh Shirsekar)
4 / 6A team of substitute members of dabbawalas will continuously work towards fulfilling Modi’s dream of a Clean India. (Source: Express photo by Ganesh Shirsekar)
5 / 6Armed with brooms and other cleaning equipment, the Dabbawalas went on removing garbage and sweeping streets around Andheri and Lower Parel railway stations for over an hour. (Source: Express photo by Ganesh Shirsekar)
6 / 6While continuing with their task of delivering tiffin boxes to thousands of customers across the financial capital, the suppliers, all commoners, formed a special team to implement the task given to them. (Source: Express photo by Ganesh Shirsekar)
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