Rishikesh (Uttarakhand), Nov 28: prominent leaders of all major faiths in India additionally as political leaders and celebrities can gather here Saturday for a summit, wherever they will raise their followers to embrace the spirit of “Swachh Bharat” campaign, among different things.

The two-day WASH (water, sanitation and hygiene) Summit, on the banks of the Ganga, are inaugurated by Uttarakhand Chief Minister Harish Rawat.

It is being organized by the world religious WASH Alliance (GIWA) at Parmarth Niketan here with the technical support of UNICEF.

“After intensive dialogue, the leaders can state their personal pledges and resolve to require the message of WASH to their congregations and followers, embrace the spirit of ‘Swachh Bharat’ campaign so homes and communities across India will have improved access to clean water, sanitation and hygiene,” the organisers aforesaid during a statement Friday.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi launched the “Swachh Bharat Mission” (Clean India) campaign Oct 2, the birth anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi.

Over two hundred dignitaries, as well as yoga guru Baba Ramdev, UNICEF Representative to India Louis George Arsenault, movie industry actor Vivek Oberoi and religion leaders from the US, Europe, Australia and Africa, will attend the event.

The UN has set nice stress on WASH each in its Millennium Development Goals of 2000-2015 additionally as its coming property Development Goals. this is often the primary time that religion leaders have close in an alliance to support the UN missions.

The GIWA, co-founded by Parmarth Niketan Ashram president and Ganga Action Parivar founder Swami Chidanand Saraswati, aims to inspire leaders of the world’s religions to come back along within the name of providing improved water, sanitation and hygiene to everybody.

GIWA was launched globally Sept twenty five, 2013, at UNICEF headquarters throughout the UN General Assembly week, sponsored by Netherlands and USAID.

“The engagement of faith leaders opens the method for various people to listen to regarding smart WASH practices as a part of their accepted method of living through belief and religion,” Unicef’s India WASH chief Sue Coates was quoted as saying within the statement.