DARE/ICAR Undertakes Nearly 4,000 Cleanliness Drives under Swachhata Special Campaign 6.0

The Department of Agricultural Research and Education (DARE) and the Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR), along with their network of institutes, regional centres, ATARIs, and Krishi Vigyan Kendras, undertook nearly 4,000 cleanliness drives under the month-long Swachhata Special Campaign 6.0 held from 2nd to 31st October 2026. Key activities included freeing up roughly 1.3 lakh square feet of space, generating revenue from scrap disposal, conducting awareness programmes, carrying out plantation and greening initiatives, felicitating sanitation workers (Safai Mitras), and implementing sustainable waste management practices such as vermicomposting across various establishments nationwide.