North Goa, Jan. 18 -- Goa Chief Minister Dr Pramod Sawant on Thursday cleaned temple premises in Sakhali constituency in North Goa as part of the 'Swachhata Abhiyan'.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi appealed to the people to carry out Swachhata activities (cleanliness drives) at temples across the country ahead of the Pran Pratistha ceremony of the Ram Mandir in Ayodhya.

Speaking to ANI later, the Goa CM said that his government has declared a public holiday for government employees on January 22, on the occasion of pran pratishtha at Ram Temple in Ayodhya.

"We have started cleanliness drives in all temples of Sakhali constituency. Goa government has declared a public holiday for government employees on January 22," CM Sawant said.

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