Varanasi, Feb. 4 -- Keeping in mind Mahashivratri, which falls on February 15, and the one-day Panchkoshi pilgrimage organised on this occasion, Mayor Ashok Kumar Tiwari has taken a strict stance regarding the city''s roads and lanes.
This Mahashivratri, Kashi has been declared as Plastic Free.
A meeting of the executive committee was held late Tuesday evening in the municipal corporation''s auditorium, chaired by Mayor Ashok Kumar Tiwari.
In the executive committee meeting, the Mayor approved a proposal by member Rajesh Kumar Yadav ''Challu'' and set a deadline of February 12 for the completion of all related works.
Under this, a special cleanliness drive will be conducted along the entire Panchkoshi route and at the stops located with...