OngoingRishikesh, UttarakhandEnvironment

Nirmal Teerth Abhiyan

Cleanliness drives that protect the riverbanks and ghats of sacred pilgrimage sites, starting with Maa Ganga in Rishikesh.

Overview

Nirmal Teerth Abhiyan turns devotion into action by cleaning sacred pilgrimage sites. The first drive was held on 29 March 2026 with Operation Smile Foundation across the riverbed ghats and beach areas of the Ganga near Ram Jhula in Rishikesh. Students from Kanha Makhan Public School, Mathura, joined the volunteers.

Objectives

01Clean the ghats and riverbanks of sacred sites through volunteer-led drives
02Involve students and local communities in protecting pilgrimage places

Outcomes

First cleanliness drive completed at Ram Jhula, Rishikesh (29 March 2026)

In pictures

1 photos

Delivered with

Operation Smile Foundation
Kanha Makhan Public School, Mathura

More of our work

All projects

Storytelling Workshop for Counsellors and Teachers

OngoingSchools in DelhiMental health

Ikshana

Mental health, stress management and personal-safety workshops for school students, led by trained counsellors and psychology volunteers.

Explore

Naming of the Shaheed Bhagat Singh Public Library

OngoingSabhapur (Delhi) and remote schools in UttarakhandEducation

KitaabLink

Collecting books from cities and delivering them, with stationery, to free libraries and schools in villages that lack them.

Explore