Municipal sanitation workers hold placards urging citizens not to discard the Tiranga on roads, in gutters or in garbage bins after Independence Day celebrations.
Hyderabad, Aug 14: The people who clean up our streets after public celebrations are making a simple but powerful appeal: Please do not throw the National Flag on the ground.
Municipal sanitation workers hold placards urging citizens not to discard the Tiranga on roads, in gutters or in garbage bins after Independence Day celebrations. Instead, citizens are encouraged to collect, preserve and dispose of the National Flag respectfully, in accordance with the Flag Code of India.
The powerful visual is part of an awareness initiative conceived by PR CommUNITY on the respectful handling and disposal of the National Flag.
Every year, the Tiranga is hoisted and celebrated with great pride and patriotism. Yet, after the celebrations, discarded flags are often found on roadsides and in garbage. And it is often the very sanitation workers who sweep our streets who have to pick them up.
PR CommUNITY’s initiative has gained added significance with the visit of Priya Ranjan Sarkar, popularly known as the “Flag Man of Bengal,” who has spent more than 15 years collecting discarded National Flags and creating awareness about treating the Tiranga with dignity and respect.
The message is simple: We celebrate the Tiranga with pride. Our responsibility towards it should not end when the celebration ends.