Swachh Bal Senas for Garbage free Puducherry

To ensure a garbage-free Puducherry, the government will form 'Swachh Bal Senas' to make children the watchdogs of cleanliness and prevent elders from littering. 

•    Children will be given yellow colored whistles, which they will blow whenever they see elder throwing garbage, Lt Governor Kiran Bedi said. 
•    Beat constables in respective areas would help children carry out the work, she added.
•    Puducherry will be the first Union Territory to have such senas and children will be given yellow colored whistles. 
•    The young children will also gain knowledge of healthy style of living.
•    She was addressing police personnel after handing over cash awards and commendation certificates to beat constables and inspectors in recognition of their successful detection of crimes at a function.
•    Puducherry, formerly known as Pondicherry, is a Union Territory of India. 
•    It was formed out of four exclaves of former French India, namely Puducherry, Karaikal, Yanam and Mahe. 
•    It is named after the largest district Puducherry.