"When there was violence in India & Pakistan, Mahatma Gandhi came here and said that he sees light in Kashmir, as everyone one was living in harmony," said Jammu and Kashmir Governor Satya Pal Malik.
"Sanitation, conservation of environment and animals, all these things were dear to Gandhi ji. Plastic is a major threat to all of them. So, we have to achieve the goal to eradicate 'single use plastic' from the country by the year 2022," PM Modi said.
"Today whole world is appreciating and awarding us. Providing toilets to more than 60 crore people in 60 months, building more than 11 crore toilets, whole world is amazed by this," said PM Modi.