'Road cleaner' goes on cleaning spree before heading for office

Udaybhan Singh an unsung hero of PM Modi's flagship 'Swachh Bharat Abhiyan' leaves home with a brush and water bottle every day to wash out the tobacco stains on roads-walls of the city

Gwalior:‘Sanitation is more important than Independence,’ these lines by Mahatma Gandhi resonates in the efforts of Udaybhan Singh.

Singh, a resident of Gwalior is giving an all-out effort to turn Prime Minister Narendra Modi's ambitious vision of 'Swachh Bharat' into reality.

The unsung hero of the 'Clean India Mission', on a daily basis goes out on a cleaning spree on his two-wheeler, patrolling around the city with cleaning equipment.

Singh pauses at every untidy spot of the city and puts his heart to undo the mess.

He carries a cleaning brush and a water bottle while leaving from his house, which he uses to scrub away the ugly tobacco stains from public and religious places in the city.

The man, who is now known as the 'Road Cleaner' of Gwalior city, does not stop just at that, but he also inspires and educates people on cleanliness.

Singh said he feels proud of his title as he believes it earned him respect.

Udaybhan who works at a private firm, takes out two hours from his day after office every day to clean the city roads.

He expressed that it saddens him when foreigners or tourists make comments on the untidiness of the city.