Sonipat (Haryana), Sep 27 (PTI) Union Minister of Power, Housing and Urban Affairs Manohar Lal Khattar on Saturday said Indian cities can be made clean and garbage-free only through unity and the spirit of 'Antyodaya'. While addressing a gathering at the launch of the Swachh Shehar Jodi (SSJ) Initiative at the IIT Education City campus here, he said Prime Minister Narendra Modi's launch of the "Swachh Bharat Mission" in 2014 carried forward Mahatma Gandhi's resolve.

He said the programme aims to foster collaboration between cities to improve urban sanitation.

Haryana Chief Minister Nayab Singh Saini, speaking on the occasion via video conference from Karnal, said Haryana will play a leading role in this initiative.

Five municipal corporations each from Sonipat and Karnal have been paire

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