As it happened: Modi nominates Akhilesh, 8 others for Clean India drive

9.49 a.m.: Honoured to be nominated by Prime Minister Narendra Modi for Swachhta Abhiyaan, will take up the endeavour as soon as I'm in Uttar Pradesh after ODI series, Suresh Raina tweets

9.39 a.m.: Social groups have assured me that in one month all the Ganga ghats will be cleaned, Mr. Modi said.

9.32 a.m.: In one month all the Ganga ghats will be cleaned, says Prime MInister Narendra Modi after cleaning Assi ghat

9.30 a.m.: Nominating Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav for his initiative Clean India drive is a political masterstroke by Mr. Modi.

9.19 a.m.: The nominated persons for 'Clean India' besides Uttar Pradesh Chief MInister Akhilesh Yadav includes Md. Kaif,Suresh Raina, Raju Srivastava, Manoj Tiwari, Kailash Kher, Manu Sharma, Padma Shri Devi Parsad Dwivedi, Swami Rambhadracharya.