Sarai Palya the area located just behind the manyatha tech park saw an un usual activity today, Men and women in their thirties clad with Jeans and modern outfits were seen with Brooms and other waste collection tools, a unbelievable scene to the local population 
Sarai playa the slum area, home for the poorest of the poor, the most downtrodden, and Poverty Ridden Locality in Bangalore, being inhabitated by the Poor labors and Masons from North Karnataka, the area is always a neglected zone and have faced apathy from the Government sector, none of the Residents remember seeing their elected representatives , they don’t come even during elections as the existing Population have retained their Voting Rights in their native villages
IBM India under its Corporate social responsibility program (CSR) Selected this distress locality to Spread the awareness of health and hygiene along with Safabaitulmaal, an Active Social NGO group which provides various forms of Relief in the distress areas of Bangalore
With great enthusiasm, the techies got to work at 11 am self motivated they started sweeping the 16th Main Road which is a bottle neck to almost 400 houses in the locality , the spirit of Social responsibility towards the nation and its society never deter them from the scorching sun which otherwise these executives spend most of their life inside the A/c cooled cabins,A Different experience altogether said Mr Suman who was the Part of the 50 member strong team who has earlier Visited an oldage home, along with his team members he dedicates around 96 working hours in a year towards the social service ,
Inspired by our past president Mr APJ Abdul Kalam , Suman and his team want to give back their bit to the society in future they want to Spend their Valuable time in the orphanages with the orphans who have lost their parents in the tender age and some might not have seen their beloved onesThe IBM techies were successful in Involving the local Population in their Health and hygienic Program at first sight people began to smile at us – an unusual smile, when we Proceeded towards the work they joined hands with us, now our Mission clean is completed and people are still smiling but now it is a different smile altogether explains Mr Hariharan who was the core member of the group
This is absolutely a different experience, a Hard labor work and at the end of the day we don`t expect anything from the beneficiaries gives me a sense of FulfillmentRajkumar who cancelled his Holiday and postponed his Travel to the hom of my social Responsibilities towards my Society and Nation Says Mr Rajkumar who cancelled his Holiday and postponed his Travel to the home town Hosur Hosur to be the Part of the group that made a difference
Safabaitulmaal the NGO which was very supportive from the beginning of the day made an announcement in the local Mosques of the locality soon after the Friday congregation to lend in their helping hand to the enthusiastic techies of IBM Maulana Abdul Hafeez Rashadi saab the Key member of the NGO made Health and hygiene as the Key chapter throughout the Friday sermon here is a glance of his today SpeechThe first thing in the religion brought by the Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) is the concern for cleanliness. Islam places great emphasis on cleanliness, in both physical and spiritual aspects. While people generally consider cleanliness a desirable attribute, Islam insists on it, making it an indispensable fundamental of the faith. A Muslim is required to be pure morally and spiritually as well as physically, though the Quran and Sunnah Islam requires the sincere believer to sanitize and purify his entire way of life.
Our responsibility is not only to ourselves but also to bring our family to practice a healthy, clean and pure life and for us be the model for others.
Health and cleanliness is built from a clean body, heart and mind. It is crucially important for us to watch what we eat, wear, think and feel. Every part of ourselves, visible or not, is related to other part.
For every Muslim ensuring and maintaining cleanliness is rewarded. In the Quran Allah commends those who are accustomed to cleanliness:
“Allah loves those who turn to Him constantly and He loves who keep themselves pure and clean” (Al- Quran)
“Truly, God loves those who turn unto Him in repentance and loves those who purify themselves.” (Quran 2:222)
Speaking to Our Correspondent Maulana Abdul hafeez Rashadi appreciated the Social work and Thanked the Work of the Techies and said he also learnt a lesson of the day that we should not always be dependent on the government Authorities rather than wasting our time by Playing the Blame game we can always take the initiative in our own hand to see India a developed nation, a nation can become strong only when each and every single Individual feel the Responsibility of the Public as his own
Maulana along with his group of volunteers and social Workers was seen helping the techies in setting right their brooms, Giving guidance and direction in carrying out their work, arranging for drinking water , and at one Point of time he was seen actively removing the hurdles of the clogged drainMosque committee members also took the part in the Initiative the Honorable secretary Mr Haji Zabiulla was instrumental in Calling the BBMP tractor to collect the Gathered debris and waste
A Similar initiative is organized by Safabaitulmal in association witreh the Largest software conglomerate in the Forthcoming week on the health issue, he has requested the common people to join their hands and also appealed to other MNC`s to take the help of their NGO in Futu
