Incessant rain on Sunday morning did not deter a large number of citizens, volunteers, and municipal staff from stepping onto the Sion-Panvel Highway and the Thane-Belapur Road to take part in a mega cleanliness drive. The effort, part of the ‘Swachhata Hi Seva’ campaign, turned the city’s busiest highways into corridors of civic action and community participation.

The drive began at 7 am, even as steady downpours soaked the participants.