County recognizes DSNDP volunteer group for road cleanups and conservation work

The Somerset County Board of Commissioners presented a citation June 24 to DSNDP, identified at the meeting as Dr. Shri Nana Saib Darmadhikari Patishtan (DSNDP), in recognition of the nonprofit’s volunteer cleanup and conservation work.

At the meeting the county said DSNDP has completed 500 successful volunteer cleanup projects in more than 23 countries, including the United States and Canada. County remarks noted the group had adopted five county roads — in Bound Brook, Bridgewater, Green Brook and Warren Township — and completed 33 cleanups and tree conservation events in Somerset County.

A DSNDP representative described the organization’s founding in February 2008 and said its motto is “Vasudev Kutumbakam,” which the speaker said means “the world is one family.” The speaker said the group’s activities in North America include large-scale cleanliness drives and that DSNDP received a 2024 governor’s award in Hudson County for environmental stewardship.

The commissioners thanked DSNDP for its local work and posed for a photo with the group. The citation was ceremonial; no county funding or policy action was announced during the meeting.