Varanasi: Temsutula Imsong, a young social worker who was praised by Prime Minister Narendra Modi for her dedicated efforts to clean the ghats in Varanasi, on Thursday said the appreciation would inspire her to work harder.

"I am from Nagaland state and have a small NGO here and I do social work. I don't know exactly why he praised me but I work among rural people and maybe that is where we connect. When we saw the tweet, we were very happy and more inspired," Imsong told a news agency.

Earlier on Tuesday, the Prime Minister shared his appreciation of Imsong's work on Twitter.

"This effort by @temsutulaimsong and the entire team to clean the Ghats in Varanasi is phenomenal! I salute them," said Prime Minister Modi.

Imsong works with a voluntary social organisation called 'Sakaar'.

She has been part of a campaign called 'Mission Prabhughat' which seeks to clean the ghats in Varanasi and inspire people to keep their surroundings tidy.