RKM’s Swacch Mangaluru Abhiyan Completes 30 Weeks
Mangaluru: The thirtieth week of 11 cleanliness drives of the 400 Abhiyans being organized by Ramakrishna Mission, Mangaluru took off on Sunday, 30th April 2017 at 11 locations in the city.
351 Rao & Rao circle – The cleanliness drive was organized in association with CAMPCO limited from Rao & Rao Circle to Bunder Main road. The drive was jointly flagged off by Satishchandra, President, CAMPCO and Suresh Bhandary. More than 100 employees and staff of Campco Ltd and senior volunteers of Swacch Mangaluru Abhiyan participated in the drive for nearly 2 1/2 hours. Umanath Kotekar, Coordinator of Swacch Mangaluru Abhiyan guided the volunteers and T S Bhat coordinated the team of volunteers.
352 Karangalpady– The members Subramanya Sabha and local residents of Karangalpady carried out the cleanliness drive. Sridhar Shastry and Prabhakar Rao flagged off the drive. Srikanth Rao guided the team of volunteers in cleaning Karangalpady Road and Bejai Church road. Weeds and tall grass were removed. Manish Rao, Karun Belle, Pradeep Rao and nearly 50 people actively participated in the drive.
353 Bhavanthi Street – The members of Team Inspiration under the leadership of SI Madan carried out the drive from Bhavanthi Street to Car Street. Prasanna Kumar and Naveen Kudupu flagged off the drive. Along with cleaning the road, they cleared the adjoining drains off the garbage and construction debris etc. They also removed the posters stuck on the walls of the buildings on the road.
354 Bolar – The members of Nivedita Balaga carried out the drive in Bolar Main road. Raghuram Upadhya and Lalitha Upadhyaya flagged off the drive. The main road and the adjoining drains were cleaned. The volunteers also removed posters and illegal banners put up in various locations on the road.
355 A B Shetty Circle – The members of Hindu Warriors team carried out the drive from A B Shetty Circle to Pandeshwar. Harish Achar, Member of Mangalore University Syndicate and Dilraj Alva flagged off the drive. The road opposite Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan and road dividers were thoroughly cleaned. Debris of construction materials lying on the road and footpaths were removed. Shivu Puttur, Yogish Kayarthadka and several others actively participated in the drive.
356 V T Road – The devotees of Sri Gokarna Math and locals carried out the drive in the surroundings of Sri Vithoba Temple. Damodar Bhat and Jagadish Shenoy flagged off the drive. Kamalaksha Pai led the team of volunteers in the cleanliness drive.
357 Jeppu – The members of Sri Amba Maheshwari Bhajana Mandir took up the drive near Jeppu Market. They coloured and painted the walls, which were cleaned last week by removing posters etc. They also maintained the garden created on the dumping place in Mulihithlu area. Punith and Roopesh coordinated the drive.
358 Padil – The Members of the Youth centre carried out the drive in Padil area. Raghuveer Gatty and Mohan Padil flagged off the drive. The team of volunteers under Uday K P cleaned the area from Padil Junction to Batlagudde Shanthi Nagar. Local residents too participated in the drive.
359 Shivabagh – The members of Swacch Shivabagh team carried out the drive in Shivabagh 3rd cross. Mohan Mendon and Raveendra Shetty flagged off the drive. Sheela Jayaprakash and Chandrakala Deepak led the volunteers in cleaning the 3rd and 4th cross. Many shopkeepers too participated in the drive.
360 Attavar – The members of Sri Patanjali Yoga Shikshana Samithi joined the drive that was held from Attavar Rotary Club to Uma Maheshwari Temple. Balakrishna Shetty and Rajesh Attavar flagged off the drive. Akshith Attavar coordinated the team.
361 Yemmekere – The members of Sri Sharada Mahila Vrinda carried out the drive in Yemmekere area. Retd. Principal of Canara College, Satish Bhat flagged off the drive. The volunteers carried out the cleanliness from the Yemmekere main road until Srinivas College. They cleaned the road and both sides and adjoining drains. Chitra Prabhu coordinated the team which consisted of several elder women.
Earth to Earth – Awareness Programme: There was a special awareness programme about solid waste management and garbage segregation in Sri Amba Maheshwari Bhajana Mandir. Nandini, the resource person, explained the method of garbage segregation in houses, and how to make manure and compost through demonstration and charts. Umanath Kotekar welcomed.
MRPL & Nitte patronizing this 3rd phase of Swacch Mangaluru Abhiyan. We have attached few snaps of all the 11 drives from 351st to 361st drives.
Swami Chidambarananda – Convener
Contact Swami Ekagamyanandaji, Co-convener for more details at 9448353162