ICYM Cordel Unit Organises Road Repair and Swachh Bharath Abhiyan
Mangaluru: On the occasion of the 150th Birthday celebration of the Father of the Nation Mahatma Gandhi, Indian Catholic Youth Movement (ICYM), Cordel Unit organised ‘Road Repair and Swachh Bharath Abhiyan’ on Tuesday, October 2.
The programme began with the inaugural ceremony at 8:30 am. Ex-Mayor, Bhaskar K was present and appreciated the youth for taking such initiative. Fr Victor Machado, Vicar of Kulshekar Church spoke on the occasion and congratulated the youth for conducting the programme outside the church premises.
Asst. Parish priest Fr Lawrence Cuthinha, vice president of parish pastoral council Loy Noronha, Secretary Saturnine Monteiro and Icym President Rahul Sequeira were present. Meenal Pinto compered the programme.
The Gathering was divided into two teams, one team headed from the church premises towards Kaikamba cleaning and removing picking plastic and non-degradable waste from the roadsides. The other team filled the potholes that were causing inconvenience to the road users from a couple of months.
A total of 60 youth and around 25 parishioners participated in the programme. Along with the youth the Auto Rickshaw drivers and Kiran Enterprises extended a helping hand for the noble cause.
