Ramakrishna Mission’s 31 and 32 Swacchata Abhiyan held at Urwa Stores and Vamanjoor
Mangaluru: The 31st Shramadan of the Swacch Mangaluru Abhiyan was carried out at Urwa Stores. Srikanth K, Regional head, Federal Bank, Mangalore and C Devadas Kamath jointly flagged off the Abhiyan on 20th May at 7:30 am in front of Sri Sharada Vidyapeetha English Medium School. Capt. Ganesh Karnik, Dr Dhanesh Kumar, Kamalaksha Pai and others were present on the occasion.
32nd Shramadan: 32nd Shramadan was held at Vamanjoor near the check post on 20th May. Swami Jitakamanandaji, President of Mangalore Ramakrishna Math flagged off the drive. Local corporator Hemalatha Raghu Salian, Balakrishna, Riyaz Vamanjoor, Charles Salian and others were present at the venue.
Swami Jitakamanandaji said, “Keeping our surroundings clean should be the first priority of every responsible citizen. We should stop littering. It is a welcome sign to note that slowly people are awakening to the call of Swacchata Abhiyan. The main intention behind the Ramakrishna Mission initiative is to awaken the citizens to their responsibility of keeping their surroundings clean.”
Cleanliness drive at Urwa Stores: Staff of Federal Bank under Joyson D’Souza ad Akshay Kumar cleaned both sides of the road leading towards Kottara including the road dividers. Students of Nitte institution cleaned the road leading from Urwa bus stand to Chilimbi. Footpaths, road dividers and all the vacant spots were thoroughly cleaned. Masahiro and other volunteers cleaned the Urwa stores bus stand. Dilraj Alva and other volunteers with the help of the JCB removed the garbage lying at a spot on the road leading towards Angadigudde. Sand and mud lying on the footpath were removed helping the pedestrians, a slab was also laid while repairing the footpath. Volunteers also visited houses and shops in the locality distributing awareness handbills.
Volunteering by Transgenders: Nearly 20 transgenders volunteered in the Abhiyan in the Swacchata Abhiyan at Urwa Stores. Ramya Gowda, Varsha Shetty Hassan, Pallavi & others in the group cleaned the roads leading towards Angadigudde & Chilimbi. All the volunteers & pubic greatly appreciated their support.
New Bus Shelter at Vamanjoor: On the occasion of the 32nd sharmadan, a new bus stand was erected and dedicated at Vamanjoor check post. Raghu Salian and Sudhir Vamanjur shared a genuine concern at the plight of the existing facility that could be hardly called a bus stand. At their request, a new bus shelter was erected with good roofing, special seats, floor with tiles and board depicting awareness on cleanliness. The work was going on for the past few days. Today it was finished and was dedicated by the passengers using the bus stand. Volunteers also undertook nearly 2 hours of cleanliness work in the area followed by the dedication. Members of Jayashankara Mitra Mandali, Vamanjoor Friends Circle, and other public actively participated in the drive. Umanath Kotekar coordinated the drive.
Sanjo Joseph, Prakash Garodi, Seema Haji, K Nagesh, Satish Kenkanaje, Sudhiksha Kiran Kumar and others participated in the drive. MRPL & Nitte Institutions are sponsoring the drive.
Swami Chidambarananda (Chief Convener)
Contact – Swami Ekagamyanandaji, Convener
Ramakrishna Mission Swacchata Abhiyan
Tel: 9448353162 for more details
Capt. Karnik is a true leader unlike other politicians who never show up for these events. Ex-MLA who claims to care about Mangaluru should stop thinking on religious lines and participate in this campaign to make our city a better place to live.