RKM’s Swacch Mangaluru Abhiyan completes 20th Week
Mangaluru: The Twentieth week of 14 cleanliness drives of the 400 Abhiyans being organized by Ramakrishna Mission, Mangaluru took off on Sunday, the 19th February at 14 different locations in the district.
In the nineteenth week, Ramakrishna Mission had organized Swacch Mangaluru Rally, volunteers’ meet and the Inauguration of Auto Shelter sponsored by Lal Cargo Logistics Ltd. and also the inauguration of the decorative form of art on Hampankatta University College Compound wall. On the 12th February, about 10 cleanliness drives were conducted at various locations.
216 KPT – The students of Karnataka Polytechnic carried out the cleanliness drive in the KPT area. Swami Jitakamanandaji and Nakre Surendra Shetty, Local Head of All Cargo Logistics Pvt. Ltd jointly flagged off the drive. Volunteers cleaned the compound wall of KPT adjoining the highway and also the airport road. About 50 students actively participated in the drive.
217 Katipalla – The members of JCI Ganeshpura took up the cleanliness drive in Katipalla area. Swami Ekagamyanandaji and Dr Sampath Kumar flagged off the drive. Volunteers carried out the cleanliness work in Ganeshpura and the surrounding area. Kesari Friends and team members of Navodaya Yuvaka Mandala joined the drive.
218 Derebail – The members of Landlinks Matridhama carried out the drive in Derebail area. Lakshmi and Krishna Murthi flagged off the drive. Volunteers carried out the cleanliness work in the surroundings of the Derebail church. Residents of Prashanth Nagar actively joined the drive.
219 Kankanady – The Members of Lions Club carried out the drive in Highland Falnir area. Dr Naveen Shetty and Harshakumar Kedige flagged off the drive. Roads leading from Kankanady to Unity Hospital were cleaned along with the adjoining drains. Several students too took part in the Abhiyan.
220 Kavoor – The members of Swacch Kavoor team carried out the drive in Kavoor Junction area. SI Umesh and Sujith Kumar jointly flagged off the drive. Bus shelter and auto shelters were thoroughly cleaned. Road dividers were cleared off the debris and accumulated dirt. Compound walls were cleaned and painted. More than 60 volunteers actively participated.
221 Nanthoor – Members of Dakshina Kannada Havyaka sabha carried out the drive at the Nanthoor highway and surrounding places. Venugopal Mambadi and Uday Karnik flagged off the drive. About 45 members carried out the work for nearly two hours.
222 Maryhill – Team members of Friends for Ever took up the drive in Maryhill. Vedamurthy, ASP, and Nirmal Kumar, DGM, Canara Bank jointly flagged off the drive. They cleaned the Haripadavu road and adjoining drains in Maryhill.
223 Chilimbi – The inmates of OBC Minority hostel carried out the cleanliness drive in Chilimbi area. Harish and Sakshita flagged off the drive. More than 50 volunteers carried out the work for nearly 3 hours.
224 PVS Circle – Members of Team Prerana carried out the drive at the PVS circle area. Jaya Rao and Viha flagged off the drive. Sadananda Upadhyaya guided the volunteers in cleaning the main roads and drains.
225 Asaigoli – The students of Mangalore University carried out the drive in Asaigoli area. Local police, members of the Bajrang Dal and devotees of Ayyappa Bhajan Mandir joined the drive.
226 Mangaladevi – Members of Sharada Mahila Vrinda carried out the cleanliness drive in Mangaladevi and Yemmekeren. Swami Trailokyanandaji of Ramakrishna Math, Halasur, Bengaluru flagged off the drive. Volunteers cleaned the Monkey Stand main road and nearby places. They also in their door to door visit distributed handbills on awareness.
227 Karangalpady – The members of Sri Subramanya Sabha Sadana took up the drive in Karangalpady area. They cleaned the roads leading to Subramanya Sabha along with adjoining drains. M R Vasudev, Srikanth Rao and many others participated in the drive.
228 Car Street – The students of Govt. First Grade College, car Street, Mangaluru carried out the drive in Car street area. The principal of GFGC, Rajashekhar Hebbar and Purushottam Bhat flagged off the drive. Prof. Sheshappa Amin guided the students in cleaning the Temple Square, New Filed Street, and the car street main road.
229 Padil – The team members of Swacch Padil carried out the drive in Karmar Bajal area. The volunteers cleaned the area for more than 2 hours.
Contact Swami Ekagamyanandaji, Co-convener for more details at 9448353162
The absence of Congress and its ‘vote banks’ is very disappointing. If they don’t want to join hands with these volunteers, they can do something on their own. But they would rather do nothing than doing something to make our city a better place to live. The religious bigotry shown from certain sections of our society is quite revealing. Please keep this in mind next time you hear someone lecturing hindus on tolerance and other virtues.