RKM’s Swacchata Abhiyan Carried out in Highland, Falnir and Marnamikatta area
Mangaluru: 25th Shramadan of Ramakrishna Mission Swacchata Abhiyan was carried out in Highland Falnir area on 15th April. The Abhiyan was flagged off at 7:30 am by Swami Jitakamanandaji of Mangalore Ramakrishna Math and Swami Teerthakaranandaji of Mysore Ramakrishna Math. Famous psychiatrist Dr Satish Rao, Mohammad Shameem, Latha Shivakumar & others were present on the occasion.
Cleanliness Drive: Followed by flagging off, the monks & dignitaries took up the broom and started cleaning the area. Without caring for the drizzling rains, Captain Ganesh Karnik & other senior volunteers too joined the Abhiyan cleaning both sides of the road & footpaths of Mother Theresa Road. Another group with Dayananda Kankanady loaded heaps of stones and construction debris scattered on the roadside into the tipper. Bus shelter nearby was full of garbage and mud and was a nuisance to the public waiting for the buses. Dinesh Karkera and other volunteers removed the garbage and thoroughly cleaned the shelter by washing and painting thus beautifying it for the benefit of the public. Souraj Mangalore led the group of volunteers in removing illegal posters and hoardings. Dilraj Alva coordinated the drive.
26th Abhiyan: 26th Abhiyan of Swacchata Abhiyan was carried out in Marnamikatta area. Suresh Shetty, Social Worker and Purushottam Chitpal, Lecturer, Nitte College of Physiotherapy jointly flagged off the Abhiyan in the presence of Swami Ekagamyanandaji at 7:15 am.
Cleanliness Drive: Students of Nitte College of Physiotherapy divided themselves into four groups and cleaned all the four roads leading to Marnamikatta. They cleaned the road leading towards Mangaladevi Temple, Morgan’s gate, road leading towards Nandigudda and surroundings of Marnamikatta circle. Dr Dhanesh Kumar, Principal of the college guided the students. Members of Nivedita Balaga cleaned the road and adjoining drains in Marnamikatta area.
Clearance of heaps of garbage: A spot adjoining the bus shelter in Marnamikatta was full of garbage thrown by the local public and volunteers of the Abhiyan were urging the local residents and vendors not to litter in the region for the past 2-3 days. On the Abhiyan day, Mehboob Khan, Sudhir Vamanjoor and other volunteers cleared heaps of garbage from the area and levelled it by using JCB. Few flower pots were placed in the spot to enhance the beauty and to stop people from littering in the region. Local shopkeepers and vendors were urged to keep the area clean and were asked to maintain the spot litter-free.
Dr Chandrashekhar, Industrialist Sandeep Shenava, Nazeer Ahmed, Chethana Gadiyar, Yogish Kayarthadka and several other volunteers actively participated in the Abhiyan. All the volunteers were provided tiffin after the Abhiyan. MRPL is sponsoring the drive.
Swami Chidambarananda (Chief Convener)
Swami Ekagamyanandaji, Convener
Ramakrishna Mission Swacchata Abhiyan
Tel: 9448353162 for more details.
