RKM’s Swacchata Abhiyan completes 30th Shramadan of 40 Weeks
Mangaluru: The 30th Shramadan of the Ramakrishna Mission Swacchata Abhiyan was carried out in Lalbagh – M G Road area. It was flagged off in front of Sri Ramakrishna Girls Hostel on May 13, at 7.30 am by Swami Suryatmanandaji of Coimbatore Ramakrishna Mission and journalist Revathi in the presence of Swami Jitakamanandaji.
Capt Ganesh Karnik welcomed the gathering. Sanjay Prabhu, Lecturer Smitha Shenoy, Imtiyaz Shekh, Dr Rajendra Prasad, Sudini Borkar and others were present on the occasion.
Cleanliness Drive: Volunteers were divided into 4 groups and carried out the cleanliness work in M G Road. Mehboob Khan and others cleaned the road and footpath from opposite Mangalore City Corporation to Mangala Stadium. Students of Nitte College of Physiotherapy under Dr Purushottam Chippal cleaned the road and footpaths from Sri Ramakrishna Girls’ Hostel and the road leading towards Ladyhill.
Jayaraj G N and others removed the big cement concrete slabs, which were posing problem to pedestrians, on the Lalbagh 5th cross footpath by using JCB and cleaned the area.
Repair of Circle: The circle in front of Mangalore City Corporation having the statue of Mahatma Gandhiji was damaged due to the collision of vehicular traffic. Volunteers taking help of civil masons repaired the same with plastering etc. Dilraj Alva and other volunteers cleaned both the triangular spots in the area and cleaned the image with water. Both the spots were decorated with flower pots and flower creepers thus beautifying the spot.
Cleaning Bus Shelters: Swamijis and guests cleaned 3 bus shelters in Lalbagh area. Dr Shashidhar and volunteers cleaned the bus shelter in front of Saibean. Sujith Prathap, Anand Adyar and others cleaned the twin bus stops in Lalbagh and removed advertisement posters and painted the pillars giving a facelift.
Renovating Direction Boards: The direction boards of Officers Club, Lady Hill 5th Cross on the MG Road – Lady Hill Roads were worn out. Volunteers cleaned the boards and painted them with beautiful letters thus helping the public.
Awareness Campaign: Ashok Subbaiah and other volunteers visited several households in Lalbagh area and in front of Mangala Stadium distributing handbills on awareness and urged the residents to keep their surroundings clean.
Vedavyas Kamath, Mangalore City BJP President, Kushiraj Kottary, Kavitha Purohith, Jayashree Kulai, Kavyashree Umakanth, Avinash Anchan and many other volunteers actively participated in the Abhiyan. Umanath Kotekar coordinated the Abhiyan. All the volunteers were served with tiffin after the Abhiyan. MRPL and Nitte Institutions are sponsoring the drive.
For more details Contact – Swami Ekagamyanandaji, Convener, Ramakrishna Mission Swacchata Abhiyan at 9448353162.
The Municipality of Mangalore should be grateful to all the volunteers who give their precious time and energy in cleaning up all the neighbourhoods
of Mangalore City – FREE OF CHARGE!
As a matter of gratitude, the Municipality of Mangalore should provide clear plastic safety glass, disposable rubber gloves, disposable face masks, and even canvas shoes to those seen not wearing shoes whilst carrying out cleaning.