RKM’s Swachata Abhiyan held at Kuntikan Flyover and Surrounding Areas
Mangaluru: 38th Shramadan of Ramakrishna Mission Swachata Abhiyan was held below the Kuntikan flyover and surrounding areas on 1st July from 7:30 am to 10:00 am. The Shramadan was jointly flagged off by Dr Manjunath Revankar, President, Canara Builders Association, Mangalore and Santosh Shet, President, Rotary Club, Mangalore Central in the presence of Swami Jitakamanandaji. Rotarian Iliyas Santhos, Umakanth Suvarna, Mohan Kottari, Praveen Raveendran & several others were present on the occasion.
Speaking on the occasion, Dr Manjunath Revankar said, “In spite of a lot of awareness being generated among the local public it is unfortunate that people still litter in public places. This can stop only if the local administration imposes a heavy fine on such individuals. We hope in the days ahead the local administration will think proactively and take necessary steps in this direction.” Santosh Shet and Iliyas Santhos spoke and congratulated the volunteers for their dedication and zealous efforts in the Abhiyan.
The Shramadan was carried out below the flyover on the Kuntikan National Highway. Swamijis and dignitaries symbolically cleaned the area under the flyover with brooms. Volunteers were divided into three groups. One group cleaned the side of the roads and the parking lots in the area. Another group removed the posters stuck on the walls and pillars of the flyover and the third group led by Sudhir Vamanjoor and Chethan cleaned the heaps of stinking garbage lying beside the bus shelter. Souraj Mangalore, Uday K P and others removed the dangerous waste and garbage with a lot of effort. Volunteers under the guidance of Prof. Sheshappa Amin cleaned the Kuntikan Auto Stand, the road leading towards Lohith Nagar and Derebail. Kamalaksha Pai, Aniruddh Nayak and others cleaned the adjoining drains and removed heaps of garbage. Using the Grass cutting machine overgrown weeds were removed from the flyover and surrounding region.
To remove illegal flexes in the city, efforts are being made to contact the dealers and owners and urge them to cooperate in keeping the city clean. Nearly 500 banners and flex hoardings were removed. P N Bhat, Raghunath Acharya, Smitha Shenoy, Shruthi Thumbri, Chinthan D V, Vidhatri K, Nisha Nayak and many others participated in the Abhiyan.
A special meeting was organized by Ramakrishna Mission in association with D K Zilla Panchayat regarding the Swacch Gram Abhiyan. Presidents, Vice Presidents & Panchayat Development Officers of villages belonging to Mangalore and Bantwal Taluks attended the meeting. Dr M R Ravi, CEO, DK Zilla Panchayat was present as chief guest and spoke on the significance of Swacch Gram Abhiyan. He said, “Swacch Gram Abhiyan conducted by Ramakrishna Mission is a model project. This exemplifies how taking help and support from institutions along with the support of the public government can successfully implement people-friendly projects. It is the duty of each and every individual to beautify and clean his surroundings and leave this as a rich legacy to the future generations. This is a social responsibility which leads to community welfare. Each and every village and Taluk of Dakshina Kannada District should take part in this Abhiyan.
Swami Jitakamanandaji presided over the meeting. Manjula, Coordinator, Swacch Bharath Mission, DK Dist. delivered the keynote address. Umanath Kotekar welcomed the gathering. Swami Ekagamyanandaji delivered the vote of thanks. Naveen Konaje compeered. More than 150 officials and elected representatives from different villages attended the meeting. This was followed by an interaction and demonstration of pot-compost.
MRPL & Nitte Institutions are sponsoring the drive.
Swami Chidambarananda (Chief Convener)
Contact – Swami Ekagamyanandaji, Convener
Ramakrishna Mission Swacchata Abhiyan
Tel: 9448353162 for more details
