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25th and 26th week of 40 weeks Shramadan for Swacchata Abhiyan by RK Mission


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Mangaluru, Apr 17, 2018 : The 25th Shramadan of Ramakrishna Mission Swacchata Abhiyan was carried out in Highland Falnir area  April 15, Sunday. Swami Jitakamanandaji of Mangalore Ramakrishna Math and Swami Teerthakaranandaji of Mysore Ramakrishna Math gave the lead early morning. Famous psychiatrist Dr Satish Rao, Moammad Shameem, Latha Shivakumar and  others were present on the occasion.


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Cleanliness Drive: Followed by flagging off, the swamis,  dignitaries  volunteers,  took up the utilities, broom and startedcleaning the area. Without caring for the drizzling rains, Captain Ganesh Karnik,  senior citizen volunteers too joined the Abhiyan cleaning both sides of the road and footpaths of Mother Theresa Road. Another group with Dayananda Kankanadi loaded heaps of stones and construction debris  scattered on the roadsides into tippers. Bus shelter nearby was full of garbage and mud and was a nuisance to the public waiting for the buses. Sri Dinesh Karkera and  other volunteers removed the garbage and thoroughly cleaned the shelter by washing and painting thus beautifying it and benefitting the public thereby. Souraj Mangalore led the group of volunteers in removing illegal posters and hoardings. Sri Dilraj Alva coordinated the drive.

The 26 th Abhiyan: Of Swacchata Abhiyan was carried out in Marnamikatta area. Sri Suresh  Shetty, Social Worker and Sri Purushottam Chitpal, Lecturer, Nitte College of Physiotherapy jointly flagged off the Abhiyan in the presence of Swami Ekagamyanandaji.

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 the 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.