Cleanliness drives mark Gandhi Jayanti celebration in Dakshina Kannada, Udupi districts

Cleanliness drives were held across Dakshina Kannada and Udupi district to mark Gandhi Jayanti celebration on Wednesday.

Cleanliness drives were held across Dakshina Kannada and Udupi district to mark Gandhi Jayanti celebration on Wednesday.

The Dakshina Kannada district administration, in association with Nehru Yuvaka Kendra and St. Agnes College, held cleaning drive in Someshwar beach. The NSS unit students of the college and members of Veera Maruti Vyayama Shaale, Sports Club Thokkottu, and Someshwar Yuvati Mandal participated.

Students of Mangala Group of Institutions and A.J. Institute of Technology were among the volunteers who took part in the cleanliness drive held as part of Swachh Mangaluru Abhiyan of Ramakrishna Mission. Members of Ambamaheshwari Seva Samiti, Mangaladevi Seva Samiti, and Nivedita Samiti were also involved in the drive. The volunteers cleaned the roads connecting the Mangaladevi temple from Pandeshwar, Mulihitlu and Mangaladevi Circle. Pourakarmikas also joined in this exercise held between 7.30 a.m. and 9.30 a.m.

Railway personnel and students of St. Theresa school took part in cleaning drive on the premises of Mangaluru Junction railway station. The New Mangalore Port Authority employees and other volunteers took part in the cleaning drive held between Nandaneshwara Temple to the Ambedkar statue, near NH 66.

The NITK Surathakal on Wednesday launched Swachhata Special Special Campaign 4.0, which is aimed at institutionalising ‘Swachhata’ and minimise pendency. Series of cleaning programmes and events will be held during the period, stated a release by NITK.

Students of Government Higher Primary School, Attavar, sporting striped green T-shirts took out a march from the school to Nandigudde Circle. The march was led by the band team and students raised slogans in praise of Mahatma Gandhi. Teachers sporting ‘Gandhi’ caps accompanied students.

Dakshina Kannada Deputy Commissioner M.P. Mullai Muhilan, Police Commissioner Anupam Agrawal and Dakshina Kannada Superintendent of Police N. Yatish garlanded the statue of Mahatma Gandhi in Mangaluru. They also launched the ‘Brand Mangalore’ Souharda cricket tournament in which teams from Mangaluru Police Commissionerate, Dakshina Kannada district police, Dakshina Kannada Zilla Panchayat, and Dakshina Kannada Working Journalists Union took part.