Volunteers collect waste during mega beach cleaning drive
The Hindu
In addition to beach cleaning, all the 232 gram panchayats and 14 urban local bodies organised the drive in their respective jurisdictions
Huge piles of trash were collected from the entire stretch of 12 beaches in Dakshina Kannada as beach cleaning marked the Clean India 2021-22 campaign organised as part of Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav here on Sunday.
Volunteers in large numbers cleaned the beaches of Talapady, Ullal, Someshwar, Bengre, Tannirbavi, Panambur, Korikatta Bykampady, Chitrapura, Surathkal Iddya, Guddekoplu, Surathkal Light House and Sasihitlu. Local gram panchayats and urban local bodies, non-governmental organisations, youth bodies, voluntary organisations and general public joined the drive in removing trash from the beaches.
The drive was organised jointly by the Nehru Yuva Kendra, Mangaluru, under the Union Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports, Dakshina Kannada Zilla Panchayat, Mangaluru City Corporation and Mahajana Sabha Bengre.
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