Mangaluru: Ramakrishna Mission carries out 10th cleanliness drive across city

Pics: John V Tauro
Bellevision Media Network

Mangaluru, 07 Nov 2016: Fifth week of 10 cleanliness drives of the 400 Abhiyans being organized by Ramakrishna Mission, here took off on Sunday, November 6 at 10 different venues in city.

 

Ganapathi High School (GHS) Road – The cleanliness drive was organized in association with Ganapathi High school. Swami Tyagishwarananda of Bengaluru Ramakrishna mutt and Ramachandra Rao jointly flagged off the drive. MLC Captain Ganesh Karnik addressed the gathering about hygiene and cleanliness. Mahesh Bondal, Ranjitha and others actively participated in the drive. GHS Road and surroundings were cleaned. Suresh Shetty coordinated the team members.

 

 

Konchady – Members of Konchady Friends Circle took up the cleanliness drive in Nekkila Malemar road. Swami Abhayananda of Bengaluru and Jagadeesh Shetty jointly flagged off the drive. About 45 youths under the guidance of Yogish and Deekshith took up the cleanliness drive for about 3 hours. Arjun Maroli coordinated the efforts.

 

Urwa Market – The members of MCF Mangala team and officials took up the 45th cleanliness drive in Urwa Market area. Swami Tyagishwarananda of Bengaluru and Prabhakar Rao, director of MCF flagged off the drive.  Members of Urwa Cultural group, students of Karnataka Ayurveda College, auto drivers actively participated in the drive. MLC Captain Ganesh karnik briefed the tem members about the drive and its objectives. Jayaram Kavandoor guided the volunteers. P Suresh and Avinandan coordinated the team efforts. About 150 members participated in the drive.

 

Morgans Gate – The inmates of Bhagini Samaj and local residents of Morgans gate area participated in the cleanliness drive. Swami Jagannathananda of Gadag Ashram and Rathna Alva flagged off the drive. Umanath Kotekar co-ordinated the volunteers.

 

Ladyhill – Members of Mangaluru Art of Living under the leadership of Sadashiva Kamath cleaned the surroundings of Lady Hill and surroundings. Swami Tyagishwarananda and Ashok Kumar Madan Lal flagged off the drive. Members of Art of Living of Ullal and Suratkal area participated in the drive. Jayanthi Achar, corporator led the team. Sujith Pratap co-ordinated the efforts.

 

Valencia – The students of Sahyadri Engineering College under the leadership of Srilatha took up the cleanliness drive in Valencia area. Swami Bodhaswarupananda of Ponnampet Ramakrishna Ashram and Prabhakar B K jointly flagged off the drive. Swami briefed them about the drive and its objectives. Prakash Garodi and Dhanush co-ordinated the volunteers.

 

Chilimbi – Inmates of Girls Hostel of Other Backward Classes took up the cleanliness drive. B H V Prasad and Noel Pinto jointly flagged off the drive. Professor Mahesh guided the team members in the drive. Vittaldas Prabhu and Subraya Nayak co-ordinated the team efforts.

 

Jeppu (Cascia) – The members of Nivedita Balaga took up the cleanliness drive in and around Cascia High School area. Swami Jagannathananda of Gadag inaugurated the drive. Shubhoday Alva actively participated in the drive. Kodange Balakrisna Nayak and Shishir Amin led the team in the drive.

 

Kudroli – Paramjyothi Manava Seva Samiti and Sri Narayana Guru College jointly organized the cleanliness drive in Kudroli area. Swami Prakashananda of Ranebennur and Usha Rahul jointly flagged off the drive. Manohar Prabhu co-ordinated the team.

 

Bejai - The members of Mangalore Senior Citizens Forum carried out the cleanliness drive in and around KSRTC Bus Stand. Ramesh Rao guided the team. Nagesh and Ramkumar Bekal co-ordinated the team. It was a sight to see the old and young join the cleanliness drive alike.

 

Nitte Education Trust® and MRPL are patronizing this 3rd phase of Swacch Mangaluru Abhiyan.