Mangalore : The district administration organized a drive ‘Save Our Beach 2011’ to clean beaches as part of the Clean Green Progressive City campaign at Thota Bengre on May 1, Sunday.
Speaking after inaugurating the drive, District-in-charge Minister Krishna J. Palemar said that the drive will be more effective since many groups have joined hands. He also Palemar urged citizens to fight against pollution and maintain cleanliness.
DC Subhodh Yadav said that a 43km beach stretch will be cleaned simultaneously.
The judges like B. N. Pinto, Nagmohan Das, and Abdul Nazeer  were the chief guests. Police Commissioner Seemanth Kumar Singh, Deputy Speaker Yogish Bhat, Assistant Commissioner Prabhulinga Kavalkatti, DK Kannada Sahitya Parishad President Pradeep Kumar Kalkura, and others were present.
A large number of college students, participated in the drive, while the students of AB Shetty College presented a street play focusing to keep the places clean all over the world.