Mangaluru : Thirty-Fifth week of 12 cleanliness drives of the 400 Abhiyans being organized by Ramakrishna Mission, Mangaluru took off on Sunday, 4th June 2017 at 12 different venues.

Members of Team Prerana carried out the drive in PVS Circle & surrounding area. 90 minutes of cleanliness drive was followed by concluding programme of 10 months teamwork. Swami Jitakamanandaji of Ramakrishna Math presided over the meeting and thanked the volunteers and distributed certificates. Sri K S Upadhyaya of Team Prerana shared his experiences with the volunteers and thanked Ashrama for giving an opportunity to involve themselves in this programme.

The doctors and medical students of Justice K S Hegde Medical Academy carried out the drive in Deralakatte area. Captain Ganesh Karnik thanked the volunteers at the end in the concluding programme. He shared his experiences and stressed on the significance of the Abhiyan and the role of youths. Nitte University Vice Chancellor Dr Ramananda Shetty, Dean Dr Satish Bhandari, Registrar Dr Jayaprakash Shetty and many others attended th eprogramme. Dr Satish Rao & Dr Shashikumar coordinated the drive. Volunteers cleaned the Deralakatte Main road & adjoining drains.

The devotees & volunteers of Sri Gokarna Parthagali Mutt carried out the cleanliness drive in Car Street area. Sri Anil Nayak & Sri Vishwanath Padiyar flagged off the drive. Volunteers cleaned the drain of the dirt and garbage enabling the easy movement of water down the drain in rainy season. The Students of Canara CBSC School too participated in the drive.  Sri Kamalaksha Pai coordinated the team.

The members of Sri Subarmanya Sabha carried out the 10th drive in Bejai Karngalpady road. Sri Jayaprakash & Sri k Prabhakar Rao flagged off the drive. Volunteers cleaned the surroundings of the park that is beng renovated there and the roads nearby. This was followed by a conclding programme. Sri Srikanth Rao thanked the volunteers. Sri M R Vasudev was present.

The members of Team Swacch Yekkur carried out 10th drive in Yekkur area. Sri Kishor Pujari & Sri Arun Pujari flagged off the drive. Volunteers cleaned the Ayyappa Swami Bhajana mandir surroundings and the roadsides of national highway. Concluding programme was held in the Ayyappa Swami Bhajana Mandira. Swami Ekagamyanandaji distributed certificates to volunteers. Captain Ganesh Karnik thanked them. Sri Yashodhar Chowta, Sri Keshava Salian, Sri Bharath Shetty & Smt. Tejaswini and many others were present. The students who participated in the drive were distributed certificates along with school bags.   Sri Prashanth Yekkur & Sri Satish K coordinated the drive.

The members of Hindu warriors group carried out cleanliness drive in Milagres Circle & surrounding area. Sri Satish & Smt. Suma flagged off the drive. Volunteers cleaned the roadsides and removed the posters and banners tied to light poles and the ropes tied there. It was a sight to see the youngsters working in spite of rains. Tulu Cine Actor Sri Manju Rai & producer Sri Harish Rao were present.

The members of Team Swacch kavoor carried out the drive in Kavoor Katte and surrounding area. Sri sadananda Rai & Sri Bhavani Shankar Rai flagged off the drive. Volunteers cleaned the concrete road and removed posters and banners. This was followed by concluding programme. Swami Ekagamyanandaji and Captain Ganesh Karnik addressed the volunteers assembled. Sri Sudhakar Kavoor, Coordinator of the team shared his experiences. Sri Puttaraju & Sri Govinda Bhovi shared their experiences as volunteers.

The members of Sri Amba Maheshwari Mandira carried out cleanliness work in Bolar area. Sri Ramachandra Devadiga & Sri Manohar flagged off the drive. Volunteers cleaned the area from Mulihithlu to Bolara along with adjoining drains. They also converted a garbage dumping area into a small garden. Sri Sumanth, Sri Nishanth & others participated in the drive. Sri Kamalaksha & Sri Punith coordinated the team.

The members of Team Swacch Padil carried out cleanliness drive from Padil junction to railway Underpass. Drive was followed by concluding programme. Swami Jitakamanandaji blessed the gathering and distributed certificates. Sri Sathyanarayana welcomed the gathering. Sri Mohan Padil, Sri Rathnakar Amin were guests of honour. Youth cenre Padil, Navajyothi Mahila Mandali, Prashanthi Mahila Mandali, Youth Association Karmar, Owners – Drivers _ Auto Rickshaw Padil, and Shantinagar Residents union – all the members actively participated in the drive. Sri Uday K P Coordinated the drive.

Team members of Team Swacch Kotekar carried out the drive from Kotekar junction to railway Crossing. Sri Gunasheela flagged off the drive. Sri Jitendra coordinated the volunteers.

The members of Swacch Garodi team carried out the drive in Pump well area. Volunteers removed the stones and dirt scattered in the pump well circle area and facilitated easy movement of water down the drains during rainy season by clearing the drains. Sri Navin, Smt. Puja, Sri Prakash Garodi and many others participated in the drive.

Team Swacch Attavara along with staff & doctors of KMC Hospital. Dr Laxman Prabhu & Dr Anand Venugopal flagged off the drive. Volunteers cleaned the rea in front of KMC Hospital to Attavara Mosaru Kudike Katte and nearby areas. Dr Santosh Rai, Dr Premlatha B and many other doctors along with students of S M Kushe School participated in the drive. Sri Akshith & Smt. Poornima B K coordinated the drive.

MRPL & Nitte patronizing this 3rd phase of Swacch Mangaluru Abhiyan. We have attached few snaps of all the 12 drives from 405th to 416th drives.