Volunteers rid Talacauvery of heaps of trash in 2 days

Madikeri: Volunteer organizations carried out Recycle Kodagu, a two-day drive at Talacauvery, to rid the pilgrim centre of heaps of trash. Kodagu For Tomorrow (KFT), a district-based youth organisation, held the sixth edition of Recycle Kodagu drive at Talacauvery on January 19 and 20.
Volunteers included members of the organisations, schools, Bhagamandala Temple committee, Save River Cauvery team, Kakkabe, Rangers and Rovers team from Govt First-Grade College (Virajpet), The Tamara Resorts Group, Clean Coorg Initiative, Shivaji hockey team (Napoklu), Residents of Vanachal, employees SAP SE Software (Bengaluru), students of KCES School (Kakkabe) and Rescue Group (Kodagu).

The task they had was not an easy one, for mounds of trash were disposed even on steep slopes and thick forests of Talakaveri National Park that surrounds the temple. The team of over 300 volunteers on the ground, and another 15 in the back end, strived to make the green drive a success. Besides collecting trash, they went around and educated local shopkeepers and the temple staff on the importance of keeping nature free of trash.

KFT also took up the responsibility of sending the collected trash to recycling units. A senior coordinator of KFT said: “Talacauveri is a holy place. We request people not to litter the place which is divine and serene. The members were aghast seeing liquor bottles, cigarette packets and diapers around the temple premises. We all are duty-bound to save river Cauvery. We should all take pledge to keep the pilgrim place clean.”