Mangaluru: Ramakrishna Mission Swachhata Abhiyan volunteers clean up Nagori area
Jaideep Shenoy | TNN | Feb 3, 2019, 17:04 IST
Volunteers were divided into five groups. MANGALURU: Volunteers offered the ninth shramadan in the fifth phase of Ramakrishna Mission’s swachhata abhiyan in Nagori on Sunday.
Swami Triguneshananda of Ramakrishna Mission headquarters and Swami Bhaktisudhananda of Ramakrishna Mission, Ayodhya flagged off the drive. Garodi Billava Sangha president Dharmapala, Subhoday Alva, MCC health inspector Rakshitha, Sandip Garodi, Subhash Padil, Sandip Pumpwell and others were present.
Swami Bhaktisudhanandaji said, “Knowledge liberates an individual. Knowledge dawns on an individual only after chitta shuddhi (inner cleanliness). The primary need for chitta shuddhi is external cleanliness. We are glad that Mangalore Ramakrishna Mission is conducting this work for the last four-years consistently. If this activity is considered a worship of the divine and not mere social service, much more good will come out of this.”
Volunteers were divided into five groups and shramadan was carried out from Pumpwell till Nagori Padil. Garbage dumped near Nagori market was cleared. Compound wall behind Nagori market was washed and cleaned. Black spot there was beautified and flower pots placed. Another group of volunteers cleared another heap of garbage in front of Pumpwell Flower Market. Third group cleared heap of garbage opposite Gallery Apartment near Aranya Bhavan.
In the last phase, Ramakrishna Mission volunteers had set up a bus shelter at Padil junction. The volunteers cleaned and the seats and the pillars were beautified with paintings. Hoarding with awareness about cleanliness and pot compost designed with beautiful graphics were displayed there. The area surrounding the bus shelter was also thoroughly cleaned. Garbage being thrown near Nagori market were removed using earth excavators machine and tipper.
Local shop owners were urged not to litter in the spot and to maintain cleanliness in their area. They were asked to hand over their garbage to the contractor appointed by the city corporation. Health Inspector Rakshitha Durgesh, Praveen Chandra, Abdul Arish and others guided by MCC environment officer Madhu Manohar reached out to shop owners and street vendors and created awareness among them. Local corporator Asha D’Silva too joined hands with this initiative.
About six swachh soch seminars were held in as many colleges for three days from January 29 at SDM College of Business Management, Sri Durgaparameshwari Degree College, Kateel, Dr M V Shetty College of Speech and Hearing, Karnataka Polytechnic, M V Shetty College of Social Work and Vijaya College, Mulki. More than 1000 youths attended these seminars. Ranjan Bellarpady, Rajamohan Rao, Gopinath Rao and Suresh Shetty were resource persons.
Swami Triguneshananda of Ramakrishna Mission headquarters and Swami Bhaktisudhananda of Ramakrishna Mission, Ayodhya flagged off the drive. Garodi Billava Sangha president Dharmapala, Subhoday Alva, MCC health inspector Rakshitha, Sandip Garodi, Subhash Padil, Sandip Pumpwell and others were present.
Swami Bhaktisudhanandaji said, “Knowledge liberates an individual. Knowledge dawns on an individual only after chitta shuddhi (inner cleanliness). The primary need for chitta shuddhi is external cleanliness. We are glad that Mangalore Ramakrishna Mission is conducting this work for the last four-years consistently. If this activity is considered a worship of the divine and not mere social service, much more good will come out of this.”
Volunteers were divided into five groups and shramadan was carried out from Pumpwell till Nagori Padil. Garbage dumped near Nagori market was cleared. Compound wall behind Nagori market was washed and cleaned. Black spot there was beautified and flower pots placed. Another group of volunteers cleared another heap of garbage in front of Pumpwell Flower Market. Third group cleared heap of garbage opposite Gallery Apartment near Aranya Bhavan.
In the last phase, Ramakrishna Mission volunteers had set up a bus shelter at Padil junction. The volunteers cleaned and the seats and the pillars were beautified with paintings. Hoarding with awareness about cleanliness and pot compost designed with beautiful graphics were displayed there. The area surrounding the bus shelter was also thoroughly cleaned. Garbage being thrown near Nagori market were removed using earth excavators machine and tipper.
Local shop owners were urged not to litter in the spot and to maintain cleanliness in their area. They were asked to hand over their garbage to the contractor appointed by the city corporation. Health Inspector Rakshitha Durgesh, Praveen Chandra, Abdul Arish and others guided by MCC environment officer Madhu Manohar reached out to shop owners and street vendors and created awareness among them. Local corporator Asha D’Silva too joined hands with this initiative.
About six swachh soch seminars were held in as many colleges for three days from January 29 at SDM College of Business Management, Sri Durgaparameshwari Degree College, Kateel, Dr M V Shetty College of Speech and Hearing, Karnataka Polytechnic, M V Shetty College of Social Work and Vijaya College, Mulki. More than 1000 youths attended these seminars. Ranjan Bellarpady, Rajamohan Rao, Gopinath Rao and Suresh Shetty were resource persons.
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