Mangalore,March.16: Ramakrishna Mission carried out Swacch Mangaluru for Swacch Bharath – cleanliness drive on 7th consecutive Sunday on the 15th March at Pandeshwara Railway Crossing in Mangalore.
About 120 degree students from Govt. First Grade College, car Street & Narayana Guru Degree College, devotees and well-wishers of our Ashrama & other eminent persons took part in the cleanliness drive carried on for 3 hours in the morning. In the presence of Swami Jitakamanandaji, Adhyaksha, Ramakrishna Math, Mangaluru, Capt. Ganesh Karnik, MLC, flagged off the 7th week’s drive in Pandeshwara. Asst. commissioner of Police (Traffic) Sri Uday Nayak was special invitee.
Our team of volunteers cleaned the dumping yard near Pandeshwara Railway gate and leveled the ground using JCB. Barricades were also erected along the road near the Railway line for speedy and convenient traffic movement during peak hours.
Swacch Bharath Awareness Message Pamphlets were distributed among the public in that area.
This is a part of the 40 weeks Cleanliness Drive being organized by the Ramakrishna Mission and initiated on the 1st February. Under this the student volunteers assemble in the Ashrama on Saturday evenings for an evening retreat, “Swacch Manas” where they are taught meditation, bhajans and inculcation of values of social responsibility.
