Mangaluru (The Hindu): Volunteers led by the Ramakrishna Mission cleaned the Naguri area in the city on Sunday. It was the 29th Swachh Mangaluru Abhiyan by the mission.

Volunteers led by the Ramakrishna Mission cleaned the Naguri area in the city on Sunday. It was the 29th Swachh Mangaluru Abhiyan by the mission.

They lifted heaps of garbage dumped around Nagori bus stand. Weeds and grass on the sides of roads in the area were removed. An open drainage line which was a nuisance and was posing danger to the pedestrians was closed using the stone slabs.

The volunteers also cleaned two bus shelters, removed the posters etc. stuck on the walls, and painted the bus shelters making it look clean. The path leading to Sai Mandir at Naguri was occupied by stone slabs and construction debris and was obstructing the way, posing major hurdle to devotees and pedestrians frequenting the mandir. Volunteers removed the slabs and debris using an earth mover and cleared the path.

Direction boards including the main board mentioning the location of Naguri were cleaned and repainted thus giving a makeover.

Volunteers also distributed handbills on the abhiyan to create awareness among people on the cleanliness.

MRPL the principal patron of the event sponsored the drive.

Praveen Chandra Alva, councilor, Mangalore City Corporation, Mahabala, president, Garodi Billava Sangha flagged off the drive in the presence of Swami Jitakamanandaji, Adhyaksha, Ramakrishna Math, Mangaluru and Ganesh Karnik, MLC.

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