Over 2.72 lakh volunteers clear near 11,000 non secular centres throughout Karnataka

Over 2.72 lakh volunteers cleaned the premises of practically 11,000 non secular centres below the “Namma Ooru, Namma Shdraddha Kendra” initiative of Sri Kshetra Dharmasthala Rural Development Project (SKDRDP) through the Independence Day cleansing drive marketing campaign for every week throughout Karnataka.

During the tenth 12 months of Independence Day cleanliness marketing campaign, the venture had recognized 10,844 non secular centres for a makeover. Volunteers comprising SKDRDP members, members of managing committees of non secular centres, members of Janajagruthi and Navajeevana Samithi, village elders, members of native our bodies and members of different organisations participated within the drive to make it a hit, SKDRDP Executive Director S.S. Anil Kumar stated.

During the drive, volunteers cleared shrubs and different vegetation grown across the non secular centres–temples, mosques and church buildings and cleaned contained in the premises of centres in addition to water our bodies round these centres, together with Kalyanis, ponds and tanks. Special consideration was given to make sure hygiene in public bogs, streets and the village/ city involved. Volunteers additionally urged managements of such non secular centres to denounce use of plastic baggage and as a substitute use fabric baggage.

Mr. Kumar stated the Project, below the steerage of Pattadhikari D Veerendra Heggade, had determined to create consciousness about cleanliness in each side of life via the marketing campaign that was initiated 9 years in the past. Accordingly, cleanliness campaigns had been being undertaken twice a 12 months, Makara Sankranthi and the Independence Day throughout the state.

Mr. Heggade believed that non secular centres have additionally been the locations conveying the messages of life and the way to lead righteous life. If they had been saved clear, a powerful message would go to society to take care of cleanliness throughout, the Pattadhikari believed, he stated. For this, members of SKDRDP and different like-minded organisations had been roped in thereby making the initiative a mass motion, Mr. Kumar stated.

He stated Mr. Heggade wished each citizen ought to vouch to take care of cleanliness of non secular centres that transcends in to society.