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Udupi : On the occasion of Swami Vivekananda Jayanti on January 12, 2023, under the leadership of Bharat Seva Dal Udupi Zilla Samiti, and in collaboration with the District Administration, Zilla Panchayat, School Education and Literacy Department and Rajatotsav Samiti, about 1,60,000 schools from all 1096 government, aided and private, primary and high schools in the district At the same time, a cleanliness and awareness campaign with the title "Clean Udupi" was organized by the children in the adjacent buildings of the respective schools.

Addressing a press meet at Pathrika Bhavan on Monday, January 9, 2023, Andaru Deviprasad Shetty President of Bharath Sevadal, Udupi district committee said that Along with this program we have organized a special competition for children at school level to make art, craft and useful items from garbage/waste to encourage recycling of waste in children with the idea of ​​“Juice from Garbage”. A special trophy will be awarded to the first three ranked schools. Promotional and event material of this event will be completely plastic free, he said.

On 12.01.2023 in collaboration with Udupi Municipal Council, the campaign inauguration ceremony will be held at Devadigara Sabha Bhawan, Chitpadi from 9 am to 10.30 am. About 500 children are expected to participate in this program. In this program we are trying to create awareness among children about waste through information, management and demonstration of concern, he said.

This will be the biggest cleanliness and awareness campaign in the country to realize Prime Minister Modi’s Swachh Bharat Mission and create awareness among the future citizens about cleanliness and proper waste management among children. Media friends are requested to cooperate fully in its promotion and help in conveying its good intentions to everyone, he said.

Thimpappa Shetty Aroor, Central Executive Committee member of Bharat Sevadal, Pundaleeka Marathe and District Organizer Fakir Gowda Halemani were present in the press conference.