‘Concerted efforts needed to maintain cleanliness’

Mangalore | Sunday | 29th July, 2018

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Raghupati Bhat, MLA, launched the Swachh Survekshan Grameen-2018 (Rural Cleanliness Survey) programme at the Udupi Taluk Panchayat Hall here on Saturday. Lalaji Mendon, Kaup MLA; Dinakar Babu, president of Zilla Panchayat; Sheela K.

Shetty, vice-president; and Nalini P.

Rao, president of Udupi Taluk Panchayat, were present. He said that cleanliness could not be attained at once; it required concerted efforts and more time. It was not just officials, but also people who should be involved in the cleanliness drive to make it a success. One-month surveySrinivas Rao, Chief Planning Officer of Zilla Panchayat, said that under the Swachh Sarevekshan, a team from the Union government would visit randomly selected villages and observe cleanliness levels..