Udupi: The Swachatha Abhiyan for Home Guards at Kaup was organized on Friday November 21.
Vinay Kumar Sorake addressing the gathering said that cleaning is a continuous process. The Abhiyan is a symbolic representation to create awareness to clean India.
He urged up to all the officials, elected representatives and other organizations to take up the responsibility of ‘Swachh Bharat’.
Regarding solid waste management, Sorake said that urban development ministry intends to take the issue through scientific disposal of waste.
As it is a state wide issue, the urban development department will set up a separate corporation for the comprehensive disposal of waste. The corporation will work to set up waste processing units.
He added for drinking water project Rs 51 crore has been released for Kaup Constituency.
Dr Prashanth Shetty, Home Guards Commandment and Usha Shenoy, Kaup Gram Panchayat president and others were present.