Mangaluru: The Dakshina Kannada district committee of SVEEP (Systematic Voter’s Education and Electoral Participation) is organising a human chain on the beach between Thalapady and Udupi, to create awareness among the public about the voting right, on April 7 at around 4 PM.
During a consultative meeting that the SVEEP Committee held here on Saturday, March 23, Deputy Commissioner Sasikanth Senthil said, “Over 30,000 people are expected to participate in the human chain programme. The members of over 60 different associations will participate in the programme. The members of the self-help groups, students of schools and colleges will also join in the human chain programme”, he said.
SVEEP Committee President and ZP CEO Selvamani said that in order to make it a success, three different divisions have been made and a nodal officer deployed in each division. Along with the human chain programme, cultural programmes like Yakshagana and street plays will be organised in different areas”, he informed.