Kurnool: Mantralayam and River Ghats Undergo Cleanup Drive

Rapid summary

• Over 100 volunteers participated in cleaning teh Sri Raghavendra Swamy Mutt and Tungabhadra riverbanks in Mantralayam on Sunday, August 3.
• This initiative was part of the ‘Mana Ooru, Mana Gudi, Mana Bhadyatha’ (Our Village, Our Temple, Our Obligation) program lead by its founder M.V. Sivakumar Reddy.
• Volunteers cleaned nearly 500 meters of bathing ghats along the Tungabhadra river and gathered five tractor loads of garbage, including plastics and discarded clothes.
• Participants included IT professionals, doctors, and members from Hyderabad, Kurnool, Nandyal, and Bengaluru.
• The temple premises were also cleaned during lunch hours while it was closed for devotees.
• The clean-up coincided with preparatory efforts for upcoming Aaradhanotsavams at the mutt.

Indian Opinion Analysis

The initiative underscores a growing awareness about environmental responsibility intertwined with cultural heritage preservation. Cleaning efforts like these highlight how collective community involvement can address critical problems such as plastic pollution in sacred water bodies like the Tungabhadra river. However commendable this effort is on a local scale; it’s essential to examine long-term solutions involving sustainable waste management systems to preserve temples’ sanctity without overburdening them with modern environmental challenges.

Community-driven programmes such as ‘Mana Ooru Mana Gudi’ also showcase how diverse members from various professional backgrounds can unify around shared cultural values. such actions carry implications for setting an example nationwide on blending environmental stewardship with religious tradition.

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