As decided in
the Annual General Body Meeting held recently, the members of Eshwar Nagar
Residents Welfare Association responded to the call from Prime Minister Narendra
Modi and held Swachhta Hi Seva at Eshwar Nagar on 30th September
2018. All the members gathered near the starting point of Dairy Road and
conducted a small inaugural function addressed by Dr Yajnesh Sharma, the President of Eshwar Nagar Residents Welfare Association
and Mr Majunath, the Councillor of Eshwar Nagar Ward. Mr Harish G Kalmadi, the Secretary of the
Association also spoke on this occasion, and
he made all the logistic arrangements for the success of the programme.
On September 12,
the Prime Minister, Narendra Modi announced the launch of “Swachhta hi Seva” campaign, commemorating the 150 birth
anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi. It is a part of Swachh Bharat campaign and will go on for two weeks
(September 15-October 2), concluding on Gandhi’s birth anniversary as well as
the fourth-year anniversary of Swachh Bharat. Dr
Yajnesh Sharma spoke on fulfilling Bapu’s dream of Clean India and called the
residents of Eshwar Nagar to make Eshwar Nagar a model township. The cleanliness
drive will be continued on every third
Saturday morning; attempts will be made
to request all the residents to keep their premises clean.
Later, Harish G
Kalmadi, the Secretary of Eshwar Nagar Residents Welfare Association formed
various teams to carry out the “Swachhta hi Seva” in various part of Eshwar
Nagar. The members cleaned the different parts and also requested the flat
owners and student residents to maintain Eshwar Nagar clean. Municipal Health
Workers also participated in the drive. Senior Members and Members of Executive
Committee Members, Sri HKV Rao, Sri HNS Rao, Sri Rajavarma Ariga, Dr Shamsunder
Bhat, Dr Arun Mayya, Dr. Raghavendra Kamath, Lt. Cr Madhav Shanbhag, Dr. Gowri and many members
of the Eshwar Nagar Residents’ Welfare Association took part in the ‘Swachhta
hi Seva”. Mr Manjunath, the Councillor of Eshwar Nagar ward offered High Tea
and Snakes at Polytechnic Canteen to those members who volunteered in the campaign.