Garbage goes out, rangoli comes in
The Hindu
Tarikere Town Municipal Council takes up cleanliness drive with the help of women’s groups
Tarikere Town Municipal Council, on Tuesday, conducted a programme to clean up places known for dumping of garbage in the town with the help of volunteers from women’s organisations. The participants cleared the municipal waste, drew rangoli and spread awareness on the importance of maintaining cleanliness among the public.
Tarikere TMC has been among the few urban local bodies with a good track record in maintaining cleanliness. It bagged the third rank in the 2021 Swacha Sarvekshana Survey among the TMCs in the State. And, it stood 17th among town municipal councils in the south zone in the national-level ranking. “We want to improve our position this year by addressing garbage-vulnerable points in the town. Hence, we launched this initiative with the help of voluntary organisations”, said Tahira Tasmin, environmental engineer of the council.
The council had identified 37 spots where the public dump garbage. Among them, four were selected for cleaning on Tuesday. The council allotted such spots located in wards 11, 17, 4 and 21 to the voluntary organisations. Members of Tarikere taluk units of Innerwheel Club, Mamata Mahila Samaja, Kanaka Mahila Samaja and Ishwariya Brahmakumari Sangha joined hands with the council.
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