Trust to launch ‘Awake Kudla’ app to take up issues related to domestic waste collection, traffic in Mangaluru

Amba Maheshwari Seva Trust launching 'Awake Kudla' app for waste collection and traffic issues in Mangaluru.

The Amba Maheshwari Seva Trust, which is actively involved in addressing issues with domestic waste collection in three wards of Manglauru, will shortly launch ‘Awake Kudla’ app for taking up people’s issues related to domestic waste collection and traffic problems, in 60 wards of the city.

Taking to reporters on Friday, the trust’s president A. Seetharam and general secretary Umanath Kotekar said the Trust put in place three permanent and six temporary coordinators to address issues related to door-to-door domestic waste collection and traffic problems in Mangaladevi, Bolar, and Hoigebazar wards, since last two years.

The Trust has developed ‘Awake Kudla’ app for the purpose in which residents can report on issues relating to waste collection and traffic. The coordinators will take up the issue with officials concerned to address them. Trial run of the app was done for a week in the three wards where complainants received action taken report.

“We will take consent of Mangaluru City Corporation (MCC) and Mangaluru City Police and then launch the app for use in all the 60 wards in the city,” Mr. Kotekar said. “We need other organisations to join hands with us in making Mangaluru a clean city,” Mr. Seetharam said. There is a need of a minimum of one coordinator for each ward for effectively addressing the two issues, Mr. Seetharam added.

Earlier speaking at the ‘Awake Kudla’ programme of the trust, Dakshina Kannada Deputy Commissioner and MCC Administrator M.P. Mullai Muhilan said since last three months MCC has been working on developing its own app for improving domestic waste collection and disposal. “The MCC will involve organisations namely Amba Maheshwari Trust in this app. The district administration will support the Trust and other organisations that are involved in protecting city’s environment,” he said.

President of Ramakrishna Mutt, Mangaluru, Swami Jitakamananda also spoke. Chancellor of Nitte Deemed University N. Vinaya Hegde was present.

The Trust’s one-month long drive of visiting houses and collecting opinion of people on waste collection and traffic issues from Port, Cantonment and Attavar wards was launched on the occasion. The Trust has done similar exercise for Mangaladevi, Bolar and Hoigebazar wards. The artistic impression of the proposed skill training centre “Koushalya Bhavan” of the Trust was also released.