Swacch Sena Event

Mar 1, 2026

Nitte Institute of Physiotherapy (NIPT) in association with the Ramakrishna Mission, Mangalore organized a Swachhata Shramadan - 'Service to Sacred', near Kadri Temple on 1st March 2026. Mr. Jayesh Chandran (Coordinator, Criterion NAAC 7, NIPT) made the necessary arrangements for the event. Faculty members Dr. Purusotham Chippala, Ms. Ruchita Narsia (Swachh Sena Coordinator, NIPT), Mr. Hemanth Kumar and Swachh Sena volunteers of NIPT actively participated in the Shramadan.

The event was flagged off at 7.30 am by Dr. Manjiah Shetty (Senior Health Officer, Mangalore City Corporation) and Mr. Pranjal Ghate (Economist, Government of Ontario, Canada). The event was attended by Capt. Ganesh Karnik and Mr. Ranjan Bellarpady of Ramakrishna Mission, Mangaluru. Following the inauguration, the volunteers were divided into two batches - one group started cleaning the parking area outside the Kadri Temple by removing the plastics & debris while the other group cleaned the wastes near the circle adjacent to the temple.

The student in charge for the event was Mr. Ashwin P S (Student council member, NIPT).