Students lead cleanliness drive in city

June 27, 2011

Mangalore, June 27: A cleaning drive was held from Urwa Stores to Urwa Market by students and members of the public in the city on Sunday, said Jeevaraj Sorakke, honorary president, Mata Amritanandamayi Seva Samiti, and Managing Director, S.S.C. Hospital.

The drive was part of the “Amara Bharatham” programme of Mata Amritanandamayi Ashram. The campaign was launched in Kerala on September 27 last year and in Mangalore in May with the cleaning of the Central Market. The cleaning drive is organised every fourth Sunday to raise awareness among people not to throw garbage on the roads. “It should be segregated till the corporation picks it up,” he said.

Over 200 students and 100 members of the public participated in the cleaning drive. A truckload of garbage was collected.

Mr. Sorakke said the ashram would build 80 toilets in Mangalore. The participants had been telling shopkeepers and autorickshaw drivers to keep the areas around their workplace clean. Some banks had said they would provide 1,000 bins for the purpose, said Mr. Sorakke. The police had responded well to the cleaning drive, he said.

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Roadblock to Relief: Speaker Khader’s Push to Expand Key NH-66 Stretch from Nanthoor to Talapady

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November 26,2025

Mangaluru, Nov 26: Assembly Speaker and local MLA U.T. Khader has initiated a high-level push to resolve one of Mangaluru’s longest-standing traffic headaches: the narrow, high-density stretch of National Highway-66 between Nanthoor and Talapady.

He announced on Tuesday that a formal proposal has been submitted to the Union Ministry of Road Transport and Highways (MoRTH) seeking approval to prepare a Detailed Project Report (DPR) for the widening of this crucial corridor.

The plan specifically aims to expand the existing 45-meter road width to a full 60 meters, coupled with the construction of dedicated service roads. Khader highlighted that land for a 60-meter highway was originally acquired during the initial four-laning project, but only 45 meters were developed, leading to a perpetual bottleneck.

"With vehicle density rising sharply, the expansion has become unavoidable," Khader stated, stressing that the upgrade is essential for ensuring smoother traffic flow and improving safety at the city's main entry and exit points.

The stretch between Nanthoor and Talapady is a vital link on the busy Kochi-Panvel coastal highway and connects to major city junctions. The move to utilize the previously acquired land for the full 60-meter width is seen as a necessary measure to catch up with the region's rapid vehicular growth and prevent further traffic gridlocks.

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