Swachh Mangaluru abhiyan completes 28 weeks; Kankanady cleaned

November 29, 2015

Mangaluru, Nov 29: Ramakrishna Mission carried out 28th Swachh Mangaluru abhiyan in Kankanady area on Sunday. Mohan Shinge, coordinator, department of social work, Mangalore University and Prashanth Uparangala, manager, HDFC Bank, and well-wisher of the mission fagged off the drive in the presence of Swami Jitakamanandaji, president, Ramakrishna Math, Mangaluru. Dr Sathish Rao, Umanath Kotekar, Vittaldas Prabhu, and other eminent persons were present.

About 100 volunteers, members of Hindu Warriors Whatsapp Group, students of department of social work from Mangalore University, members of Chintana group of MRPL, devotees and well-wishers of the Mission participated in the campaign. Volunteers cleaned area surrounding Kankanady flower market, Kankanady circle, area in front of bus-stand and Father Mullers' Hospital. Volunteers led by Mhd Arif Padubidri cleaned Kankanady market area.

Using earth excavating machine, heaps of stones, sand and other construction debris were cleared thus levelling the road. The flower market in Kankanady building was worn out and had not seen paint for years together. Volunteers from Hindu Warriors WhatsApp group cleaned the tiles, cleared the roof off weeds and moss that had grown there and painted the tiles on the roof and the building thus giving it a new face lift much to the delight of the regular visitors.

The rusted railings adjoining Kankanady bus stop was cleaned and painted giving a new look to this public utility. Volunteers cleared the knee-high grass and weeds on road dividers and road corners using grass cutting machine. Compound walls were beautified by removing posters and foot paths were cleared off the mud and dirt accumulated. Worn out way board on Kalpana Road in Kankanady was repainted and rewritten thus benefitting the pedestrians.

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Elusive bamboo shrimp resurfaces in Mangaluru estuary after 70 years

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December 7,2025

Mangaluru, Dec 7: A rare bamboo shrimp has been rediscovered on mainland India more than 70 years after it was last reported, confirming for the first time the presence of Atyopsis spinipes in the country. The find was made by researchers from the Centre for Climate Change Studies at Sathyabama Institute of Science and Technology, Chennai, during surveys in Karnataka and Odisha.

The team — shrimp expert Dr S Prakash, PhD scholar K Kunjulakshmi, and Mangaluru-based researcher Maclean Antony Santos — combined field surveys, ecological assessments and DNA analysis to identify the elusive species. Their findings, published in Zootaxa, resolve decades of taxonomic confusion stemming from a 1951 report that misidentified the species as Atyopsis moluccensis without strong evidence.

The shrimp has now been confirmed at two locations: the Mulki–Pavanje estuary near Mangaluru and the Kuakhai River in Bhubaneswar. Historical specimens from the Andaman Islands, previously labelled as A. moluccensis, were also found to be misidentified and actually belong to A. spinipes.

The rediscovery began after an aquarium hobbyist in Odisha spotted a shrimp in 2022, prompting systematic surveys across Udupi, Karwar and Mangaluru. Four female specimens were collected in Mulki and one in Odisha, all genetically matching.

Researchers warn the species may exist in very small, vulnerable populations as freshwater habitats face increasing pressure from pollution, sand mining and infrastructure development. All verified specimens have been deposited with the Zoological Survey of India for future reference.

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