An estimated 45,000 devotees who visited Dharmasthala by Padayaatra on the eve of Maha Shivaratri have left behind tonnes of trash, mainly plastic waste, all along the Charmadi Ghat thereby raising apprehension of pollution of water bodies of Dakshina Kannada district and surrounding areas.
To prevent such plastic waste from joining the water bodies, Hasiru Tapasvi, a voluntary organisation in Belthangady undertook a massive cleanliness campaign with its volunteers as well as students from Vivekananda College, Mundaje, located at the foot of Charmadi Ghat, on Thursday, March 14.
