Kozhikode: Around 250 participate in mass cleaning drive at Bhatt road beach

KOZHIKODE: District Administration with the help of Kozhikode Corporation and District Tourism Promotional Council (DTPC) conducted mass cleaning drive at Bhatt road beach. The special cleaning drive covering Bhatt road beach and its surrounding areas was conducted as part clean beach mission programme.
Brochures on waste free beach was distributed to public during the occasion.
Around 250 members including National Service Scheme volunteers of various schools, members of Bhatt road park forum, NCC students of Malabar Christian College, corporation sanitation workers, cleaning staff of DTPC attended the cleaning drive. District collector Sambasiva Rao; Corporation Tax and Appeal standing committee chairperson Asha Sasankan; DTPC Secretary C P Beena; Energy Management Centre district coordinator Dr N Sijesh, corporation health inspector K Rishad and others lead the cleaning drive.
The bushes on the park and surrounding areas was also cleared during the occasion. The upcoming DTPC executive committee meeting will prepare detailed project plan to convert Bhatt road park as cultural hub. Waste bins to place non-degradable waste will be placed at Bhatt road beach to avoid waste littering.