Nanjangud: Nanjangud Tahsildar Mohana Kumari has appealed people not to throw puja articles and other offerings to rivers as doing so will pollute water and does not bring any good to us.

She was speaking after launching the two-day ‘Nagarasabhe Nade Kapila Nadi Swachhate Kade,’ a Kapila river bed cleansing initiative jointly undertaken by Nanjangud City Municipal Council (CMC) and Taluk Administration at the bathing ghat of the river at Nanjangud town on Friday.

Pointing out that Kapila River is getting increasingly polluted due to indiscreet throwing of clothes, puja articles and other offerings to the river by devotees visiting the town’s Srikanteshwaraswamy Temple, Mohana Kumari said that pollution poses a great threat to aquatic animals and other living beings. 

Maintaining  that river cleaning has been taken up as Corona cases is on the decline in the taluk, she said that several associations and organisations have joined hands with the Taluk Administration for cleaning work. She further said that 12 coracles are being used for the cleaning work.

CMC Commissioner Rajanna said that the CMC is taking up such initiatives on the third Saturday of every month.

Noting that cleaning machines are not being used as the water level of the river is quite high, he said that CMC will make honest efforts to keep Kapila River always clean.

Pointing out that Nanjangud MLA B. Harshavardhan has succeeded in getting Rs. 33 crore Government grant for Under Ground Drainage (UGD) works in the town, he said that the UGD works, when completed, will largely prevent wastes  and other pollutants from entering the river.

CMC President H.S. Mahadevaswamy said that Nanjangud is called Dakshinakashi and lakhs of people visit the famed Srikanteshwaraswamy Temple every year.

Pointing out that Kapila River is getting polluted due to throwing of clothes, puja articles and other offerings to the waters by devotees, he appealed the devotees to refrain from doing such things.

CMC Members Girish, G. Mahadevaprasad, Siddaraju, BJP leaders Srinivasreddy, Balachandra, Venkatesh, Madhuraj, Srikanta, Umesh, Krishnam Raju and Nagendra,  Nanjangud Inner Wheel Club Chairperson Vinutha, office-bearers Shilpa and Poornima, AEEs Srinivas and Mythravathi, Planning Officer Srinivas, Manager Hemanth Kumar and others were present.