Swachh Bharat Abhiyaan

Thirty five students from MAPS, the student council of Manipal College of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Manipal Academy of Higher Education, under the able guidance of Dr Ravindranath Shanbhag, former Professor and Head, Dept. of Pharmacology, MCOPS took part in cleaning up a land at Koraga colony situated at Kondaadi which is approximately 10 kms from Manipal. This mission was also a part of Swachh Bharat abhiyaan initiative taken up by Manipal College of Pharmaceutical Sciences under the leadership of Dr C Mallikarjuna Rao, Principal, MCOPS. The students along with the staff coordinator for the event Mr Venkatesh Kamath B, joined hands with youths of Koraga community for the said purpose and were able to clear 60% of the area for marking the home sites. The work began at 8 am in the morning of 12 November and continued till noon.