Ayyappa Seva Sangam members to participate in ‘Clean Sabarimala’ campaign

January 20, 2015 12:00 am | Updated 08:24 am IST - SALEM:

Members of the Ayyappa Seva Sangam began their journey from Salem on Sunday to participate in ‘Clean Sabarimala’ campaign.

Members of the Ayyappa Seva Sangam began their journey from Salem on Sunday to participate in ‘Clean Sabarimala’ campaign.

A 60-member team of Ayyappa Seva Sangam began their journey to participate in the two-day ‘Clean Sabarimala’ campaign here on Sunday.

As part of Clean India campaign, about 2,000 members of the Sangam from across the State are participating in cleaning the premises in and around Sabarimala temple in Kerala on Monday and Tuesday.

The team led by Salem Branch president Dinesh Kumar began their journey on Sunday and reached the temple.

The journey was flagged off by Shevapet Fire Station Officer Mahendran in the presence of coordinator R.P. Gopinath and others. The members would clean the premises and return to Salem on Wednesday. They said that the objective is to make the temple and its pathway free of plastics.

Since the season has ended, volunteers would involve in cleaning the plastics and also involve in massive clean-up task.

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