
On Saturday, September 20, 2025, volunteers from the Ambarkodlu-Madhav Nagar Shourya Sri Dharmasthala Disaster Management Unit in Ankola taluk conducted a cleanliness drive on the seashore.
As part of the International Coastal Cleanup Day initiative, under the leadership of Shri Thimmappa Bhat from the Environmental Protection Movement, volunteers from the Shourya Sri Dharmasthala Disaster Management Unit participated in the drive along with RSS volunteers, well-wishers, and villagers from Ankola taluk.

They cleaned the beach environment by picking up trash, plastic, and torn pieces of fishing nets scattered along the riverbank-beach area in Ankola taluk. Additionally, awareness about the environment was raised among the people living near the seashore.

At the invitation of the RSS volunteers, volunteers from the Ambarkodlu-Madhav Nagar Shourya unit participated in this program.
The volunteers who participated were Sadananda, Keshava, Lakshmana, Vishnu, Vinayaka, and Girish.