Hampankatta Road gets a facelift

Mangalore Today News Network

Mangaluru, Feb 6, 2017:  The defaced worli art form on the 1,000-ft-long compound wall along the busy Hampankatta Road is giving way to paintings showing kambla, car festival of Venkataramana Temple, Mangaluru’s coastline, and messages to keep Mangaluru clean.

Artists associated with Ramakrishna Mutt are giving a facelift to the compound wall to mark the celebration of the 200th Swachh Mangaluru campaign of the mutt to be held on February 12. The mutt relaunched the cleaning campaign on October 2 in which 60 teams are involved. Every Sunday, 10 teams take up the drive in 10 different locations. With the activities on February 5, the Swachh Mangaluru campaign has been done in 206 locations.

A team of 25 artists led by Shailesh from Aaditatva Arts are working to give a new look to the compound wall along Hampankatta Road.

Actor Nana Patekar will attend the celebration on February 12, Eekagamyananda, convenor, Swachh Mangaluru campaign said.