The Hindu
MANGALORE, Aug 20: Volunteers of National Service Scheme (NSS) units of various colleges affiliated to Mangalore University cleaned the Mangala Stadium and removed the wild growth on its steps on Sunday.
The stadium accommodates about 25,000 spectators.
In all, 460 students of ten colleges in the vicinity of the city and 15 teachers were involved in the cleaning work from 10 a.m. to 3.30 p.m.
Wild growth appears on the steps during rainy season as their cement plastering wears out over a period time, said M.C. Ramesh, Assistant Director, Department of Youth Affairs and Sports. Vishwanath Badikana, nodal officer, NSS, Mangalore University, said the students of Canara College, Gokarnanatheswara College, Shri Dharmasthala Manjunatheswara College of Business Management, Tippu Sultan First Grade College, University College, St. Aloysius College, Besant Evening College, Shri Dharmasthala Manjunatheswara College of Law, Mangalore Academy of Professional Studies, and Sri Niranjanaswamy College, Sunkadakatte, took part in the cleaning programme.
Gopal, programme co-ordinator, NSS, Mangalore University, said the students could not completely remove the wild growth. About 200 students from the same colleges would complete the task on August 26.