Why in news? The Hindu Religious & Charitable Endowments Department of the State government will launch a ‘Swachha Mandira Abhiyan’ to ensure cleanliness at 12 major pilgrim centers of Karnataka

Highlights:

• In the first phase, the programme will be launched at the ancient Nimishamba Temple at Srirangapatna in Mandya.
• The objective of the programme was to ensure there was a clean environment at places of worship on the lines of Swachh Bharat Abhiyan to bring a change in social consciousness and behaviour.
• The department would set up waste management plants at 12 temples that received a large number of pilgrims and devotees.
• Under the scheme, the plants would treat waste ranging from 3,500 kg to 12,000 kg per day and ensure clean surroundings at places of worship.

Temples covered

• The temples covered under Swachha Mandira Abhiyan are:
  • Sri Nimishamba Temple at Srirangapatna
  • Sri Banashankari temple at Bengaluru
  • Sri Ghati Subramanya temple in Bengaluru Rural
  • Sri Revanasiddeshwara temple at Ramanagaram
  • Sri Kabbalamma temple in Kanakapura taluk
  • Sri Kengal Anjaneya Swamy temple in Ramanagram district
  • Sri Ranganatha Swamy temple at Mandya
  • Sri Chennakeshava temple at Belur
  • Sri Durgaparameshwari temple at Mandarthi in Udupi
  • Sri Guru Thipperudraswamy temple at Nayakanahalli in Chitradurga district
  • Sri Lakshminarasimha Temple in Devarayanadurga in Tumakuru district
  • Sri Rajarajeshwari temple at Polali in Dakshina Kannada district.