“Swachh Bharat Abhiyan” was conducted to disseminate the importance of a “Sampoorna Swachh Bharath, to reinforce the concept of sanitation as everyone’s business. To prelude “Swachh Seva” activities, many students and faculty volunteers from JSS Academy of Higher Education and Research, Mysuru conducted cleanliness activities on 1st October 2023 between 9:30 am-11:30 am.

The program involved the commissioner, deputy mayor, and regional corporator of Mysuru city corporation who actively took part and supported the whole event. The program was started with the felicitation of the corporation authorities by Dr.Praveen Kulkarni, Vice-Principal, JSS Medical College, and Dr.Krishna K.L., NSS Programme Officer, JSS AHER College Mysuru.

Dr.Praveen Kulkarni passed the initial remarks about the importance of cleanliness in the health professions by reiterating the significance of the prevention of various communicable and non-communicable diseases. Subsequently, the formal inauguration of the cleanliness drive was marked by the deputy mayor by initiating the cleaning activities at the entrance of JSS AHER. Twenty-five student MBBS NSS volunteers and 10 faculty from JSS MC actively participated in the event and cleaned the streets and parks by plogging various degradable and non-degradable substances in areas coming under the jurisdiction of Sri Shivarathreeshwara Nagara.

The activity was supported and encouraged by the Principal and Vice Principal of JSS Medical College, Mysuru; and the administrative officer JSS Medical College, Mysuru. Dr. Krishna K L, NSS programme officer JSS AHER was instrumental in conducting this whole event. The program was supervised and coordinated by NSS program officers NSS unit, JSS Medical College, Mysuru.