An SLRM (Solid and Liquid Resource Management) unit is maintained here in a unique way in Barkur Hanehalli gram panchayat, which has got Gandhi Gram award thrice.
There are 850 houses, 172 commercial establishments, one university college, one PU college, three primary schools and five Anganwadis under this gram panchayat. The total population of the village is 4,206.
After Veena, who married Vindo Kothari, resident of this village, assumed the charge of SLRM unit, awareness about environment and cleanliness was increased among the villagers.
Veena, mother of two children, did not even know how to ride a bicycle. She got vehicle driving training sponsored by Udupi zilla panchayat on the recommendation of gram panchayat.
Now Veena drives the waste collection vehicle herself and collects garbage from every household. She also segregates the garbage along with two helpers. The money which they get from this is their income.
The zilla panchayat here has provided vehicles as well as a pad burning machine. This has turned into a model village because of the efforts of Veena.
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