Archive · 23 Aug 2026
SASA Cleanliness Drives and Awareness Campaigns Held Across Nellore
Nellore held a large cleanliness programme called SASA.
Government departments, police, local leaders, and voluntary groups took part.
Police officers cleaned their offices and planted young trees.
Police and students also made a human chain to teach people about protecting nature.
The Nellore Municipal Corporation cleaned the Old Municipal Office area.
Officials said standing water can help mosquitoes breed and spread diseases such as dengue and malaria.
They asked people not to use single-use plastic.
They also asked residents to separate wet and dry waste and give it to collection workers.
Cleanliness drives and environmental awareness programmes were held across Nellore district under the Swarnandhra–Swachh Andhra initiative.
Police personnel cleaned premises, planted saplings, took a cleanliness pledge, and formed a human chain with students.
The Nellore Municipal Corporation conducted sanitation work at the Old Municipal Office premises.
Commissioner YO Nandan cleaned water storage tanks and urged residents to maintain hygienic surroundings.
Officials warned against stagnant water and urged citizens to avoid single-use plastics, segregate waste, and use door-to-door collection services.
- Who
- Government departments, police personnel, students, local leaders, non-governmental organizations, and Nellore Municipal Corporation staff participated.
- What
- Cleanliness drives, sanitation operations, tree planting, a pledge, a human chain, and environmental awareness programmes were conducted.
- When
- Saturday.
- Where
- Across Nellore district, including the District Police Office, District Police Training Centre, local police stations, and the Old Municipal Office premises.
- Why
- To support the Swarnandhra–Swachh Andhra initiative, improve hygiene, protect the environment, and reduce mosquito-borne disease risks.
- Initiative
- Swarnandhra–Swachh Andhra (SASA)
- District
- Nellore district
- Police locations
- District Police Office, District Police Training Centre, and local police stations
- Municipal location
- Old Municipal Office premises
- Health concerns
- Water stagnation, mosquito breeding, dengue, and malaria
- Waste guidance
- Avoid single-use plastics, separate wet and dry waste, and use door-to-door collection
- Police programme leader
- Additional SP (Administration) Ch Soujanya
- Municipal programme leader
- Nellore Municipal Corporation Commissioner YO Nandan