Archive · 11 Aug 2026
Citizens Clean Up Polluted HLC Canal in Anantapur
Many people came together to clean a dirty canal in a city called Anantapur.
The canal is called the Tungabhadra HLC Canal, and it is an important water channel that passes through the city.
It had lots of plastic and garbage in it, which made people worried about pollution and health.
Around 150 citizens helped with the clean-up.
They removed nearly 5,000 kilograms of waste, which filled about six tractor loads.
The event was called 'Clean Drive for a Clean and Green Ananthapur'.
It was organised by groups like Discover Ananthapuram, Rotary Club of Anantapur and SR Defence Academy.
The city's health officer and his team also joined in.
Together, citizens and city officials showed how teamwork can keep a city clean.
The organisers said they will hold similar clean-up drives every week in different places.
About 150 citizens joined a clean-up drive along the heavily polluted Tungabhadra HLC Canal in Anantapur.
Nearly 5,000 kg of plastic and other waste, around six tractor loads, was removed from the canal and its surroundings.
The drive, titled 'Clean Drive for a Clean and Green Ananthapur', was jointly organised by Discover Ananthapuram, Rotary Club of Anantapur, SR Defence Academy and city youth.
The Anantapur Municipal Corporation's municipal health officer and his team joined the drive.
Organisers said similar cleanliness drives would be conducted every week at different locations across Anantapur.
- Who
- Around 150 citizens and volunteers from Discover Ananthapuram, Rotary Club of Anantapur, SR Defence Academy, the Anantapur Cockroaches group and the Anantapur Municipal Corporation's health team.
- What
- A clean-up drive that removed nearly 5,000 kg of plastic and other waste from the polluted Tungabhadra HLC Canal.
- When
- Sunday (exact date not specified in the article).
- Where
- Tungabhadra HLC Canal in Anantapur.
- Why
- The canal had accumulated large quantities of waste, raising concerns over pollution and public health, and organisers wanted to encourage sustained citizen participation in keeping the city clean and green.
- Location
- Tungabhadra HLC Canal, Anantapur
- Participants
- Around 150 citizens
- Waste removed
- Nearly 5,000 kg (about six tractor loads) of plastic and garbage
- Initiative title
- Clean Drive for a Clean and Green Ananthapur
- Organisers
- Discover Ananthapuram, Rotary Club of Anantapur, SR Defence Academy and city youth
- Day of drive
- Sunday
- Future plans
- Weekly clean-up drives at different locations across Anantapur