Mysore/Mysuru, Jan. 11 -- As part of preparations for Swachh Survekshan 2025-26, the Mysuru City Corporation (MCC) had organised a cleanliness drive and children's drawing competition at Kukkarahalli Lake in city yesterday.

The one-hour programme began at 7 am from Kuvempu Vana near the railway gate, where civic volunteers and students collected waste, including plastic and food litter, from across the lake premises.

NSS and NCC students from the All India Institute of Speech and Hearing (AIISH), JSS Mahavidyapeetha, Maharaja Institute of Technology, Sri Jayachamarajendra College of Engineering and Yuvaraja's College actively participated in the drive.

Members of Mysore Grahakara Parishat, Clean Mysuru Foundation, Raghulal & Co. and ot...