Green City Forum Convener Kukkera Jaya Chinnappa called upon the residents to keep their surroundings clean.
Speaking at a cleanliness jatha organised by Bharathiya Vidya Bhavan Kodagu Vidyalaya here at Madikeri on Wednesday, he said the Central government has been focusing on cleanliness and sanitation.
There is a need to ensure that all the households have toilet facilities. The residents should keep their surroundings clean, he added.
The students of Bharatiya Vidya Bhavana Kodagu Vidyalaya and General K S Thimayya Public School participated in the jatha.
The jatha was carried out from Gandhi Maidan and passed through Raja Seat Road to KSRTC bus stand. Handbills were distributed among the public.