Awareness rally, Swachh Bharat drive held at Duvvada railway station

An awareness rally and a Swachh Bharat drive were conducted on platform no. 4 at Duvvada railway station as part of an environmental campaign organised jointly by Duvvada Railway Users Association (DRUA), Vignan Engineering College, and Lions Club on Sunday.
The rally was flagged off by Muthyala Naidu, corporator of the 88th Ward in Greater Visakhapatnam Municipal Corporation (GVMC). Participants carried placards and banners and promoted eco-awareness, which drew the attention of passengers boarding and alighting the trains at the station.
ZRUCC Member Kanchumurthi Eswar, DRUA president V. Jashuva, along with members R. Ravi and Kameswara Rao, Muralidhar Reddy and K.V. Subbaraju of Lions Club, students and staff of Vignan College, and Sundarmurty of Spandhana Cheyutha Foundation, participated in the event.

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