{
  "id": 11224302,
  "title": "Tirupati cleanliness drive targets Vinayaka Sagar after idol immersion",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/01/tirupati-cleanliness-drive-targets-vinayaka-sagar-after-idol-immersion",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-01T15:49:24.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Hindu",
    "slug": "the-hindu",
    "url": "https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/andhra-pradesh/tirupati-cleanliness-drive-targets-vinayaka-sagar-after-idol-immersion/article71533192.ece"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Following the Vinayaka Chaturthi idol immersion, which left the Vinayaka Sagar water body in a poor state, the government has launched a cleanliness drive to restore it. The initiative, part of the 'Swachchatha hi Seva - 2026' campaign, specifically targets the Vinayaka Sagar tank due to the excessive number of idols, particularly those made of Plaster of Paris and painted with chemical substances. The event was inaugurated by Tirupati MLA Arani Srinivasulu, alongside other officials including TMC Commissioner M. Jayakrishna and Andhra Pradesh Greening and Beautification Corporation Chairperson M. Sugunamma. The legislators emphasized that maintaining a clean Tirupati is the shared responsibility of all citizens, not just civic administrators and sanitary workers. The Shramdan movement, a community service effort, is set to take place from September 17 to October 17 across all fifty divisions of the civic body.",
  "summary": null,
  "key_points": [
    "Vinayaka Chaturthi idols left Vinayaka Sagar polluted.",
    "Swachchatha hi Seva - 2026 campaign targets the tank.",
    "Cleanliness drive runs from September 17 to October 17."
  ],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}