PLAN FOR THE CLEANUP DAYS
GENERAL CLEANUP PROPOSAL: -
The whole temple area
(facing from the main entrance) can be classified as follows for cleaning up
activities.
Right Block
Sri Siva Complex (This covers the area around Sri Navagraha Deities, Sri Ganesh
and Sri Durga Shrines ‘ZONE-A’)
Middle Block
of Siva Complex – Area-B (This covers the area around Sri Siva and Sri
Thirupurasundari Shrines ‘ZONE-B’)
Left Block of
Sri Siva Complex -Area-C (This covers the area around Sri Murugan shrine ‘ZONE-C’)
Front Block of
Sri Venkateswara Complex (This covers the area around Sri Rama and Sri Hanuman
Shrines ‘ZONE-D’)
Left, Right
& Back of Sri Venkateswara Complex (This covers the entire concrete prahara
area around Sri Balaji Complex ‘ZONE-E’)
Front Block of
Temple Complex (This covers the area just in front of Main Entrance ‘ZONE-F’)
Gardens,
canteen and toilet facilities around the temple complex. (‘ZONE-G’)
WORK ESTIMATE: -
|
ZONE |
AREA
COVERED |
PERSONS
REQUIRED |
PRIORITY |
|
|
MIN |
MAX |
|||
|
ALL |
Coordinators |
1 |
3 |
LOW |
|
ALL |
Temple Walls |
2 |
4 |
LOW |
|
ZONE-A |
Navagraha, Ganesh, Durga
Temples |
2 |
4 |
HIGH |
|
ZONE-B |
Siva and Amman Temples |
4 |
6 |
HIGH |
|
ZONE-C |
Murugan Temple |
2 |
4 |
HIGH |
|
ZONE-D |
Concrete floor in front of
Balaji Temple |
2 |
4 |
HIGH |
|
ZONE-E |
Concrete Prahara of Balaji
Temple |
1 |
2 |
LOW |
|
ZONE-F |
Front side of Main Entrance |
1 |
2 |
LOW |
|
ZONE-G |
Gardens, toilets and canteen |
2 |
6 |
HIGH |
|
|
TOTAL MEMBERS
REQUIRED |
17 |
35 |
|
NOTE: -
The preference
will be given to LOW priority jobs only when we have sufficient head
count.
Cleaning up toilets,
canteen and watering garden will be done at the end of the day.
Each zone can be
handed over to the specific members permanently and each month they can
interchange the zones. (This has to discussed in the team meeting)
STARTING THE
CLEANUP WORK
Get together
of all members just behind the Murugan Temple
Head Count of
members
Assess &
classify the workload
Assign work to
the team members
Arrange &
Provide cleanup equipments
LIST OF
ROUTINE CLEANUP WORK
Cleaning
archana plates and pooja vessels, if required
Dusting of the
individual shrines in all zones
Sweeping
floors (should be done after dusting the shrines)
Washing the lower parts of the shrines with soap and
hosing down (after dusting shrines and sweeping floors)
Scraping and cleaning up bird droppings and oil spots
Mopping floors
of Shiva complex and hosing floors of Venkateswara complex using karcher
TASKS FOR
THE GARDEN
Removal of
weeds from garden bed
Trimming dead branches
off the plants
Fill wheelbarrows with woodchips and placing on
garden beds
Spread woodchips in garden bed using rake
Plant individual plants and seedlings in the garden
Cleaning of toilets and canteen area (for festivals)
ACTIVITIES
DURING THE FESTIVAL TIME
Pre-festival
cleanup activities
Work in the garden
Interior
Decoration
Rangoli /
Kolam Decoration
Assisting the
Priests
Post-festival
Cleanup activities
PROPOSALS
TO BE MADE TO THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE
To purchase a
backpack style vacuum cleaner
To put wire
screens on all main doors of both complexes in order to prevent the birds from
coming into the temple to dirty the floor
To fix up the
hole in the roof of the RH platform near the main entrance of Siva complex
To paint all
shrines, keeping in mind the quality and the uniformity of paint
ADDITIONAL MATTERS
If the members
are through with their work, they can contribute to other teams