March 17, 2024 02:17 pm | Updated 08:22 pm IST - MANGALURU An estimated 45,000 devotees who visited Dharmasthala by Padayaatra on the eve of Maha Shivaratri have left behind tonnes of trash, mainly plastic waste, all along the Charmadi Ghat thereby raising apprehension of pollution of water bodies of Dakshina Kannada district and surrounding areas. To prevent such plastic …