Port Blair, April 24: On the occasion of Earth Day, the Port Blair Municipal Council organised a Beach Cleaning in Mazar Pahad on 22.04.2022 in which the volunteers from Nature Club and Unnat Bharat Abhiyan Cell of JNRM took part. The students collected different types of wastes like Biodegradable and Non-Biodegradable.
The wastes collected from the seashore were segregated into plastic & polythene, glass, clothes, coconut shell etc. This was followed by the students taking part in a massive rally from Mazar Pahad to Community Hall, Ward No.11, by raising slogans on saving mother earth from various types of harmful pollutants.
The students also created awareness among the general public on the importance of waste management at household level to community level. The programme was coordinated by Dr.Vivek Kumar Sahu, Assistant Professor and Coordinator, Nature Club, Department of Zoology and Dr. K.Venkatesan, HOD, Homescience and Nodal Officer UBA. Altogether around 100 students from JNRM took part in the programme. Dr.H.K.Sharma, Principal, JNRM has appreciated the entire team of students and coordinators for working on noble cause.