‘Plastic ka time up’ CAMPAIGN BY HOME SCIENCE GIRLS

Date: 24 October, 2019

The Environment Society, Harita, of Government Home Science College organized ‘Plastic Free Chandigarh Campaign’ to create awareness about the ill-effects of use of plastics. Students highlighted the toxic chemicals that leach out of plastic and harmful effects of its exposure to human health. In sync with National/ Chandigarh administration initiative on ban on one time use plastic, student volunteers attempted to make people aware of the better alternatives than plastic that can be used in our day to day lives. In this regard, poster making and slogan writing competitions were held. More than 100 students participated in these competitions. The campaign was sponsored by State Bank of India, Sector-10, Chandigarh. Sh. Rajesh Gupta, Regional Manager, SBI was the chief guest for the occasion. Mr Gupta also planted a sapling of Gulmohar tree on the occasion.

Environment society of the college also organized Anti- Cracker Campaign before Diwali to make students aware of noise pollution caused by fire crackers. The volunteers also made an effort to highlight health hazards and ill-effects of breathing polluted air, caused especially due to fireworks. Volunteers of environment society also took oath to pledge to protect our environment by avoiding the use of fire crackers on this Diwali.

Principal of the college, Prof. Sudha Katyal, appreciated the students for their efforts in creating awareness amongst the masses and further informed the students about the profound and long lasting negative impact on the environment which cumulatively leads to acute health problems.