The World Environment Day rally was flagged off by Collector Sajjansingh R. Chavan at a function held at Sethu Lakshmi Bai Government Higher Secondary School on Monday.
Flagging off the rally, Mr. Chavan said that 35 per cent of the district was covered with thick forest, hence, he called upon students to create awareness to save environment and avoid usage of plastic.
The rally that began from SLB Government Higher Secondary School went through Duthie Girls’ Higher Secondary School and culminated at Home Church.
Over 500 students from SLB Government Higher Secondary School, Duthie Girls’ Higher Secondary School and Home Church School participated in the rally.
Students took out the rally with the placards carrying the message of ``Plant a sapling in every house, safeguard waterbodies’’ etc.
Earlier, Mr. Chavan planted saplings to mark the celebration at SLB Higher Secondary School ground in Nagercoil.
Chief Education Officer V. Jayakumar, Revenue Divisional Officer S. Madhiyazhagan, Director of Heal NGO Siluvai Vasthian and others participated.
The Bharavi Foundation working to safeguard environment organised a sapling planting programme on the campus of the Kasturba Middle School in Therur in the presence of District Forest Officer Vismiju Viswanathan, Assistant Conservator of Forest A. Gopal Das.
C. Shoba, Director, Bharavi Foundation, said that pungam and naval saplings were planted on the school campus and students were given a power point presentation on “safeguarding wild animals.”
Assistant Director of Town Panchayat R. Muthukumar and others participated.
