With the objective of creating awareness among the tourists against the use of plastics in The Nilgiris district, service organisations have donated 14 signboards. The Lions Club International, Lions Club of Nilgiris and the Lions Club of Ootacamund handed over the boards to the Nilgiri Wildlife and Environment Association (NWEA) on Saturday.
Former NWEA Secretary and campaign coordinator K. Vijay Krishnaraj said that the boards would be installed at the check posts from Kallar to Katteri to create awareness among the tourists coming to the district.
“The NWEA is working jointly with the District Administration, the police and forest departments in the campaign against the use of plastics in Ooty. Our volunteers assist the authorities in conducting checks for plastics at the check posts and also create awareness,” he said.
The boards contain messages such as ‘avoid plastics,’ ‘do not litter on the road side’, and ‘grow trees’ besides details on penalty imposed for using plastics that is banned in The Nilgiris district.
The association had planned another awareness programme on Sunday at Burliar jointly with the district administration, forest and police departments.
