5,000 cloth bags given to devotees in Sripuram

Sree Narayani Peetam school students take part in awareness drive against use of plastics

Tackling the issue: Environment Engineer T. Radhi with the students at the awareness programme held in Vellore.

Scores of students from various schools run by the Sree Narayani Peetam, Sripuram, were involved in creating awareness on the dangers of one-time use plastic materials.

The use of these materials was banned by the State government starting January 1, 2019. The students conducted a rally and distributed 5,000 cloth bags to devotees visiting the Golden Temple in Sripuram near Vellore.

Joint effort

Pamphlets containing slogans and explaining the details on the ban of plastic materials were also given to pedestrians. The awareness programme was launched by the State Department of Environment, School Education Department and the National Green Corps (NGC).

The Vellore District Coordinator for the NGC, S. Muralidhar, said more awareness programmes should be created on the detrimental effects of plastics.

Public cooperation

He also stressed the need to strictly enforce the ban and appealed to the officials concerned to initiate necessary action against those selling plastic bags. He added that the initiative should also be taken up by the public and he sought their cooperation to protect the environment.

District Environment Engineer of the Tamil Nadu Pollution Control Board, Vellore region, T. Radhi, listed various measures taken by the department in eradicating one-time use plastics in cooperation with the Municipal Administration and urged the people to give up the habit of seeking plastic bags at the shops.

Sree Narayani Vidyashram principal, K. Subramani, Sree Narayani Vidyalaya principal, S. Ramesh, School National Green Corps Co-ordinators, G. Srinivasan, and A. Salestian Das, also spoke on the occasion.