A range of events were organized across the district on Friday in connection with the World Environment Day.
A group of school students cleaned the Collectorate premises after Collector M. Karunakaran flagged off the exercise.
Chairman of Indian Red Cross Society, Tirunelveli, D.A. Prabhakar, Chief Educational Officer Swaminathan and others participated. Students from a few schools in Palayamkottai and Tirunelveli participated in the cleaning operation.
In the lecture organized at District Science Centre, Albert Rajendran, former professor of St. John’s College, Palayamkottai, addressed the students on the threats to environment and its consequences. The Department of School Education organized an environment awareness rally in which students from schools participated.
Tuticorin
Tuticorin Corporation has launched a ‘Green Campus’, a programme aimed at converting waste into wealth on the occasion of World Environment Day. It was inaugurated by Commissioner S. Madhumathi.
Corporation authorities had been asked to segregate degradable and non-degradable waste on the campus. To collect waste papers from educational institutions, a vehicle named ‘Green Track’ had been introduced. She also said the best institutions would be identified and ‘Green Campus’ certificates would be given to them.
Executive Engineer S.A. Rajagopalan, Junior Engineer, (West Zone of Corporation) Saravanan, City Health Officer Pradeep V. Krishnakumar, Executive Engineer (Planning) S.M. Rakkappan, sanitary inspectors and others were present.