Green posters to cleanliness drives, schools teach students how to check spike in pollution
Times of India | 27 November 2024
Kolkata: City schools have started teaching students on ways to combat pollution by implementing programmes to raise awareness, particularly addressing the concerning levels of air pollution during weather changes between seasons.
Assembly of God Church School organised a Greenathon on Saturday, involving students who prepared posters and ran for a green and pollution-free Kolkata. Principal Lionel M. Chellappa said the purpose of organising it was actually their dream of a green Kolkata. "The theme was ‘Let's Nurture Nature's Future', where many students from different schools also participated with placards bearing slogans to protect the environment for a better future," he added. Students interacted with people on the streets to spread awareness among them as well.
The day-long programme focused on checking pollution to protect nature for a better future.
Three hundred students from DPS Newtown went to Prinsep Ghat, where they took part in cleaning the Ganges ghat and conducted a cleaning drive by disposing plastics. Students also conducted sapling plantations. Principal Sonali Sen said, "We always teach our students about protecting nature and combating pollution. This is high time we take guard against pollution. We can bring changes if we spread awareness among them from school days."
Recently, The BSS School observed its Founder's Day with students participating in an awareness drive with a message to protect the environment. Students took part in a plantation programme, too.
Principal Sunita Sen said, "Our students painted the wall next to the Gariahat tram depot to spread the message of environmental awareness and took up the responsibility of maintaining the park as well."