New Delhi, CCS News: A 5 days Cleanliness Drive Program under SAP (Swachhata Action Plan, funded by Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports) has been organized under the ageis of National Service Scheme, Bangabasi Morning College Kolkata from February 11 to February 15, 2021.
On 11 th February the first day of the program volunteers started the cleanliness Drive Program under SAP by cleaning the college campus because it is believed that Charity Begins from Home. After cleaning the campus a cleanliness awareness road rally organized from Scott Lane to Vivekanand House. By this rally, the unit tried to aware local people about cleanliness and distributed leaflets.
On the second day February 12, the surrounding area of sealdah station ( one of the busiest stations in Kolkata)has been cleaned by the volunteers followed by the street play focusing on keeping the environment clean and safe. afterward, the painting competition among underprivileged children of the station area has been organized. Some food items along with the stationaries have been distributed among them as well. The smile on those little angel’s faces bought a great inner peace.
In the third day on February 13, two famous Cemeteries have been cleaned both were Mallikbazar Cemetery and South Park street Cemetry, it is known that South Park street Cemetery has been declared a Heritage Site. Furthermore, the unit conducted a plantation program in Mallikbazar Cemetery as well. 60 saplings have been donated to the Cemetery for showing respect to those who are resting under the soil in peace.
In day four February 14, the unit cleaned the river Hooghly at Ahiritola Ghat and Bagbazar Ghat to clean the water body. The river Hooghly which meets with the river Ganges is the holy river of India and the unit tried to take an initiative to keep it clean and safe.
In the said program, some status of historical personalities also cleaned by the volunteers. Those were the statue of Henry Louis Vivian Derozio at South Park Street Cemetery, John Elliot Drinkwater Bethune at Mallikbazar Cemetery, and the statue of Swami Vivekananda near Vivekananda House, Kolkata.
In the fifth and the last day of the program a seminar, NSS Orientation Program and Cultural event has been organized. The Program started with the Vedic Mantra.
NSS Program Officer and the Convenor of the whole Cleanliness Drive Program under SAP, Dr. Tulika Chakravorty continue the seminar with her speech and welcomed the Resource Person Sri Agnimeel Das, Youth Officer, Regional Directorate NSS, Kolkata. The Resource Person encouraged the youth volunteers and gave focus on the objectives, significance, and scopes of NSS for the volunteers. The program ended with the felicitation and certificate distribution and thanksgiving.