The rally was flagged off by Mrs. Lakshmi, Municipal Commissioner, Maraimalai Nagar and gave a special address to the participants.
The event was felicitated by the Director campus life Dr. Leenus Martin.
The rally was presided by Dr. V.Thirumurugan, Associate Director,Campus Life SRMIST.
It was attended by university students, Faculties and government middle school students, headmaster and teachers. The bicycle rally started from the SRM college campus and proceeded to the adopted village of Kalivandapattu (about 35 km) and returned to the university campus to raise awareness about the dangers of using plastic (one time use plastic carry bags) .
A pledge was taken not to use plastics.
I pledge to practice the 8 R’sRethink, Refuse, Reduce, Recycle, Repair, Re-gift, Recover, and Reuse.
And stop using plastic meant for single use
As a good citizen of my country and a responsible resident of the planet Earth,
I pledge to
Refuse, Reduce, Recycle, Reuse, Repair, Re-gift, Recover and “Rethink plastic”, to the best of
my efforts by doing the following:
I shall say “NO” to single use plastic items (Straw, carry bags, cutlery etc.)
I shall always carry a cloth bag, reusable cutlery, straw and cup.
NOT purchase fruits and vegetables wrapped in plastic films
Sensitize peers, friends and family about minimizing single use plastic
Sort my waste for recycling and disposal
Ask restaurants NOT to send plastic cutlery when ordering food online
Purchase usually what can be either recycled, reused, refilled or repaired
NOT accept gifts/ bouquets wrapped in plastics
Avoid sachets as much as possible
Certificates were presented to all the students who participated in the event by Dr. Thirumurugan, Associate Director Campus.the event was coordinated by Dr. Supraja Associate Professor , Dr.Rajkumar Assistant Professor , and Mr. Pradeep ,Assistant Professor ,Civil SRMIST