Solan
The Environment, Ecology and Health Club, a unit of JUIT Youth club (JYC) at Jaypee University of Information Technology, Waknaghat, Solan, H.P. has started celebrating Swacchata Pakhwada from 1st September to 15th September. During first day, plastic waste removal campaign was conducted near the university market by a team of 25 students and faculty members. The shopkeepers and people have been made aware about the harmful effect of plastic on the environment and segregation/recycling strategies. The campaign was coordinated by faculty members, Dr. Poonam Sharma, Dr. Ashok Kumar Nadda both from Department of Biotechnolgy and Bioinformatics, JUIT and student coordinators Ms. Shruti Shree and Mr. Divyansh Goel. Faculty members have discussed about the various techniques to minimize the plastic waste and recycle/reuse the plastic waste generated on daily basis. Various other activities will be organized to celebrate and make people aware about the cleanliness and its importance in coming days.