In celebration of Earth Day 2012, the NNHS organised and conducted a clean-up drive from Bettaty to Bandishola along the main road. The event was felicitated by some of the village elders from Yedappalli. A large group of children from Riverside Public School along with Arun Bellie of BERU Foundation participated in the drive, garnering the attention of local people who soon joined in. MLA Coonoor Mr Ramachandran K, India’s first man in space Rakesh Sharma, Coonoor Forest Range Officer and others from the Forest Department as well as a few individuals from neighbouring localities enthusiastically joined in the clean-up drive. At the Yedappalli panchayat mandapam, villagers were informed of the ill effects of improper garbage disposal and the benefits of source segregation. In all, 51 large garbage bags were filled with garbage from villages considered to be among the cleanest under the Coonoor jurisdiction. The event was organized to generate awareness regarding garbage disposal and the need to pro-actively be involved in the issue locally.
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