The student run NGO AIESEC Kochi, along with students from Chinmaya Vidyalaya, Vaduthala, set a fine example for the citizens of Kochi by taking part in a cleanliness drive at Foreshore road on Friday. 55 students accompanied by two teachers from the school along with AIESECers cleaned the sides of the Foreshore Road near Gandhi Square. The Corporation provided bins and trolley to deposit the waste. Students actively took part in separating the degradable and non-degradable waste.

The cleanliness drive was part of an Environment Project, ‘The Green Impact’ by AIESEC in Kochi, in which students from various parts of the world came down to the city to make students aware of the environment problems faced by the world.

Competitions for students held

The Indian Oil Corporation’s Oil and Gas Conservation Fortnight came to a grand finale with the elocution, painting and cartooning competition for school children held on Saturday at the Rotary Club Hall, Panampilly Nagar. IOC together with the NGO Plan @ Earth organised the competition as part of an effort to spread the message about oil and gas conservation. The themes for the competitions were My Planet, Safety and Environmental Protection and Role of Youth in Energy Conservation and Environment Protection respectively. Cartoonist Toms was the judge. GM of IOC P M Naziruddin read out the oil conservation pledge with the audience.

More than 100 contestants from more than 25 schools participated in the events.