School and college students took out an awareness rally to discourage the use of non-recyclable plastics in the city on Thursday.

The rally was flagged off by Collector Jayashree Muralidharan near the Bishop Heber Higher Secondary School, Teppakulam. The students, carrying placards highlighting the ill-effects of the use of non-recyclable plastics, marched via the West Boulevard Road, Joseph College Road and Chathram Bus Stand.

Students from the Bishop Heber Higher Secondary School, St.Joseph‘s Higher Secondary School, National College Higher Secondary School, E.R.Higher Secondary School, Savitri Vidyasala Girls Higher Secondary School, K.A.P.Viswantham Higher Secondary School, Corporation Higher Secondary School, UDV Higher Secondary School, Government Girls Higher Secondary School and Holy Cross College participated in the rally.

Chief Educational Officer T.Mohana Kumar and other officials participated in the rally.