The Hindu 01.10.2009
NSS volunteers in Salem clean statues of leaders
Special Correspondent
A team of 50 NSS volunteers performed the task
Statues were at important junctions in the city
SALEM: Students belonging to National Service Scheme (NSS) from four schools in Salem cleaned the statues of leaders erected at various points that remained unclean for long in the city on Wednesday.
The students, who had been taking part in the special NSS camp here, joined hands with the Salem Corporation and took up the job of cleaning statues of Mahatma Gandhi, Periyar, Rajaji, Anna and Kamarajar, which are at important junctions in the city.
A team of 50 students took up this mass cleaning of statues as part of their social activities.
They have also decided to plant saplings and maintain roads.
The other works included white washing the school buildings.
They also decided to take out rallies to spread awareness on AIDS, Child Labour, Swine Flu and other public issues such as consumer awareness and traffic rules.
The camp involves students from CSI HSS, Sri Ramakrishna Saradha MHSS, Ammapet Corporation HSS and Gokulanatha Hindu HSS.
