The Hindu 10.01.2014
Anti-plastic awareness rally taken out
An awareness rally on the ills of plastic was organised by Tiruchirapalli City Corporation and Exnora International in Srirangam here on Thursday. Around 400 students from Chinmaya Vidyalaya, NSS wing of J.J. College of Engineering, and Student Exnora of Shrimad Andavan Arts and Science College, and Jamal Mohamed College participated.
The rally that began at Srirangam Zonal Office went via Chithirai Street and concluded at the starting point. Students carried placards and banners, and raised slogans on the ills of plastic.
B. Rengarajan, assistant commissioner, Srirangam, Tiruchirapalli Corporation, flagged off the rally in the presence of the city health officer and food safety officer.
The rally was part of a plastic awareness drive being organised in places of tourist importance such as Srirangam and Samayapuram.
