Over 1,000 students from various schools and colleges in the city on
Friday took part in a clean-up and awareness campaign on the Marina
Beach. The campaign organised by the Corporation of Chennai in
association with the Lions Club of Chennai District 324 and Global
Safety Trust was aimed at creating awareness on environmental issues
among the city’s students.

The campaign was attended by the Social
Welfare Minister, P Valarmathi, Minister for Cooperatives, Sellur K
Raju and authorities from the Corporation of Chennai. The District
Governor of the Lions Club, G Manilal said, that this exercise was aimed
not only at creating awareness among the young but also the general
public. He said, “Over five colleges and various schools have
participated in this clean-up programme and this effort from the
students will particularly make an impact in propagating awareness on
safeguarding the environment.”

Students from several educational
institutions including Stella Maris College, Queen Mary’s College,
Quaid-e-Millath College and St Joseph’s School took part in the
campaign.

Manilal explained, “The students first held placards and
raised slogans to propagate the message of environmental issues and
then engaged in a mass clean up”.

Satish, one of the organisers of
the awareness campaign said, “Selecting a venue like the Marina Beach
was very helpful as the activities and the effort put in by the students
will also inspire the crowds gathered at such public places.”

The
campaign concluded with a ceremony in which prizes and certificates
were distributed to the participating students and a vote of thanks by
the Secretary of the Global Safety Trust, K Kalaiarasan.