To promote an eco-friendly Diwali this year, the Brahmapur Children’s Federation has taken up awareness drives to encouraging youths, parents and other child club members to observe the festival of lights without polluting the atmosphere.
The federation members in association with the Youth for Social Development (YSD) carried out different activities at slum-level to aware the community on the same. Many child clubs in slum areas of the city have decided to cut down their expenses on crackers as well as to reduce the possibility of fire accidents by avoiding crackers.
As part of the drive, the children decorated streets with colourful Rangoli and Diyas and candles. They also held various programmes to celebrate Diwali at different places, including Ambapua Bauri Street, Khodasing Old and New Bauri Street, lanjipali Goudabandh Street, Dhimira Bauri Street.
Child club members Bala Das, Pinky Das, Suprava Das, Jyoti Das, Jharana Das, Rinky Patra, Archana Sahu and Banita Nayak participated in the drives.