The Department of Teacher Education of the Central University of Orissa (CUO) here organised a two-day community awareness programme at the CUO-adopted villages, Nuaguda, Chakraliput and Rajpalma, recently.
Vice-Chancellor Prof Sachdananda Mohnaty motivated the students and teachers for the event.
Trainee teachers of the 2nd Semester BEd course organised rally, street play and door-to-door visit to create awareness about good healthcare, hygiene, sanitation, bad impact of alcohol consumption and benefits of watershed management and plantation among the villagers.
Students and teachers undertook activities of cleaning and distributed pamphlets. They too explained to villagers about the importance of education, clean environment and bad impact of alcohol consumption on the family and on the society at a large.
Notably, the COU has adopted five villages, Nuaguda, Chakraliput, Rajpalam, Chikapara and Balda of Sunabeda block under the Unnat Bharat Abhiyan. The university is committed for the overall development of these adopted villages.