The Summer Special Camps of the male and female units of the Garhpalasuni Degree College in Dhenkanal district began on July 4 at the college campus.
The major thrust of the camp was on a host of activities like plantation, campus cleaning and environment awareness.
The camp was inaugurated by college Principal Tarakeswar Sahoo.
The volunteers brought saplings from the Mahabirod Forest Range office and planted them in and around the college campus and on the village outskirts. During the 7-day camp, the volunteers on different days took out awareness rallies and encouraged the villagers and passersby to plant trees to increase forest coverage and save environment from pollution.
There were 25 volunteers each in the two units. BHSS Principal Bhagaban Sasmal and Plus II wing NSS unit programme officer (PO) Kailash Chandra Sahani attended as guests. POs Jugal Kishore Sahu (male unit) and Annapurna Rout (female unit) managed the camp, which will wind up on July 10.