Cleanliness is next to godliness.’ With this message, the FM University undertook a cleaning drive in its campus headed by Vice-Chancellor Prof Dinabandhu Sahoo as a part the resolutions for the new year 2021.
Not only Sahoo himself remained in the forefront, also he encouraged other faculty members and staff in the mass cleaning exercise. “Clean environment and maintaining apt hygiene have been his priorities. Besides he wants to give the university a new look. As he stresses on voluntary cleaning drive or ‘Shram Dan,’ today a mass cleaning was conducted under his leadership.
As the campus was in a shabby state due to unwanted growth of shrubs and weeds etc. attributed to the months' long lockdown, trimming , cutting and cleaning was badly required. Involving all staff in the exercise was conducted following Covid guidelines,” said Sociology Professor Shipra Sagarika.
The university boundaries and a few buildings which were not visible earlier were clearly visible after the successful completion of the cleanliness drive in the campus, observed another teacher Smrutisikta Thapa. Dr Sunanda Kumar Pradhan, Dr Sunil Kumar Padhi, Dr Pabitra Mohan Nayak, Dr Ramakrushna Pradhan, Dr Sachita Nanda Sa, Dr Mihir Tanay Das, Dr Sipra Sagarika, , Dr Shadab Alam, Dr Jayanta Kumar Dash, Dr Prahallad Khilla, Moti Pangnam, Dr Jagannath Behera, Dr Sushanta Kumar Barik, Dr Ayaz Ahmad and Dipankar Jena were among others who participated in the drive Vice Chancellor Sahoo said, “It is the topmost duty of an institution to have a clean ambiance so that one can work efficiently which is in one’s hand.
"Sahoo added that all colleges affiliated to the Fakir Mohan University would be urged to take the same initiatives.