The Directorate of Education (DoE) has started celebrating ‘Mega Cleanliness Drive Week’ from August 7 till August 14 to mark the Independence Day celebrations. As part of this drive, the Delhi Government on Sunday issued instructions to all the city schools to join hands in making ‘Delhi clean and green’ as part of the I-Day week celebrations.
“During this week, it would be ensured that there is a special cleaning of classrooms and campus areas that come under the Directorate of Education. The schools will also organise class-wise drawing, poster making, slogan writing competition on the theme of ‘clean and green Delhi’,” said an official from the Directorate of Education.
Further, to educate the society about cleanliness, students would also hold prabhat pheries and rallies’ around the school campus and nearby areas. The students would also display banners and posters during these rallies. Meanwhile, the schools have been directed to hold classroom and school decorating competitions on the theme of ‘cleanliness’ and ‘Independence Day’. The schools have been specially instructed to involve the School Management Committee, Resident Welfare Associations (RWAs) and local MlAs in the programme.
On this occasion, the students would plant saplings in the school premises for making the school green. “Besides, children would be playing the role of famous leaders along with personification of different aspects of nature — like trees, clouds and rain, river, oceans, marine animals, extinct and endangered animals — during a parade. “During the week, the schools would prepare a collective presentation on class-wise themes wherein students will walk in a parade, dressed as per the allotted themes such as animal, bird, insects and reptiles,” the official said.
Additionally, condemnation of unserviceable items like dual desks, old furniture, electrical items, old exam copies, books, newspaper material and science items etc would be conducted. Separate guidelines are being issued for condemnation and auction for disposing off the aforesaid material.