The students of Management Department of Kushabhau Thakre University of Journalism and Mass Communication (KTUJM) organised a “Cleanliness Awareness Campaign’’ in Kandul village near Raipur city. A rally was organised in the village to generate awareness about the importance of cleanliness and hygiene among the people in their surroundings.
On the occasion, the Vice Chancellor of the University Dr Sachchidanand Joshi nominated the village Sarpanch Tileshwari Dhurandhar, School Headmaster Chandra kumar Sen, Teachers Saiyyed Moinuddin and Saraswati Kose as “Swachchta Mitaan” (meaning cleanliness friends) to further the work of spreading awareness among the villagers.
He motivated the villagers and children by emphasising on the importance of maintaining cleanliness and hygiene in our surroundings. The Vice Chancellor underlined the importance of children in ensuring an environment of cleanliness and good hygiene.
The Head of varsity’s Management Department Dr Abhishek Dubey, Asst Professor Nitin Kalla, students and a large number of villagers were present on the occasion. It is noteworthy that the University’s Management Department carries out an Awareness Programme every year based on an important issue for the village.
last year, the theme was drug abuse eradication and this year the issue of “Swachta” has been taken up by the Department. Just a day earlier, with a view to generating awareness towards education, KTUJM along with Rotary Club of Raipur had organised an education awareness camp at Khudmuda village.
Notably, the journalism varsity has adopted Khudmuda village as part of its social responsibility initiative and students of Electronic Media Department are working to improve Human Development Index in the village. On the occasion, the Rotary Club distributed educational material and story books among children in village.
Addressing students of village, senior journalist Govidlal Vora said without education life is pointless. For living a good life, ideal and higher education are necessary. He called upon children to focus on studies and assured that in coming days the Rotary Club would organise similar kind of programmes.
Vice Chancellor of the University Dr Sachchidanand Joshi who was also present on the occasion said that development of rural India is the real development of the country. He wished that children of the school would bring pride to Khudmuda village after getting higher education.