A public awareness campaign was launched by Hazaribag College of Dental Sciences and Hospital pledging not to use single-use plastic on International Plastic Bag Free Day.This campaign was run under the guidance of Dr. Sudhanshu Saxena, Dr. Shilpi Chatterjee and Dr. Dhruba Acharya of Public Health Dentistry Department. Shopkeepers wereinformed about harmful effect of single use plastics and the pollution and ill effects of its use were also told.The students gave the message of environmental protection and conservation by distributing paper bags made by their own hands in the shops.
On this occasion, Director Dr. Praveen Srinivas appealed to the residents of Hazaribag district not to use single-use plastic completely.Also said that at present, plastic pollution is becoming one of the most serious problems for the world.This problem will have to be solved unitedly because at present, one of the main reasons for the disastrous consequences of global warming for all of us is plastic pollution and in today's time, the increasing dependence of humans on plastic products is not only harmful for the environment.College students Bhavna, Varsha, Anirban, Anupriya and Anukreethy made their commendable contribution in the public awareness campaign.