KOZHIKODE: Haritha Kerala Mission targets fundraising to rebuild Kerala, scientific management of chemical waste and creation of awareness among students with its Haritha Sparsham - Njanum Ente Vidyalayavum campaign.
Kudumkuzhi Government Higher Secondary School on Thursday turned the venue for the district-level launch of the project in association with the local administrations and the deputy directorate of education.
District panchayat vice-president Shantamma Philip inaugurated the programme and district education deputy director Dr Gireesh Cholayil was the chief guest.
Mr Cholayil said the schools must initiate activities to bring together students, teachers, parents, various clubs, Students Police Cadets, National Service Scheme volunteers, scouts and guides, Red Cross volunteers, public libraries and youth clubs like Yuva Kendra.
They can collect waste and make money out of it which would be useful in supporting the Chief Minister’s Relief Fund and also clearing out the non-organic wastes from the households.
As part of the project, District collector conducted a meeting with the scrap dealers, to promote people who bring scraps, which could be later recycled in various forms by these people. The district collector also requested them to give a maximum amount for the scraps, which would indirectly go to the CMDRF. All the schools have been directed to form Haritha clubs to initiate these activities.
