New Dandi March on Plastic Awareness held in Gummudipoo
New Dandi March on Plastic Awareness held in Gummudipoondi on 12th March,2012
It was a delightful sight to watch 78 young nursery school children sporting Pyjama Kurta and wearing Gandhi Cap and raising Slogans on Plastic Awareness with another child dressed as Mahatma Gandhi leadingthe anti plastic usage march.
On 12th March 1930, Mahatma Gandhi undertook a padayatra to oppose the salt act promulgated by then British rulers to create an awareness against the evils of the act. Gandhiji had led the march from Sabarmati Ashram with 78 followers and to coincide this event,a NewDandi March had been organized by `Gandhi World Foundation’ to create an awareness among the Public against the evil effects of Plastic Usage and Plastic Recycling which causes Global Warming and also causes adverse effects on the lives of human beings and to safeguard the future generation from disaster, an awareness was created among young children and general public to spread the message of the evils of plastic recycling.
It was a delightful sight to watch 78 young nursery school children sporting Pyjama Kurta and wearing Gandhi Cap and raising Slogans on Plastic Awareness with another child dressed as Mahatma Gandhi leadingthe anti plastic usage march.
On 12th March 1930, Mahatma Gandhi undertook a padayatra to oppose the salt act promulgated by then British rulers to create an awareness against the evils of the act. Gandhiji had led the march from Sabarmati Ashram with 78 followers and to coincide this event,a NewDandi March had been organized by `Gandhi World Foundation’ to create an awareness among the Public against the evil effects of Plastic Usage and Plastic Recycling which causes Global Warming and also causes adverse effects on the lives of human beings and to safeguard the future generation from disaster, an awareness was created among young children and general public to spread the message of the evils of plastic recycling.
The young School Students were from Adarsh Vidhyalaya Nursery & Primary, New Gummudipoondi. A Pledge was administered to all the children against the harmful effects of Plastic usage. The March was flagged off by the Trustees of `Gandhi World Foundation’ Viz Mr.ML.Rajesh, Mrs.Vijayalakshmi Rajesh, Chennai Advocate Mr.Shyam Sundar and Mr.Dilip Kumar Jain. Subsequently the Children raised slogans and marched all over the town of Gummudipoondi and Phamplets were distributed to all the general public. Moreover Cloth Carry bags
with Plastic usage message were also handed over to the general public requesting them to avoid usage of polythene bags. Many Volunteers of Gandhi World Foundation also attended the event apart from some General Public in Gummudipoondi Town who also joined the march along with the Children on their own to support the noble cause of plastic awareness.In the end, a letter was handed over by the Trustees of `Gandhi World Foundation’ to Gummudipoondi Town Panchayat President to move a resolution for banning the usage of polythene bags and introducing cloth carry bags.
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