KOCHI: As part of St Teresa’s college’s Navathy celebrations, the Bhoomitra Sena students of the college are organising a tree plantation drive on Thursday. The students would plant 90 trees at Marine Drive walkway to address the environmental woes that the heart of the city faces. MLA Hibi Eden will inaugurate the initiative dubbed ‘Teresian Ilacharthu’.
“We are trying to address the two main environmental issues Kochi city is facing today, namely cutting down of greenery in the name of development activities, and increasing soil, waster and air pollution due to extensive use and unscientific disposal of plastic bags,” said Professor Nirmala Padmanabhan, who is in charge of the initiative.
As part of ‘International No Plastic Day’, which falls on Thursday, the Bhoomitra Sena club would sensitise students to reduce use of plastic bags through an oath. The students are also planning a project to encourage the safe collection and disposal of unavoidable plastic waste from students’ households. The college has also banned the use of plastic covers for project works.
