Shramdaan for cleanliness Drive was organised by Unnat Bharat Abhiyan wing of SRMIST, Kattankulathur on 01.10.2023 at various places of the adopted villages. At Patravakkam, one of its adopted village the cleanliness drive was done in the panchayat union middle school premises. The drive was inaugurated by Dr. C. Muthamizhchelvan, Vice Chancellor, SRMIST and presided by Dr. V. Thirumurugan, Associate Director (CL) and Nodal Officer of UBA-SRMIST. In his inaugural address, the Vice Chancellor emphasized the role of students and higher education institutions in executing the schemes and welfare activities of the government. He also highlighted the significance of such cleanliness drive in developing economy like India. Dr. Nitin Madhusudan Nagarkar, dean of SRM Medical College Hospital and Research Centre, a special invitee, gave a special address to the participants and highlighted the importance of Ek Tareekh Ek Ghanta Ek Saath.
This event was jointly organized by Department of Electrical and Electronics Engineering. and the faculty co-ordinators are Dr. R. Sridhar, Dr. A. Geetha, and Dr. S. Usha from SRMIST took care of all the arrangements.30 students from various department of SRM Institute of Science and Technology, Kattankulathur were participated in the event.
Volunteers participated and cleaned whole school by collecting degradable and non-degradable solid waste which include glass bottles, tins, cans, plastic wastes, etc. found in and around the school. Mr.N.S.Sridhar, Sanitary Inspector coordinated and encouraged the students’ participation in all perspectives.
