Excelsior Correspondent
KATRA, Mar 30: Two-day “Save the Trikuta Mountains” Awareness Campaign was organized by International Volunteer Foundation (IVF), Jammu and Shri Mata Vaishno Devi University (SMVDU), Katra.
The motive behind organizing the awareness campaign was to aware the tourists, shopkeepers and locals about their responsibilities towards environment which is an integral part of human life.
The overload of tourism in Vaishno Devi Yatra and increase of non-bio degradable garbage accumulation in the deep gorges continue to worsen the condition of the Trikuta Mountains.
A rally of good number of students, staff members of the university and IVF representatives and volunteers walked towards Bhavan this afternoon and spread awareness regarding regular use of dustbins, proper disposal of polythene bags, avoid throwing plastic bottles in the mountain gorges.
They were raising slogans like “Less Pollution is the Best Solution, Save Trikuta Save Tomorrow, Keep Trikuta Hills Clean and Green, Vaishno Devi is a Holy Place not Picnic Spot, etc”. The Students also distributed pamphlets among the tourists and shopkeepers and stressed on ban over polythene and plastic products.
Earlier, the campaign was inaugurated at Matrika Auditorium, SMVDU, Katra in the morning.
Roma Wani General Secretary, IRCS, J&K, was the chief guest on the occasion. NSS Coordinator, Dr Varun Kumar Tripathi welcomed the guests and introduced the theme of the campaign. Kiran Kumar Sharma, young social worker and IVF chairperson, spoke on the importance of awareness campaign.
A short movie and mime was presented by the students of SMVDU on the theme of the campaign. The vote of thanks was extended by Dr Varun Kumar Tripathi.
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