Students Pledge to Go Green on Environment Day
By a Staff Reporter
Pune, 5 June: World Environment Day was celebrated with great enthusiasm at Vidya Vikas High School today. The programme began at 8 a.m. with a prayer, followed by a welcome speech by the Principal, Mrs. S. Deshmukh. The chief guest, environmentalist Dr. Anil Joshi, explained the dangers of pollution, deforestation and plastic, and urged students to adopt the 3 Rs – Reduce, Reuse and Recycle.
Students presented a skit on saving water and a poster exhibition on climate change. More than 100 saplings were planted on the school campus, and each class adopted a tree to look after. The eco-club also organised a rally in the neighbourhood with slogans on cleanliness and tree plantation.
The programme ended with all students taking a pledge to protect the environment. The headmaster thanked the guest and announced a ‘No Plastic’ drive in the school for the whole year.