Rayagada: Like every year, the environmental week was organised by St Xavier’s Senior Secondary School at Bhakurguda in this district August 27.
The school as part of the environment week organised a ‘Green Rally ‘at Jaykaypur to create awareness among the people.
Students of Classes IX and X and all the senior teachers participated in the rally organised under the supervision of Principal D Sumita Rao and Headmaster A Ramesh Patnaik.
The aim of this rally was to create awareness among people and residents for planting trees and to stop deforestation.
Chief Guest and Zilla Parishad chairman Gouri Shankar and social activist Parveen Devi garlanded the statue of great freedom fighter Gopabandhu Das at Jaykaypur during the rally.
Guests spoke to students elaborately on the importance of tree plantation for the survival of mankind during the awareness rally.
PNN