REPORT ON SWACHH BHARAT MISSION – SWACHH PAKHWADA FROM 1ST -15TH SEPTEMBER, 2018

OBSERVED AT SAINIK SCHOOL, KORUKONDA, VIZIANAGARAM, ANDHRA PRADESH

(SCHOOL NO. 40025, AFF. NO.180002, REGION : CHENNAI)

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DATE ACTIVITY PHOTOS

1 1 SEP 2018 Swachhata Shapath Day

With great zeal and enthusiasm, the

‘Inaugural function’ of Swachhata

Pakhwada started in Sainik school,

Korukonda, Vizianagaram, Andhra

Pradesh, on 1st September, 2018.

The Inaugural function started

with an introductory speech by

Sri K Jayaprakesh, Librarian.

Entire school took oath

regarding Swachh Bharat Abhiyan

in English.

The importance of cleanliness of

self and the surrounding was

enlighten by Principal Col Rudrax

Atri.

The stress upon cleanliness was

also addressed by Vice-Principal

Wg Cdr CS Bhanuprakash.

All the students of the school and staff

had participated in the programme.

2 2, 3 and 4

Sep 2018 Swachhata Awareness Day

Vice Principal Wg Cdr CS Bhanuprakash

advised the students to keep the

classes and school premises clean. He

informed the students regarding

benefits of keeping the surroundings

clean.

Inspection of Sanitary Facilities in the

school and making proposal for the

upkeep of the facilities with the help of

supporting staff was carried out.

Cleanliness of the classes and the

surroundings by the students

Arranging dustbins in the school

Around 400 students had participated

in the above programme

3 5 Sept 2018 Green School Drive

Planting of tress in and around school

premises and encouraging children for

gardening

Reuse of waste material

Initiatives to curb green house effect

Removal of waste material like broken

furniture, unusable equipment etc.

from the school premises

Around 200 students had participated

in the above programme

4 6 Sep 2018

Swachhata Participation Day

Essay competition for students on

cleanliness and hygiene practices was

conducted in the school.

Painting competition was conducted.

Around 100 students had participated

in the above programme.

5 7 Sep 2018 Hand Wash Day

Teaching children about proper

method of hand washing before and

after eating was conducted.

Propagating the theme of the

Pakhwada among the citizens in

nearby areas by teachers and students

in association with local

representative(s)

Reviewing and ensuring barrier free

access to drinking water and toilet

Around 570 students had participated

in the Programme.

6 8 Sep 2018 Personal Hygiene Day

A Lecture by Medical Staff was

conducted on the following.

Motivating students/employees and

others for maintaining cleanliness

Making students learn proper way of

cutting and keeping nails clean

Making students learn impact of

hygiene practices on health

All the students of the school were

participated in the above programme

7 9 and 10 Sep 2018 Community Participation Day

Focus on community participation for

Swachhata Abhiyan in schools and

involving teachers in undertaking

cleanliness awareness drives in nearby

areas was also conducted.

Teaching students about hygienic

manner of using toilets and drinking

water facilities, Checking wastage of

water, Channelling water from hand

washing units into gardens

A part of the school garden was

cleaned by the students with the

help of teachers and conservancy

staff. They removed the weeds and

also watered some plants.

Around 300 students were

participated.

8 11 Sep 2018 Swachhata School Exhibition Day

Display of photographs, paintings,

cartoons, slogans etc. on Swachhata

activities in schools for creating

awareness among the stakeholders.

Making artefacts using local recycled

raw material for storage of waste i.e.

artistic dustbins using local skills and

promoting their culture.

Around 150 students of the school had

participated.

9 12 Sep 2018 Swachh Water Day

The following activities were carried

out.

Checking of water storage.

Community participation for the

Swachhata Abhiyan in school.

Learning of organic/inorganic waste

in water in order to avoid intake of

unsafe water.

Cleaning of water through natural

means i.e. natural sand filters, alum

etc.

Creating awareness on water borne

disease(s) to promote safe drinking

water.

Teaching children about storage of

safe drinking water.

Around 570 students of the school

had participated.

10 13 Sep 2018 Water Harvesting Day

Providing information about water

harvesting to students, Planning and

implementation of simple water

harvesting structures by students and

teachers in school.

Ganesh Chaturthi was celebrated on

13 – 09 – 2018 in the school with

clay Eco-friendly Ganesh idol.

The students were explained about

proper immersion of Eco-friendly

Ganesh idol, i.e., Immersion of Ganesh

idol, should be done in wells or ponds

or lakes. If Ganesh idols are made

of Plaster of Paris, immersion should

be done in a bucket of water, but

not in water resources, as it would

be harmful for aquatic animals and

human beings.

Around 400 students had participated.

11 14 Sep 2018 Letter Writing Day

Encouraging students to write a letter

to their parents about their learning in

the past few days and what they want

their parents to do in their

neighbourhood.

About 150 students had participated.

12 15 Sep 2018 Prize Distribution Day

Prizes / Certificates are given to the

deserving students who had

participated in the various

competitions organised in the school

as part of the cleanliness drive under

Swachhata Pakhwada ( 1st to 15th

Sep, 2018).

This activity was carried out in the

presence of all the staff and students

of the school.