Bearys Group of Institutions organises "Clean Beach Green Kodi" campaign
As a part of "World Green Building Week"
Kundapura, Sep 26: Celebrating the "World Green Building Week" Bearys Group of Institutions organized a drive-themed "Clean Beach - Green Kodi" here on Sunday morning.
Speaking at the event as Chief Guest, Deputy Conservator of Forest, Ashish Reddy lauded the efforts of the students during the drive adding that working to conserve and protect the environment is the “Work of God”.
He also stressed the importance of reducing plastic usage and littering toxic stuff in the surroundings.
President of Bearys Group, Syed Mohammed Beary, who inaugurated the event, hoped that the "Clean Beach - Green Kodi" will help in amplifying the popularity of Kodi across the world.
"We construct boundaries to protect our homes and to keep them clean and tidy. Similarly, our Kodi town has a boundary. On the West we have the Arabian Sea, on the North we have a harbor, the East has a river and the South has a road. This is our boundary, and whatever is between this, we should treat it like home. We should protect it and keep it clean" he said while speaking about Kodi town.
“On this day, we have all gathered here to celebrate the ‘World Green Building Week’ through this cleaning campaign. Cleaning is not just limited to picking up garbage. Real cleanliness stems from the purification of one’s heart. Our hearts, speech, and mannerism must be one’s that hold pure emotions,” he said.
“Picking up garbage for one day alone cannot be considered as a cleanliness campaign. Cleanliness is an attribute that must be a part of one’s daily life. On these grounds, with a mindset focused on cleaning, we must first strive to do away with prevalent vices in the town such as Alcoholism, Smoking, and drugs consumption. It is our wish to see our town free from all these vices”, he said.
“This cannot happen with the participation from only one set of schools. For this to happen, the people of this town must come together and work unitedly. If all of the people in the town were to join hands, this town can be transformed into a clean and vice-free place”, he said.
“Our Kodi Town is not merely a town but is also a tourist destination. Thousands of people from India and abroad come here to see the ocean. As visitors, they are unaware of the reality of this place. If anybody were to go for a dip in the ocean without knowing and get pulled under by the strong tide, disastrous situations can enfold. Therefore, as a precautionary measure, the youth from our town must create teams to work as lifeguards. Apart from this, to create awareness among the tourists, signboards must be displayed in suitable places. This is also among our objectives”, he further added.
Chairman of Bearys Group of Institutions, KM Abdul Rahman, Medical Officer of Kodi Primary Health Center, Dr. Umesh Nayak, Municipality members Kamala, Lakshmi, Nominated member of Municipality Nagaraj Kanchan, Principals of Bearys group of educational Institutions Siddappa KS, Dr. Shameer, Dr. Firdous, Ashwini Shetty, Jayanti, Durgi Pategar, Sumitra, School development committee vice president, Prabhakar K, Treasurer, Abdul K, Members, Shankar Poojary, Sanjeeva Poojary, Bhaskar Putran, Rafeeq, Timmappa Karvi, Ramakrishna Poojary, Gopala Poojary, Parent-teacher association chief advisor, Abushek, Vice-president Mustarin, Prakash, Treasurer, Rafiq, were present during the event.
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Bridge portion collapses on Jammu outskirts; 3-4 labourers feared trapped, 1 rescued
Jammu (PTI): A portion of a small bridge collapsed in the Bantalab area on the outskirts of Jammu city on Friday, trapping at least three to four labourers under the debris, while one injured worker was rescued, official sources said.
Authorities have closed the road link following the collapse of the portion of the bridge.
The incident occurred when labourers were carrying out repair work on a retaining wall near the bridge that was damaged in last year's flash floods, the sources said.
According to the sources, a section of the bridge suddenly gave way, burying workers engaged at the site under the rubble.
Police, Army and State Disaster Response Force (SDRF) teams launched rescue operations to extricate those buried under the debris. They pulled out one injured labourer and shifted him to a hospital, the sources said.
Family members of the labourers present at the site said around six workers engaged at the site at the time of the incident came under the debris when the structure collapsed. The family members said while two of the labourers managed to escape, four got trapped.
The sources said those trapped included the husband of a woman labourer, a mason, an unmarried labourer and a relative of the contractor.
There was no official confirmation on the exact number of persons trapped under the debris till the filing of this report.
The rescue operations are ongoing.
