Improving sanitation and reducing pollution in partnership with the people is the primary goal of the Green Mission launched on Saturday and this will continue till March 31, 2013, said Municipal Commissioner Mohammad Abdul Azeem.
Addressing school children, officials and elected representatives at the Indira Gandhi Municipal Stadium here on Saturday Mr. Azeem said that the Green Mission which involved the planting of saplings and increasing greenery in the city would have an impact on the health of the citizens who are currently plagued by a variety of vector-borne diseases.
Vijayawada Central MLA Malladi Vishnu, district Collector Buddha Prakash Jyothi and Mr Azeem participated in a rally taken by children of different schools to mark the launching of the mission.
The students held placards promoting tree plantation and reduction of pollution. “Plant trees and check pollution”, “Protect trees and trees will protect you”, “Give up deforestation and take up reforestation” and several other messages were written on the placards carried by the students that included NCC cadets. The rally flagged off from the Makineni Basawapunnaiah stadium in Ajitsinghnagar culminated in a meeting at the Indira Gandhi Stadium.
Vijayawada MP Lagadapati Rajagopal earned all the students in the city to become part of the Green Mission which would benefit everyone. He said this mission would be a benefit even to future generations. He appealed to children to educate their parents and those living in neighbouring houses about the importance of developing greenery in the city. Vijayawada East MLA Yelamanchili Ravi said that Vijayawada city should be converted into Green City to reduce the impact of growing pollution.
via The Hindu Newspaper http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Vijayawada/article3823987.ece
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