SCR, APPCB organise ‘Mission Life Bicycle Rally’
The Hindu
The programme was aimed at creating awareness in lifestyle and environmental issues.
The officials of South Central Railway (SCR), in association with Andhra Pradesh Pollution Control Board (PCB), organised ‘Mission Life Bicycle Rally’ on Wednesday. The programme was aimed at creating awareness in lifestyle and environmental issues.
Additional Chief Medical Superintendent (ACMS-Administration) L. Ravikanth flagged off the rally at the railway mini stadium. Environmental Engineer T. Prasada Rao and cadets of Bharat Scouts and Guides participated in the awareness drive.
The Mission Life Campaign is aimed at encouraging individuals and communities to adopt a lifestyle synchronous with nature by bringing in simple behavioural changes in their daily routines, the officials said.
More than 100 scouts and guides cadets participated in the rally. They displayed slogans such as ‘Save Energy’, ‘Conserve Water’, ‘Avoid Plastic’, and ‘Use Cloth Bags’, said Dr. Ravikanth.
While residents are worried over deaths due to diarrhoea in Vijayawada, officials still grapple to find the root cause. Contaminated drinking water supplied by VMC officials is the reason, insist people in the affected areas, but officials insist that efforts are on to identify the disease and that those with symptoms other than diarrhoea too are visiting the health camps.