Creating a role model for 'Academicians' Social Responsibility (ASR) synergizing with Swachh Bharat Abhiyaan: A campus hygiene initiative by PGIMER, Chandigarh

Autor: Parul Bali, Priya Battu, Gurkeerat Kaur, Priya Mehra, Abdul Ghani, Chandra Devi, Avijit Banik, Navneet Kaur, Atul Kumar Goyal, Natasha Sayal, Deepak Kumar Pal, Saurabh Kumar, Gillipsie Minhas, Paramvir Kaur, Madhava Sai Sivapuram, Keshav Thakur, Radhika Khosla, Abha Tiwari, Jyoti Saini, Amarjeet Singh, Sushant Kaushal, Kaushal Sharma, Sridhar Bammidi, Vinod Bhatt, Rahul Tyagi, Shweta Modgil, Vivek Podder, Akshay Anand, Kanupriya Sharma
Rok vydání: 2019
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Zdroj: Annals of Neurosciences
ISSN: 0972-7531
Popis: Background The state of disarray from unhygienic conditions and excessive litter throughout urban highways, alleyways, and byways across rural and urban localities of India is abysmal. Such unsanitary conditions impinge upon the future health and welfare of its citizens, tourists and economic development. Purpose The NRL volunteered PGIMER's campus hygiene initiative" is a pioneering effort spearheaded in compliance with Indian Prime Minister's call that citizens of India work together to establish a cleaner and healthier environment. Methods A group of 15 highly motivated students in the Neuroscience Division of the PGIMER, worked together vigorously 2 hours a week to affect a cleaner urban environment in the city. Result The results were national Kayakalp and Skoch award to PGIMER as the cleanest hospital in the country, the vendors or patients no longer litter around the campus, the pot holes have been converted into greener patches, signs board adorn the campus. Conclusion To inspire citizens through faculty- student led sanitation programs.
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