‘Project swachhagraha’ in LPU syllabus

Tribune News Service 

Jalandhar, May 25

Lovely Professional University (LPU) has integrated ‘Project swachhagraha’ in the curriculum of first year students. ‘Trash the trash’ is the title of this innovative endeavour under the project. 

As many as 6,000 students, from across the country, are taking part in project. The students are taking up assignments related to anti-littering during the summer vacation. The aim of the assignment is to create awareness towards anti-littering in the community. 

Each participating student has to Explore, Discover, Think and Share (EDTAS) the problem-solving strategy for anti-littering. 

’Swachhagraha - Swachhata ka Satyagraha’, is an initiative of the Adani Foundation. This innovative behavioural change education programme draws inspiration from ‘Satyagraha’ spearheaded by Mahatma Gandhi during the freedom struggle.

Like ‘Satyagraha, the ‘Swachhagraha’ project catalyses an action through patience and perseverance. In the process instilling a sense of duty, dignity and self-respect in the minds of citizens. It aims to engage people in bringing about a change, similar in a scale to that of India’s freedom movement, in the form of ‘Creating a culture of cleanliness’.

Shillin R Adani, trustee, Adani Foundation, said: “A culture of cleanliness or ‘Swachhagraha’ has the power of overcoming many societal evil and heralding progress in the form of prosperity, well-being, harmony and peace. I congratulate the young ambassadors from LPU for taking up the mission.”

“India’s pollution level is one of the highest in the world. Eleven out of the 12 most polluted cities on a World Health Organization (WHO) list are in India. Through such an initiative, we too want to put a bit of ours by creating awareness about pollution-free India,”said LPU Chancellor Ashok Mittal.

Adani Foundation has collaborated with 5,700 schools and institutions under ‘Project Swachhagraha’ across 19 states, enrolling more than 80,000 ‘Swachhagraha. dal members, spreading message further to 26,50,000 students.