In the month of January 2007, BEL Chandigarh branch PM Parivar took out “Paryavaran Chetna Rally” in village Pabahat, Zirakpur, spread awareness on cleanliness, for protecting environment, as the sanitation conditions there are very bad.

We co-ordinated with Principal of Government Elementry School, Zirakpur and managed to get Mr. Girish Verma, Executive Officer of Municipal Committee involved in conducting an awareness programme about cleanliness, environmental protection and water / electricity conservation and strictly avoid usage of plastic. This school was chosen as it is in a village having students from poor / lower middle class background and they get rare opportunities to get such informative knowledge.

We arranged a school meeting with staff and students and briefed them about the need of conserving and marinating environment and natural resources.

About 125 students of 3rd and 4th Standards along with our staff, our CFA staff, members of Municipal Corporation, Zirakpur and local residents participated in the rally. The rally went around the village spreading the awareness about Paryavaran and the staff briefed the localities about the same. We also made 11 members during this rally.

There was great interest among the local public and other passers by paid attention seeing school children’s involvement and appreciating Paryavaran Mitra initiatives. At the end, the Executive Officer addressed the gathering and appreciated company’s efforts in promoting the cause. He also distributed light refreshment to the children. He also assured to provide his valuable support to the company in promoting some more events of this kind in future.

This event was covered by local press and the press cuttings would be sent in due course of time.

Assembly of children in school prior to rally. Here they were briefed on the purpose and importance of such programme.	School Children, Staff, CFA Staffand MC members going thruPabhat streets.
Rally route was decided based on need ie it was taken thru the badly maintained roads.	Rally going through the market
Part of rally	Excecutive Office (PCS) of Zirakpur MC distributing refreshments to students.