Kanya Maha Vidyalaya (Autonomous) organised a two-day workshop on the topic Waste Segregation and Hand Hygiene. The workshop was organised under a research project granted by the National Council for Science and Technology Communication (NCSTC), Department of Science and Technology, Government of India to the faculty members of KMV on the topic Developing Low Cost Teaching Aids in Promoting Sustainable Waste Management: Swachh Bharat Paradigms. Mr. Puneet Sharma (PCS), Joint Commissioner-cum- Zonal Commissioner (Cantt.), Jalandhar was the chief guest for the occasion.

Mr Ajay Sinha, CEO, Feedback Foundation participated as a keynote speaker in this workshop. Principal Prof. Dr. Atima Sharma Dwivedi during her address welcomed all the guests and made them aware of the need and importance of sustainable waste management to achieve the objective of Swachh Bharat. Along with this, she also inspired all the youth to strengthen the resolve for a clean India as well as a new emerging India.

Mr Puneet Sharma during his address said that in a country with a huge population like India, it is very important to create awareness about the need and importance of waste management and this awareness can be started at the citizen level only because only if a citizen will understand his responsibility then the real change will happen. Speaking on this occasion, Mr Ajay Sinha shared with the participants many important benefits of waste management and also shed light on the social and economic impact of waste.

He also stressed upon creating a zero waste campus and city for a better future. It is pertinent to mention that more than 500 students from various schools participated in this workshop with full zeal and enthusiasm. Madam Principal lauded the efforts of Dr Pardeep Arora and Dr Harpreet Kaur and the whole organising committee for successfully organising the workshop.