Vivekananda Kendra Vidayalya (NEEPCO) Bokuloni embraces a passion to work for a green and clean surrounding. Eco club is one of the intergal parts of our school curriculum and a member of NGC (National Green Corps). Our Eco club - Aranya-Sikha organized a Cycle Rally on 23rd April 2022 as a Mass Education Awareness Campaign supported by PCRA (Petroleum Conservation and Research Association) for the cause of Conservation of Energy. As a part of the program, two competitions were held:
1. Placard/Slogan Writing Competition (Inter School: VIII-XI)
* Topic for
Placard/Slogan – “Conservation of Energy”
* The pictures/snapshots of the
Placards were asked to be sent to WhatsApp group for judgement and then hung in
front of the cycle on the day of the rally.
2. Paragraph Writing Competition (Lady
Parents, Teachers, Well-wishers, Supporting Staff)
* Topic
for Paragraph writing – “Homemaker’s Tips and Tricks on reducing consumption of
fossil fuel”, Word Limit: 120 – 150 words.
* The paragraph written were
asked to be sent to the WhatsApp group. All the contestants were requested to
take part in the Cycle Rally to boost the morale of the students and help
create awareness.
Many Schools participated in the event and made it fruitful. The Schools were: Purbanchal Karikari Uccha Madhyamik Vidyalaya, Ekalavya Junior College, Ushapur Higher Secondary School, Bhadoi Model School. Two students each from DPS Digboi and Maria’s Public School Ghy, who were on vacation, were very enthusiastic about the event and also participated in the Cycle Rally and Placard writing competition. Lady Parents and Teachers also took part in the Rally.
The Program started at 8 am with
Mangalacharan. Smt. Chandana Pathak, coordinator of eco-club spoke about the
importance of the event. Smt. Mitali Goswami, President of Ladies Club (NEEPCO)
Bokuloni was invited as the chief guest and was felicitated with Fulam Gamusa
and a token of Love by Smt. Gita Sharma and Smt. Jyotsna Srivastava
respectively. General instructions were given and Smt. Mitali Goswami flagged
off the cycle rally. The cycle rally covered a distance of 6 kms inside the
NEEPCO campus. The participants were provided glucose water at the ending point
and were taken to the NRC hall for the concluding session. The news about the
Cycle Rally was covered by journalist Jeet Dutta of Time 8 and was telecast.
The awareness program was also published in print media like Amar Axom,
Niyamiya Barta, Assam Aditya, Purbanchal Prahari etc.
The concluding session was
organized in collaboration with the NEEPCO Ladies Club. Smt. Rakhimoni Rajkumari
Gogoi anchored the program. The Program started with Mangalacharan and followed
with a Chorus by the NEEPCO ladies. Smt. Nirmali Baishya, Smt. Swapnali
Borkakoty, Smt. Meenakshi Konwar, Smt. Mrinali Swargiyari and some students
shared their experiences about the event. A Jeng Bihu was performed by NEEPCO
ladies followed by a Poem Recitation by Swapnali Borkakoty(Parent). After that
prizes for Placard/Slogan writing competition were announced by Smt. Pallavi
Bordoloi. The prizes were given away by Smt. Mitali Goswami to the following
students.
1st Prize: Pinakshi
Kumar
2nd Prize: Himadri
Konwar
3rd Prize: Niharika
Moran
Consolation Prize: Prarthana
Borah, Abhinav Gogoi, Nilutpal Khanikar, Shashankor Chetia and Jeesita Jana.
The program continued with a
group song by the students, followed by prize distribution for Paragraph
writing competition. The prizes were given away by Sri. Guru Charan Das,
Principal VKV (NEEPCO) Bokuloni. The winners are:
1st Prize: Purobi Neog
2nd Prize: Rashmirekha
Sharma
3rd Prize: Rakhimoni
Rajkumari Gogoi
The program concluded with a
motivating speech by Smt. Mitali Goswami followed by the vote of thanks by Smt.
Neeti Changmai and ended with ShantiPath.
The successful completion of the
Program was possible due to the dedication and diligence of all the teachers of
our Vidyalaya who worked behind the scene especially the organizing team
members: Smt. Chandana Pathak, Smt. Alankrita S. Baruah, Smt. Uttara Baruah, Sri.
Sanjay Srivastava and Sri. Dipak Kumar.
The need and importance of Energy
Conservation was highlighted for a better tomorrow. The Program concluded by
striving to improve ourselves by reflecting on our eco-friendly habit-forming
activities and by taking a challenge as an opportunity and not a problem.