Guntur: Around 100 students of National Green Core (NGC) conducted a cleanliness drive on the banks of Krishna river in the temple town Amaravati on Friday.During the three-hour long cleanliness drive, the students removed the garbage scattered on the river bank. They came from GNR model school, Narendra public school, Sumedha and Lotus public school with their teachers.The NGC district coordinator D Tirupati Reddy said that they have organised the event, keeping in mind the World Environment Day, which falls on June, 5. He said that they are making people aware of three R’s- Refuse, Recycle and Re-use. He said that students should take part in such events right from their childhood so that they would be best ambassadors to protect the environment.“Since plastic bags have become indispensable, people should know how to manage it. They interacted with the pilgrims and tourists visiting the bank and urged them not to throw plastic or other wastes in the river.The students made an appeal to the locals that they should give up the use of plastic carry bags in temple towns where so many people come on pilgrimage.
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