Solid Waste Management awareness via quizzing at Arithang and Burtuk schools

GANGTOK, 28 Mar: Continuing the series of engagement to create awareness about Solid Waste Management amongst school students of Junior High Schools within the jurisdiction of the Gangtok Municipal Corporation, the Engage Quiz was held at BP Rai Junior High School at Arithang and North Point School at Burtuk on Wednesday. Engage Quiz is the first of the three interventions of Engage 14.

A press release informs that more than 300 students of the two schools participated in the quiz competition and also took home the message of reduce, reuse and recycle. The Engage Quiz intervention also highlighted the importance of reducing waste from households, intelligently reusing household items and not throwing it just after one use. The program also highlighted the aspect of not burning waste and more importantly not burning electronic waste as it could be hazardous to our health as well as the environment.

The students and the teachers of the school appreciated the efforts of the Gangtok Municipal Corporation in bringing awareness and such events to the junior high schools, the release mentions.