Shevgaon school holds cleanliness drive and street play on Gandhi Jayanti

Padma Bhushan Balasaheb Bharde High School and Junior College in Shevgaon taluka of Ahilyanagar district held several programmes on the birth anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi, the Father of the Nation. Held as part of the 'Namo Seva Gatha' initiative, the programmes included shramdan (voluntary labour), a village cleanliness campaign and a street play. The play was used to take information on the government's welfare schemes to the public.

Students and teachers of the school ran a cleanliness drive in the town on Gandhi Jayanti. Cleaning was carried out around the Mahatma Public Reading Room in the middle of Shevgaon, the Janata Vyaspeeth, linked to the town's cultural and historical heritage, and Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Chowk. Students and teachers also gathered of their own accord at other prominent spots and joined the cleaning. Shramdan was also carried out. Residents of the town praised the initiative.

Under the 'Namo Seva Gatha' initiative, the school's students staged a street play that made people aware of various Central and state government welfare schemes. These included important schemes such as PM Awas Yojana, Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana, Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana and PM Kisan Samman Nidhi Yojana. The information was conveyed in simple and engaging language. Residents of Shevgaon responded warmly to the street play.

Dignitaries from various fields attended the programme and praised the students' effort. Those present included corporators Kamlesh Gandhi, Sagar Phadke, Khandu Bulbule, Dr Neeraj Lande and Vinod Mohite, and BJP taluka president Mahesh Phalke.

The campaign was carried out under the vision and guidance of college principal Umesh Ghevarikar, Prof. Nitin Malani, Prof. Sunil Dakhurkar and former student Ritesh Dubey. The campaign sent a message of cleanliness and social responsibility to Shevgaon.