Colleges to compete in clean Delhi drive

Updated on: Monday, February 06, 2012

In an attempt to lend a push for a cleaner city, several colleges of Delhi University are coming together for an initiative that will not only see them campaign for a 'clean Delhi', but also compete for it.

'The Lead-Green Initiative', launched by a private company visualises a clean and green Delhi, starting from college campuses.

While environment drives are nothing new to the capital, this initiative will take the route of cultural festivals and performances and will judge colleges on the basis of their condition vis a vis cleanliness and environment-friendliness.

"When we thought of doing something in the field of environment, we thought why not begin from the campuses and take it forward from there," said Aaditya Hukku, Director of Uureka events company and the brain behind the project.

The campaign that will continue for a month will see interested colleges register and participate in a range of cultural competitions, with major points reserved for the example set by colleges inside and outside their campuses on the front of cleanliness.

Though the registration is yet to begin, several colleges both from the North and South campuses like Kirorimal college, Hindu college, D School of Business, St Stephens and Sri Venkateswara college among others, have already evinced interest.

The first phase of the campaign saw the project implementers put a number of dust bins in the South campus around Sri Venkateswara college and a campaign to promote their usage, especially around the eateries in the area.

"We will have a hidden team that will go around the campuses of different colleges every week to monitor the improvements in conditions and draw down points for the colleges on this count," said Hukku.

So, while Delhi University colleges have often competed for cultural and intellectual events, this will perhaps be the first where in addition to dances, dramatics, fashion shows and debates, they will also compete to keep their colleges clean.

Colleges to compete in clean Delhi drive

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