Over 150 students and volunteers from K P B Hinduja College of Commerce and Hinduja Foundation joined a post-visarjan beach clean-up at Dadar Chowpatty on Saturday. The NSS-led drive cleared flowers, plastic and other debris left after immersions. Principal Dr Navin Punjabi said such initiatives help students understand civic responsibility and the impact of everyday actions on the environment.As Mumbai bid an emotional farewell to Lord Ganesha, students of K P B Hinduja College of Commerce and volunteers of the Hinduja Foundation turned the spirit of celebration into an act of community responsibility by participating in a post-visarjan beach clean-up at Dadar Chowpatty on Saturday.More than 150 students and volunteers joined the initiative to clear flower offerings, plastic, decorative material, cloth and other debris left behind after the immersions. The drive was undertaken in collaboration with the University of Mumbai, Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC), Maharashtra State and the Coastal Guard as part of a wider National Service Scheme (NSS)-led initiative.
Dr Navin Punjabi, Principal, Hinduja College, said the responsibility of an educational institution extended beyond preparing students for their professional lives.
