Haritha Berm Park comes alive as over 300 youth participate in ground portray contest

Over 300 youth and youngsters participated within the ‘ground portray’ and drawing competitions, organised collectively by the Vijayawada Municipal Company and the NTR district administration, on the banks of the Krishna river at Haritha Berm Park within the metropolis on Sunday (July 13).

NTR District Collector G. Lakshmisha and his household taking part within the ground portray competitors at Haritha Berm Park in Vijayawada on Sunday.
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NTR District Collector G. Lakshmisha, who additionally tried his hand at portray alongside along with his spouse and youngsters, mentioned the competitions, held on themes of Say No To Single-Use Plastic, Swarnandhra Imaginative and prescient, Harithandhra, Public Personal Individuals Partnership, Save Water and Cut back-Reuse-Recycle, had been organised to boost consciousness among the many youngsters concerning the ill-effects of plastic and to foster habits which can be essential for environmental safety.

A woman engrossed in ground portray at Haritha Berm Park in Vijayawada on Sunday.
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Noting with happiness on the big turnout, Mr. Lakshmisha mentioned the actual winner within the competitions is town, which got here alive on Sunday morning.

Impressed by the keenness proven by the youth, the Collector introduced that programmes resembling pictures, yoga and swimming contests can be organised each week on the park and likewise in different vacationer locations within the district, together with Pavitra Sangamam at Ibrahimpatnam, Kondapalli Fort and Gandhi Hill. Urging folks to take part in massive numbers, he mentioned fowl pictures competitions would even be organised on the Bhavani Island.

Such programmes would assist youngsters profit from their holidays and likewise propel them to suppose creatively. After congratulating VMC Commissioner H.M. Dhyanachandra and different officers on making it to the Swachh Tremendous League, the Collector offered awards to winners.

Whereas G. Tanuja’s portray on Swarnandhra-Save Water stood first within the ground portray class, the second went to P. Yamini and the third to V. Jaswanthi and fourth to M. Suresh. Money prizes of ₹10,000, ₹7,500, ₹5,000 and ₹3,000 got.