Solan: A week-long NSS special camp was held at Dr. YS Parmar University of Horticulture and Forestry in Nauni in which over 100 volunteers from the College of Horticulture took part. During the inaugural session, Dr. Manish Sharma, Dean of the College of Horticulture, emphasized the significance of NSS activities.
Dr. Meenu Gupta led an orientation lecture about the NSS camp, which was followed by a plastic waste collection and awareness campaign on the university campus. Additionally, a discussion on “The Role of Youth in Nation Building” was also organized.
During the camp, volunteers participated in a Van Mahotsav activity, planting trees of the Grewia species and Whispering Willow in the Nauni Panchayat. They also conducted a cleanliness drive along the university boundary and the road from Oachghat to Nauni. A drug awareness rally was held from the College of Horticulture to the entry gate and Shamrod School in Nauni Panchayat. Further plantation activities took place on the university campus, where volunteers planted Grewia species and Silver Oak trees. Satyan, a social reformer and communicator, delivered a talk on ‘The Role of Cleanliness in One’s Life’.
The camp provided an opportunity for students to learn about the Panchayati Raj system. This included a visit to the Nauni Panchayat, where they interacted with panchayat pradhan Madan Himachali and other panchayat representatives. The volunteers also observed the proceedings of a Gram Sabha. Additionally, the volunteers cleaned water sources and collected plastic waste in the villages of Anu, Rangah, and Nauni Majhgaon, all within the Nauni Panchayat.
