Chandigarh,02.08.19-In a heartwarming ceremony, the Panchayat members of village Behlana bid farewell to 15 cadets and their mentor Dr.Rakesh Thakur SBSI Nodal Officer (NCC AIR WING)of Post Graduate Government College, Sector-11, Chandigarh. On the occasion, all the Panchayatmembers of the village lauded the SBSI programme undertaken by NCC AIR WING CADETS of PGGC-11.

Former Panchayat member septuagenarian MrDev Raj Sharma had lots of praise and blessings for the cadets. The cadets were felicitated by the village community for the ‘GOOD JOB DONE’.The cadets during SBSI drive made all possible effort to sensitize the villagers towards the SwaachtaAbhiyaan launched by Hon’ble Prime Minister ShriNarenderModi. Taking an inspiration from P.M clarion call the cadets undertook door to door campaign to make the villagers aware about solid waste management .Dr. Rakesh Thakur,in his interaction with community members emphasized on the importance of 4R-Reduce, Reuse, Recycle, Refuse in daily life.

Group Captain M R Pandeya daily took stock of the work done and discussed the various outcomes.Principal of the college Prof.Rama Arora encouraged the students to work in a mission mode,as cleanliness is next to Godliness. During the campaign,the cadets along with the villagers cleaned and spruced up many public spaces including the village mosque,Gurudwara and temple.The cadets also sensitized the school children about oral hygiene, personal care and community cleanliness. The cadets adopted various information dissemination methods to inculcate amongst school children and villagers good practices of hygiene and health.The villagers were deeply moved by the cleanliness drive and greening of the final resting place for all mortals done by CO, Nodal Officer,and cadets at the village funeral ground.

Group Commander Brigadier Ranjit Singh in his keynote address at the function emphasized on Swaachta, plantation and in particular about enhancing the quality of environment with a request to each and every person to participate in Swaacch Bharat Mission.He appreciated the good job done by NCC Air wing cadets of PGGC-11 and applauded the efforts made by Nodal officer, Dr.Rakesh Thakur and support extended by the former panchayat members of village .The school children of Government model school Behlana presented a lively cultural programme. The felicitation ceremony was graced by staff,students and Principal of Government Model School, Behlana .