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College Organises Health Walk, Blood Camp and Awareness Activities
BVC Engineering College held several activities for students.
About 250 students joined a five-kilometre walk and run.
The event was part of a programme encouraging young people to stay away from drugs.
Students and college staff also donated blood at a camp.
The camp collected 60 units of blood.
Brahma Kumaris sisters helped students take an anti-drug pledge.
First-year engineering students also took part in activities for Gandhi Jayanti.
These included writing, debating and learning about Mahatma Gandhi’s ideas.
BVC Engineering College organised a five-kilometre health walk and run from Bendamurlanka Water Tank to Komaragiripatnam.
Around 250 students took part in the walk and run under the Nasha Mukt Yuva for Viksit Bharat programme.
A blood donation camp organised with Amalapuram Area Hospital and Buddala Nagaratnam Memorial Voluntary Blood Centre collected 60 units.
College leaders and Amalapuram police officials inaugurated the programme, and Brahma Kumaris sisters led an anti-drug pledge.
Gandhi Jayanti activities for first-year B Tech students included essays, debates, Swachh Bharat awareness and a session on Gandhi’s teachings.
- Who
- BVC Engineering College students, faculty and staff, along with college officials, Amalapuram Area Hospital and the Buddala Nagaratnam Memorial Voluntary Blood Centre.
- What
- The college held a five-kilometre health walk and run, an anti-drug programme, a blood donation camp and Gandhi Jayanti activities.
- Where
- Activities were organised by BVC Engineering College, Odalarevu; the walk and run went from Bendamurlanka Water Tank to Komaragiripatnam.
- When
- The article does not specify the date; the blood camp was held on National Voluntary Blood Donation Day, and other activities included Gandhi Jayanti celebrations.
- Why
- The walk and run were part of the Nasha Mukt Yuva for Viksit Bharat programme; the other activities promoted blood donation, drug awareness and Gandhi’s ideals.
Key facts
- Organiser
- BVC Engineering College (Autonomous), Odalarevu
- Programme
- Nasha Mukt Yuva for Viksit Bharat
- Walk and run distance
- Five kilometres
- Walk and run participants
- Around 250 students
- Blood donated
- 60 units
- Blood camp partners
- Amalapuram Area Hospital and Buddala Nagaratnam Memorial Voluntary Blood Centre
- Gandhi Jayanti activities
- Essay writing, debate, Swachh Bharat awareness and a session on Mahatma Gandhi’s ideals and teachings
Sources
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