Varanasi: The department of Physical Education, Banaras Hindu University (BHU), on Friday launched a two-day service and awareness initiative to mark the birth anniversaries of Mahatma Gandhi and former Prime Minister Lal Bahadur Shastri.
The programme commenced with a cleanliness drive at 6:30 am, followed by shramdaan by faculty members, researchers, students and NCC cadets to promote environmental awareness and campus hygiene. BHU registrar Rajan Srivastav; professor in-charge of University Works department, Prof Anchal Srivastav; commanding officer, 89 UP Battalion NCC, Col Roshan Verma; administrative officer, 89 UP Battalion NCC, Lt Col Amit Singh; and dean, faculty of Arts, Prof Sushma Ghildyal, attended the event.
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A voluntary blood donation camp will also be held on Saturday at the Physical Education department in the presence of the dean of students, Prof Ranjan Singh; in-charge of Blood Bank, Institute of Medical Sciences, Dr Ashutosh Singh; coordinator, National Service Scheme, Swapna Meena; and Prof Sushma Ghildyal.