Dateline Dehradun: Social Development for Communities (SDC) Foundation, based in Dehradun, celebrated World Earth Day in collaboration with several institutions at more than two dozen locations. Various activities and awareness programs were organized under the theme of this year’s Earth Day: “Our Power, Our Planet.”
The Foundation’s events focused particularly on plastic waste awareness and reduction, aligned with the global theme of environmental preservation.
In multiple schools, cultural programs were held to spread awareness about plastic waste and its harmful impact on the planet. Students were encouraged to collect and bring plastic waste from their homes, which was later deposited at SDC Foundation’s collection centers. The collected waste will be sorted and sent for recycling.
Students were educated about the dangers of plastic pollution and urged to minimize the use of single-use plastics. Many students took a pledge to spread awareness among their families, relatives, and communities.
Dinesh Semwal from SDC Foundation shared that Earth Day events were conducted in collaboration with institutions such as Doon University, Tulas Institute, B.S. Negi Institute, CNI Girls Inter College, GGIC Rajpur Road, Mahavir Jain Tilak Road, Hopetown, Oasis School, SGRR School Patel Nagar, SGRR School Racecourse, Sophia High School, Bhawani Balika School, New MD Public School, GGIC Lakkhi Bagh, SGN Doon Well, and many others. Over 20 government and private schools participated in the celebration.
According to Pyare Lal from the SDC Foundation, various competitions were organized to engage students and motivate them toward plastic control and environmental responsibility. Participants in these competitions were recognized and awarded by SDC Foundation. He expressed gratitude to all educational and partner institutions for their active involvement, emphasizing how encouraging it was to see such enthusiastic participation.
Praveen Upreti from SDC Foundation highlighted the importance of sustaining these initiatives and expressed hope that Dehradun would soon become a model city in the fight against single-use plastic. He also shared that SDC Foundation is running multiple campaigns in and around Dehradun to manage plastic waste, including the establishment of over 300 plastic banks across the city.
SDC team members Devika, Bittu, Pramod, and Subhash played key roles in planning and coordinating events across all participating institutions.
