The Ministry of Road Transport and Highways has organized the 28th Road Safety Week from 9th to 15th January, 2017 throughout the country to create awareness among the general public to improve the safety on road. In association with the Ministry, the N.S.S. unit conducted a week long activities to contribute to the cause of road safety. The activities included display of banners, lecture on road safety, poster exhibition, essay writing competition on road safety, Short film on road safety and a street play was also enacted for the same.
The N.S.S. unit took part in the ‘Tamaso Ma Jyotir Gamaya – The Walk Against Blindness’ organized on 8th January, 2017 which the Advanced Eye Hospital and Institute (AEHI) and One Vision Health and Research Foundation claim it as the largest-ever walk in the country to raise awareness for the pledging of eye donations. Nearly 7,000 people across age groups and professions pledged to donate their eyes during event on Palm Beach Road in Sanpada, Navi Mumbai.
This year, the walk was preceded by a carnival in the top eight colleges of the city, with students participating in singing, dancing and video-making contests. The audition for the same was organized in our college campus on 19th December, 2016 and the semi-finals were conducted on 4th January, 2017. 5 students were shortlisted for the finals. We are proud to announce that in the final round Zubair S.Y.B.M.M. bagged the Best Movie Making award for which he was felicitated with a trophy, cash prize and certificate and Immanual T.Y.B.Com.F.M. won the second prize in dance and was awarded with a trophy and certificate.
On 3rd January 2017, N.S.S. Unit in association with Navi Mumbai Traffic and Fortis Hospital, Vashi, flagged off ‘Women’s Bike Rally’ for the ‘Road Safety Campaign’. Over 250 women bikers participated in the bike rally to educate the public on the importance of wearing helmets while riding two-wheelers. The initiative has been taken to spread awareness about the importance of road safety by the Navi Mumbai Traffic Police partnered by Fortis Hospital, Vashi. The biker cavalcade, on its journey from Centre One mall, Vashi to Centre One mall, Nerul, engaged with motorists and pedestrians about the importance of road safety and the fatalities that could be avoided.
Debate Competition: Economics Association conducted a Debate Competition on 16th December, 2016.
The theme of the event was ‘Demonetization’. 26 students participated in the said competition. The event was judged by Dr. Rinkoo Shantnu and Dr. Aarti Sukheja. The students were well prepared for the purpose and charmed the audience with their performance.
All the participants were given 2 minutes to present their respective points following which students participated in an open debate challenge where the participants brainstormed on the said theme. The prize winners were applauded for their performance.
Industrial Visit: A group of 100 students of F.Y., S.Y., T.Y.B.Com. with Dr. Aarti Sukheja and Dr. Rinkoo Shantnu visited Maganlal Chikki Factory at Lonavala on 9th December, 2016.
The visit acquainted the students with the production and marketing process of preparing chikki and other items of the said factory.
Brief demonstration of different processes was given such as ways / sources of procuring raw materials required for making chikki, crushing of groundnuts and other raw materials, mixing all the elements, preparing glucose which is required for one of the processes, layering the chikki and cutting them in different desired / required shapes, then wrapping it in plastic and packing them into boxes, storing and distributing them. It was an informative and enjoyable visit.
National Service Scheme organized 7-days Residential Camp from 5th to 13th December, 2016 at Karole. There were 75 students selected from the NSS unit to set out for the 7 days camp in order to serve the society. Students were accompanied by the NSS co-ordinators. Each day began at 6:00 am followed by yoga. Soon Students got accustomed to this routine.
Activities conducted in 7 days’ Residential Camp at Karole
The activities included Zila Parishad School repairing work, cleaning and painting the entire school, Tree Plantation, School ground leveling, Health check up camp, Swaccha Bharat Abhiyan awareness for villagers and lecture in Shivaji Maharaj School.
Each day the students looked forward to doing their best for the village community.
Pillai College believes that, each human being has his/her duty to serve this society, and help those in needs and help them grow and develop in the best way possible. With this in mind the NSS volunteers had set out for the camp and are happy to say that the volunteers did their best to bring a smile on the faces of the villagers.