Mumbai, the most populous city in India is known for its beaches. But piles of trash and sewage contamination have made them unsafe for visitors in past few years from now. Inspired by Mumbai based lawyer and environmentalist Afroze Shah. The N.S.S. unit of Pillai College conducted Versova beach cleaning campaign on 30th September, 2018.
As every year in the month of January the Road Safety Week is organized by the ministry of road transport and highways. The N.S.S. unit of Pillai College of Arts, Commerce and Science, New Panvel organized Road Safety Awareness Rally with RTO Senior Officer Mr. Vinod Wasikar on 28th September, 2018 to enlighten people on road safety, driving rules and cautions.
A voter registration drive is an effort undertaken by government authorities as well as political parties and other entities to register to vote all persons otherwise entitled to vote. N.S.S. conducted Voter Registration Drive 2018 in the college campus for all institutions (PCACS, PICA, PIMSR, PCE). On 28th September, 2018 class to class awareness was conducted and the next three days Registration drive for Electoral Roll was conducted in the campus.
The N.S.S. Unit in association with Panvel Municipal Corporation initiated Swachh Survekshan in the campus on 4th September, 2018. The Swachh Survekshan is an annual exercise by the ministry of urban development to measure the progress of the Swachh Bharat Abhiyan (Clean India Mission) launched by Prime Minister Narendra Modi in November 2014. The initiative was organized in the presence of Ms. Madhupriya, Additional Commissioner, Panvel Municipal Corporation. Around 800 students downloaded the app and with this provision students can post a complaint of garbage pile-ups and mismanagement by taking a picture and posting it through the app. The app captures the location and forwards it to the concerned city-corporation after which it is assigned to the concerned ward-level sanitary inspector. students can also check the status of their complaint.
N.S.S. unit in association with the Marrow Donor Registry India (MDRI) organized Stem Cell Donors Camp in the College on 4th September, 2018. 130 stem donor registrations were done which included teaching and non-teaching and students form Pillai College Arts, Commerce and Science. Students were also oriented about Stem Cell Donor Registration one day prior to the camp.
The NSS unit jointly with ALERT India organized Leprosy Education, Rehabilitation and Treatment Campaign on 30th August, 2018.
The thrust of this campaign is to promote students participation to reduce stigma and discrimination against leprosy, enhance early case reporting and reduce leprosy related disabilities. Donor cards were issued to the students.
The NSS unit in association with Lions Club of Millennium conducted Thalassemia awareness program and detection camp in the campus on 29th August, 2018. Blood samples from 107 students were collected and clinical reports with necessary suggestions for further examination of the case will be given to the beneficiaries.
In the wake of the present floods in Kerala, the NSS unit carried out donation drive to contribute to Kerala’s relief. Students generously contribute for the relief of the flood-affected people. They collected clothes, medicines, donated money to arrange for relief materials. This humanitarian gesture would eventually help people recover from an awful situation.