A group of students of Queen Mary’s College, Mylapore joined members of Rotary International District 3234 for a beach cleaning drive in Pattinapakkam to mark International Plastic Bag-Free Day.
The college girls, working in teams, cleared plastic and other waste on the sands here.
T. Vivekanandan, assistant commissioner of police, Mylapore, graced the event and commended the students’ efforts. Bharathi Saravanan of Rotary was also present.
Participants collected several kilograms of waste and significantly improved the condition of the beach in this sector, said Dr K P Vijayakumar of Rotary in a media release.
