Media Release
Mangaluru, Nov 23: MRPL (Mangalore Refinery) on Friday, November 22 conducted an environmental awareness programme along with KSPCB at Government Primary School Kuthethoor, Mangalapete.
The objective of the programme was to enlighten the young minds about the need to prevent use of plastic and to enable them with knowledge and tools to do their bit for the environment.
KSPCB team led by Jayaprakash Naik, senior scientific officer and Kirthi Kumar gave a presentation to the children about the ill effects of excessive plastic use and the strategies to be adopted by individuals and society to come out of this concerning situation.
MRPL team led by CGM (HSE) U V Aithal, MS Sudharshan (CGM) and other officers facilitated the programme by conducting a quiz and distributing prizes.
MRPL also sponsored ‘Jute Bags’ to each of the children to help them kick start the habit of ‘saying no to plastic’.