NSS DAY CELEBRATION AT DBCE

To commemorate the National Service Scheme (NSS) Golden Jubilee, the NSS Unit of Don Bosco College of Engineering (DBCE) celebrated NSS Day on 24^th September 2019 with great enthusiasm. The day started with the inaugural function for which Mr. Jack Fernandes, President of Goenkar – NGO was the Chief Guest and Mr. Vikas Bhagat, Secretary of Goenkar – NGO was the Guest of Honour. Also present were Rev. Fr. Kinley D’Cruz, Director of DBCE and Dr. Kala Nayak, Registrar of DBCE.

Prof. Chetan Gaonkar gave a brief report of the activities which were conducted under NSS DBCE unit during the last academic year. Rev. Fr. Kinley D’Cruz addressed the volunteers on their role to make the society better by reminding the motto of NSS ie. ‘NOT ME, BUT YOU’.

Chief Guest Mr. Jack Fernandes spoke about the struggle they had to undergo to establish the NGO, to clean the plastic waste in various water bodies and to dispose it through garbage treatment plant. He also emphasized that cleaning of the surrounding on our own is not enough but we should also create the awareness of it among others.

The speech of the Chief Guest motivated the volunteers and it resulted in a large number of participation in the afternoon for the rally that was carried out by them at Colva on the theme ‘environment’, during the distribution of news paper bags to shop vendors and explaining to them the harmful effect of plastic bags and also during the Colva beach cleanliness drive. Principal of DBCE, Dr. Neena Panandikar and TPO, Prof. Rosline Fernandes were also present to motivate around 100 volunteers who were present during the beach cleanliness drive.

Other activities like poster making competition on the theme of ‘environment’ and a session on how to make news paper bags by Prof. Grabien Alemao were organized for the students. The event was coordinated by Prof. Chetan Gaonkar, NSS PO and Mr. Uddesh Naik Dessai, NSS Volunteer. Overall it was a very enlightening and learning experience for the NSS volunteers. The function was attended by around 120 NSS volunteers.