GUNTUR: The Guntur Municipal Corporation officials are planning to form eco-friendly teams comprising 50 to 100 students from each school and college to protect green cover and reduce pollution levels in the city.The GMC officials have already sought the cooperation of school headmasters, college principals, ITC Group officials and AP Green Core representatives in this regard. Master trainers will conduct special classes and workshops on plantation drive for two hours every month in schools and colleges to motivate the students to take up plantation drive.
The Guntur Municipal Corporation bagged 118th rank in Swachh Bharat rankings, and the officials are aiming at securing better rank this time. AP Green Core district coordinator D Tirupati Reddy said the GMC officials have already identified 200 schools and colleges in Guntur to form eco-teams.GMC chief Ch Anuradha exhorted the students to take active part in plantation drive. She said awareness programmes would be conducted to highlight the significance of environment conservation among students.