Varanasi: The department of Physical Education, Banaras Hindu University (BHU), on Friday launched a two-day service and awareness initiative to mark the birth anniversaries of Mahatma Gandhi and former Prime Minister Lal Bahadur Shastri.The programme commenced with a cleanliness drive at 6:30 am, followed by shramdaan by faculty members, researchers, students and NCC cadets to promote environmental awareness and campus hygiene.BHU registrar Rajan Srivastav; professor in-charge of University Works department, Prof Anchal Srivastav; commanding officer, 89 UP Battalion NCC, Col Roshan Verma; administrative officer, 89 UP Battalion NCC, Lt Col Amit Singh; and dean, faculty of Arts, Prof Sushma Ghildyal, attended the event.A voluntary blood donation camp will also be held on Saturday at the Physical Education department in the presence of the dean of students, Prof Ranjan Singh; in-charge of Blood Bank, Institute of Medical Sciences, Dr Ashutosh Singh; coordinator, National Service Scheme, Swapna Meena; and Prof Sushma Ghildyal.Faculty members, staff, scholars and students of the department will participate in the blood donation camp.
