‘Clean and green Madurai’ campaign launched at airport

Madurai:A ‘clean and green Madurai’ campaign was launched at the Madurai airport on Wednesday.

The programme, jointly organised by the CII Young Indians (Yi) – Madurai Chapter with Airport Authority of India (AAI), was launched by assistant commissioner of police T K Lily Grace. As part of the campaign, signboards to keep the city clean and green are placed at many places in the airport for passengers to take the pledge.

The assistant commissioner, an honorary member of CII - Young Indian (Yi) Madurai chapter, stressed on the importance of creating awareness on cleanliness and protecting the environment at the school-level. Poornima Venkatesh, chair – CII Young Indian (Yi), Madurai chapter said that they expected every passenger coming to the airport to take the pledge. She has also framed a theme for Yi Madurai for 2021 as ‘Be the Change’. The government is also initiating many schemes for the wellness of the city and its people. Let us unite, support the government in bringing up international standards to our city, which is the purpose of the initiative, she said.