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FIELD VISIT TO WASTE RECYCLING PLANT

The student volunteers from Adhiparasakthi dental college & Hospital were taken for a field visit to Waste recycling plant at achirupakkam ON 19/12/2019. The studenst were explained about the segregation and various methods of decomposting of degradable waste in making fertilisers & recycling of non degradable waste.

ROAD SAFETY AWARENESS WEEK – 28/1/2020

The NSS road safety awareness week was conducted  for  450 students and staffs in the Adhiparasakthi Dental College and Hospital auditorium. The program was conducted from 2.00pm to 3.30pm on 28.1.2020. The chief guest was the Inspector of Acharapakkam Police station Mr D.S Saravanan. The guests of honor were G.M.R Prasad(Road safety in charge for Paranoor Thozupedu toll plaza) and Mr Guna( Emergency and Trauma Care team Incharge of Melmaruvathur Adhiparasakthi Institute of Medical Sciences and Research).

WOMEN’S DAY CELEBRATIONS – 2020

NSS Day in association with Women Welfare Committee and Studdent Welfare committee organized Women’s Day Celebrations in our college on 16th March 2020. The celebrations took place at Platinum Jubillee Auditorium, Academic Block, APDCH. Our beloved correspondent Sir graced the occasion  and our respected Principal Madam delivered the welcome address. All women HODs along with women non teaching  staffs were honoured with a gift from our correspondent Dr.T.Ramesh M.D. Few male faculties volunteered themselves to walk up to the podium and gave a speech about women empowerment & role of women in society growth. The event ended with a Vote of Thanks delivered by Prof.Dr.B.Hemasathya Mam, MDS., Chairperson of Students’ Welfare Committee.  Around 250 staffs and students attended the program.

ENVIRONMENT WEEK CELEBRATIONS 01/06/2020-05/06/2020

The following activities were conducted in Adhiparasakthi Dental College and Hospital during Environment Week Celebrations from 1st June, 2020 to 5th June, 2020 by involving staff members at college and students through online mode of communication. The five-day celebrations commenced with the announcement of various competitions under the theme “BIODIVERSITY” and concluded with World Environment Day on 05.06.2020. Due to COVID-19, the students and staff members were informed about Environment Week activities through electronic communication methods like Email and WhatsApp.  

Day 1: 01.06.2020

Announcement of various competitions on the theme – “BIODIVERSITY”

As per guidance by Correspondent and Principal, various competitions were conducted for UG students, Interns and PG students. Interested teaching and non-teaching staff members were also encouraged to participate in the competitions. A student or faculty were allowed to participate in more than one category. The competitions include:

Poem (English and Tamil)

Essay (English and Tamil)

Painting / Pencil sketch

Video (English and Tamil)

The students and staff members were announced about the competitions through WhatsApp groups and their respective in-charges

WEBINAR - Biodiversity In Practice: What Environmental Professionals Are Doing to Enhance their Environment

In order to emphasize on preserving biodiversity around us, the faculty members of Adhiparasakthi Dental College and Hospital were encouraged to register for a Webinar titled Biodiversity In Practice: What Environmental Professionals Are Doing to Enhance their Environment.  Thirty four faculty members have registered for this webinar. On 2nd June, 2020, a reminder was given to all the registered participants about the webinar. The available faculty members attended the webinar at lecture hall – 3 with social distancing.

The webinar session took place between 2.30pm to 3.30pm. This webinar focussed on three organisations - Anglian Water, Arup and Canary Wharf Group. This webinar explained about what actions the three organisations have taken to enhance biodiversity in their respective environment. This was followed by panel discussion which raised questions on what can be done to improve biodiversity. The whole session was chaired by the Chartered Institute of Ecology and Environmental Management (CIEEM).

WORLD BICYCLE DAY

As a part of Environment Week celebrations, World Bicycle Day was celebrated on 03.06.2020. A video was created which described the evolution of bicycle, the advantages of using bicycles. The video also gave an insight into the cycling routine in and around the college campus. The available faculty members were educated about the advantages of bicycle in improving health, economy and environment. They were encouraged to use bicycles for commuting in and around the college campus.

Registration for United Nations ACTNOW campaign

All the students and staff members in the college were encouraged to participate in the United Nations ActNow campaign so as to create an awareness about environment friendly lifestyle. The United Nations Organization has started ActNow campaign as a global call to individual action on climate change. This campaign is an online and social media campaign. It is one of the most important efforts to raise awareness, ambition, and action for climate change and accelerate implementation of the Paris Agreement. ActNow will educate and encourage individual actions, mainly by adjusting consumption patterns.

The Environment Week celebrations took place at Administative block of Adhiparasakthi Dental College and Hospital. The program commenced with welcoming correspondent with a snake plant (Sansevieria trifasciata). After the introductory speech about importance of biodiversity by Principal, plant saplings were distributed to patients and teaching as well as non-teaching staff members by Correspondent and Principal. Following this, an oath was taken by the faculty members to follow an environment friendly lifestyle.
In the college campus, saplings were planted by Correspondent, Principal and HODs of all departments. At Mini Auditorium in the administrative block, two videos were launched by Correspondent to celebrate “World Bicycle Day” and “World Environment Day”. A video displaying the competition entries was also featured in front of Correspondent, Principal and other faculty members. Finally, the program ended with Correspondent and Principal evaluating the competition entries and the best entry in each category was selected. The winners and participants were provided with an E-certificate. The Environment Week celebrations were planned with an initiative to encourage eco-friendly measures with minimal usage of paper and other resources. All the communication were made using electronic gadgets.

INTERNATIONAL YOGA DAY 2020 22/06/2020

NSS Team , Adhiparasakthi Dental College & Hospital, celebrated International Yoga Day 2020 on 22/06/2020 (Monday) with a motto “ Yoga to combat corona, Yoga to improve Physical, Mental & Social well-being of all health care workers. This staff benefit program was inaugurated by Principal Dr.A.Vasantha Kumari with a welcome address. Mr.V.M. Janakiraman, Director-Yoga therapy, Krishnamacharya Yoga Mandiram gave online training for teaching & non-teaching staffs through live session. Over 30 teaching and non-teaching staffs performed Yoga with social distancing and were benefitted with this training. Our 1st yr Undergraduate student, Gokul participated in an online Yoga Competition “MyLifeMyYoga2020” initiated by Ministry of Ayush, Govt. of India. The final year students Priyadarshini, Melinda, Keerthika, Rashmika, Megazabeen., Sri janani performed various asanas following the yoga theme for the year 2020 “Yoga from home & Yoga with family”.