A school in Seva Bigha, Bodh Gaya in Bihar’s Gaya district, has asked children to regularly bring plastic waste from home and dispose of it in a dustbin kept near the school gate. Padampani School does not charge fees from children. The main reason for this is to keep the Bodh Gaya clean.
The school’s expenses are covered by the sale of the waste collected by the students. All the plastic garbage that the children brought from home or on the way, they should throw in the garbage can near the school. Later, this waste is sent for recycling. The money collected from the sale of rubbish goes towards children’s education, food, clothes and books.
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Bodhgaya is a place where thousands of devotees from all over the country and abroad come every day. To make the area clean, beautiful and pleasant for visitors and to prevent plastic pollution, as plastic is very harmful to the environment and causes climate change, so the school has taken this initiative to reduce pollution.
In this way, this school shows an example of environmental protection. Besides, there is no electricity in the school. The entire school runs on solar energy, which is another step towards environmental protection.
Established in 2014, Padampani School provides education to children from class 1 to class 8 and this school is recognized by the Government of Bihar. Today, about 250 children from low-income families come to study in this school, who receive better education and culture. The special feature of this school is that along with free education and food, books and stationery are provided free of charge. However, instead of tuition fees, children are asked to bring garbage from home scattered on the road.
Sonu Kumar and Sandeep Kumar, students of Padampani School, told News 18 that instead of paying school fees, we have to bring plastic waste from home or the road and throw it in the dustbin because plastic is bad for the environment. Meera Kumari, headmistress of the school, says the main purpose of collecting school fees in the form of garbage is to make children feel responsible. So that they are aware of global warming and the dangers of the environment from childhood.
Their goal is also to maintain cleanliness around the historical heritage. Millions of tourists from all over the world come here every year. In addition, she added that their thinking is proving to be effective. Not only this, this school also provides free sewing training to unemployed girls and women from 10th pass so that women in rural areas can become independent and earn a living for their families.
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