Mohan Kuthar
Daijiworld Media Network - Mangaluru (SP)

Mangaluru, Sep 25: The 'Green Walkathon - 2021' organized by Beary's Group was initiated in front of Mangala Auditorium of Mangalore University on Saturday September 25 morning.

The Green Walkathon, which is a part of the International Green Week - 2021 that started from in front of the university's Mangala Auditorium moved towards Beary's Turning Point at Deralakatte.

Mangalore University vice-chancellor, Dr P Subrahmanya Yadapadithaya, said that the environment will automatically become clean if our minds are clean. "We are following the policy of keeping our lives ahead of nature. For our lives to be saved, nature is very important. Therefore, we should join hands to conserve nature," he stated.

Speaking after presiding over the programme, Beary's Group president, Syed Muhammad Beary, felt that there is a need to create awareness to encourage a clean and green city. "Nature offers us several gifts. But it is important what we give in return to nature. We cut down many trees when constructing a house or building but we do not take care to plant a tree. Nature becomes green only if we keep planting the saplings. The walkathon is aimed at creating awareness about love of nature and clean environment," he stated.

Syed Muhammad Beary said that environment in the world keeps on changing and it has cast grave influence on the hman beings. "Therefore, the humans have to strive to protect our earth. We are nothing in front of nature. We are not bigger than nature. We will survive only if we preserve nature," he stated.

BIT principal, Dr S I Manzoor Pasha, welcomed, BEADS principal A R Ashok Mendonca, Dr Azuz Mustafa, Venkatesh Pai, Santosh D'Souza, BIT - ECE head of the department, Dr Abdulla Gubbi and others were present.