In a brilliant effort, students of Government Middle School in Burail, have created a unique park by using waste materials. Inaugurated by actor Kirron Kher on Thursday, this park has been created using bottles, toilet seats, jeans, old socks. They have also painted a wall with the portraits of Le Corbusier Milkha Singh, and Kirron Kher.
The students have also got themselves registered with the India Book of Records by planting 650 saplings and developing innovative articles out of waste materials. Rohit Kumar, the brain behind the idea, led the team of artists and students. He is delighted about the park they have come up with.
“Once Rohit got permission from the teachers, we all started working on the project. We came up with all sorts of ideas for the project and worked for almost three months to complete the project,” added Pooja, a student of the school, who worked with the team.
The park has given the school a completely different look. Kher took a round of the whole garden and talked to the students about the whole process of creating the garden.
“It was a long process, but so much fun. Even though we had to work in the sun for long hours in June we never felt tired. The inspiration to make something for our school drove us to work hard and with new ideas”, another team member said.
“I want to thank my teachers, who have helped me and supported me throughout the process and this project is special for we used waste material to create this beautiful place,” said Rohit.
Kirron applauded the efforts of the students and said the wall painting aptly depicted the people who have always represented Chandigarh, “I feel extremely proud and grateful to be one of them. I want to congratulate the school for becoming a nurturing space for such talented students and I invite you all to be part of the Administration’s plantation drive.”
The project was guided by Renu Trikha (NSS coordinator) PGGC, Sector 11, Chandigarh, Kanwarjeet Singh, Councillor and Narinder Kaur, principal, of the school.
“We are very proud of our students for taking this initiative. They have put our school on the national map. We hope they continue to do such things in the future and keep making us proud”, said Narinder Kaur, the principal of the school.
