26/12/2025
*Seminars on 'Disaster Management' and 'Consumer Awareness' remained the highlights of the 2nd Day of Seven - Day NSS Camp organized by Hindu Kanya Collegiate School*
On 25th December 2025, NSS Volunteers of the NSS Units of Hindu Kanya Collegiate School, Kapurthala started their 2nd day by participating in a special morning session of aerobics exercises. In this session, NSS volunteers learnt to perform exercises to improve endurance, flexibility and to relax body and mind. Thereafter, a Seminar on 'Disaster Management' was organised at Village Kanjli for the villagers and NSS volunteers. The Resource Person Dr. Puneet Puri, Head, P.G.Department of Zoology, D.A.V. College, Jalandhar enlightened the audience that the disaster management is vital for equipping people with knowledge on the types of disasters like floods, earthquakes and man-made hazards such as industrial accidents. He said that natural or man-made disasters, both teach humans that awareness and readiness save lives. He elaborated the escape strategies, from evacuation drills to early warnings, drawing lessons from past events like the 2004 Tsunami and Bhopal gas tragedy, and recent Punjab floods in 2025 that displaced many people from their home. Under the signature campaign, NSS volunteers also taught women folk of the village how to write their name and address in Punjabi. In the afternoon session, a Talk on 'Consumer Awareness' was organised in which, the Resource Person, Mrs. Ramandeep Kaur from P.G. Department of Commerce, Hindu Kanya College made students aware their rights while buying and selling products, how to spot scams, verify quality, understand the laws to protect consumers' rights, negotiate fairly, and avoid fraud. Dr. Kulwinder Kaur, Officiating Principal of the college appreciated the special sessions arranged by the NSS Units of the Collegiate School for spreading awareness among the NSS volunteers and the villagers on the pertinent issues. Mr. Sanjeev Bhalla, Academic Incharge of the School applauded the initiatives taken by the school NSS Units for community orientation and general awareness. NSS Programme Officers Mrs. Mukti, Ms. Reena Salota, Ms. Ajaydeep Kaur and Ms. Dilpreet Kaur organized all these activities by involving NSS volunteers.