NSS Activities
July 10th - Participated in the Anti Ragging Rally in coordination with Police Department Ooty. Nilgiris district Superintendent of Police Mr. Nizamuddin inaugurated the awareness rally. DSPs Ms. Anita and Mr. Rangaswamy were the other officials.
Students of different colleges viz. Government Arts College Ooty, Emerald Heights College Ooty, CSI Engineering College, Ketti participated in the Awareness rally programme. The rally started from Ooty bus stand and went through ATC bus stand and reached HADP ground.
August 08th Participated in the Disaster Management –A Holistic Perspective programme at JSS College of Pharmacy Auditorium. Scientists & Engineering wing of RERF, Brahma Kumaris-Mount Abu, Sri Abu Babaji Charitable Trust-Ooty, Indian Red Cross Society were the other participants. This one day programme kindled the student volunteers the way of reacting during the land slide and natural calamities, Since Nilgiris is more prone to natural calamities.
August 17th –Celebrated Sadhbavana Diwas on the eve of birth anniversary of Former Prime Minister Sri Rajiv Gandhi. Mr. Rahmath from Johan Foundation conducted Personality development for the Fresh NSS Volunteers. The programme started at 10.am and went on till 01pm, since the programme was one to one interaction volunteers enthusiastically participated.
December 01st, Participated in the World Aids day awareness rally in collaboration with Tamil Nadu State Aids Control Society (TANSACS) Ooty. Rally stated from Municipal bus stand and ended at Shanthi Vijay School at ATC bus stop. About 70 NSS Volunteers participated in the rally. Placards with slogans were displayed and carried by the Volunteers. Small function was arranged at Shanthi Vijay School ground and Certificate of Appreciation was issued to NSS Unit JSS College of Pharmacy, Ooty.
December 08th& 09th, Participated in the World Peace day Conference at Preethi Palace hotel. Speeches delivered on topics Energy Conservation Bio gas usage, Yoga and Meditation, Hydro power and Nature. NSS Volunteers actively participated.
January 25th 2013 Participated in the Voters day programme conducted by Collectorate, Ooty at HADP ground. On the eve of `National Voters` Day` Volunteers were provided with a badge with its logo and the slogan "Proud to be a voter - Ready to vote". During the programme the collector stressed on the Lowering voting age from 21 years to 18 years so as to provide the unrepresented youth of the country an opportunity to give vent to their feelings and help them become a part of the political process.
NSS Special camp Activities
This year NSS Unit of JSSCP Ooty had adopted Thengumorahada –Nilgiris district and conducted special camp for the year 2012-13. The programme started on February 11th 2013 and ended on 16th February 2013. 24 Male and 25 Female NSS volunteers along with one NSS Programme Officer and one supporting staff comprised the team. Volunteers actively involved in the cleaning the foot path and repairing the brick wall of Thengumorahada primary school. Volunteers enthusiastically mingled with the village peoples and performed a dance programme at the village. Visited Hallimoyar village which is also a part of Thengumorahada and plantation of tree supplied by the Forest department (north) was also part of the camp. Volunteers were taken for a small trekking in the forest area by the forest department stressing the importance of preserving the forest and wild animals.