Media Release
Mangaluru, Dec 7 : The Community Engagement Committee under the Cultural and Community Group, St Joseph Engineering College, in collaboration with "Epsilon" the Physics Department Association and the Indian Coast Guard, Karnataka, organized a Beach cleaning campaign on 30 November 2023. SJEC faculty members and students took part in the campaign.
At 7:15 am, the formal event began and Ms. Olivia Sequeria, Assistant Professor, Physics department greeted everyone. The Chief Guest of the event was Comdt. Munish Kumar Aggarwal, the Commanding Officer of the Coast Guard Air Enclave (New Mangalore), and the Guest of Honour was Dr. Rio D'Souza, Principal of SJEC.
Comdt. Munish Ashok Kumar Aggarwal and Dr. Rio D'Souza addressed the crowd. The Vote of thanks by Ms Olivia concluded the official programme. Later, SJEC students, staff, and Indian Coast Guard officers started a cleanup campaign for the beach. 108 college students and twelve faculty members had participated in the campaign. A photo session was conducted to officially conclude the beach cleanup initiative.