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DBC Tura awarded ‘One District One Green Champion’ by the Ministry of Education, Govt. of India

Don Bosco College Tura has been awarded by the Mahatma Gandhi National Council of Rural Education under the aegis of the Department of Higher Education, Ministry of Education, Government of India "One District One Green Champion" Award for Swachhta Action Plan 2020-2021.

Only two colleges were selected from the State of Meghalaya St. Edmund’s College for East Khasi Hills District and Don Bosco College, Tura for West Garo Hills District. Altogether 400 colleges from the country were awarded by the ministry.

The certificate will be sent to the college through the respective Deputy Commissioner (DC).

In 2020, Don Bosco College Tura completed the External Green Audit undertaken by the Meghalaya State Pollution Control Board (MPCB), Shillong. The Green Club of the College under the chairmanship of Dr. Lilybell Ch. Marak and Dr. Sabindra Barman, Coordinator of Unnat Bharat Abhiyan (UBA) of the college work really hard to achieve this feat. The constant support of the District Administration particularly of the Deputy Commissioner Sri Ram Singh IAS made this award possible for the District and in particular for Don Bosco College.