Deaf and dumb raise ‘voice’ for environment in Vijayawada

Vijayawada: In an attempt to spread the message of safeguarding environment in an innovative manner, deaf and dumb students from Bhimavaram visited Sri Durga Malleswara Swamyvarla Devasthanam atop Indrakiladri hill on Thursday.

As many as 65 deaf and dumb students from Bhimavaram schools, Sri Venkateswara Badironnata Patasala and Sri Vignana Vedika, visited the Durga temple.

All these students displayed placards with the slogan ‘Protecting Environment is Everyone's Responsibility’. They displayed the placards to the devotees who had visited the temple.

The temple Executive Officer, V Koteswaramma extended her support to the students who had come all the way to spread the message of protecting the environment.

Impressed with the students, the temple executive officer asked the concerned staff to arrange special ‘darshan’ to the students. Later, Anna Prasadam was provided to all.

Temple Trust Board members B Dharma Rao, Ch Prasad, P Vijayashekar and others were present.