In observance of International Mangrove Day, a cleanup and mangrove planting program was organised on Pathiramanal Island by the School of Environmental Sciences of Mahatma Gandhi University, in collaboration with startups such as Susterra Solutions and Equas.
Teachers and students together removed around fifty sacks of plastic waste from the island and planted about a hundred mangrove saplings.
The event was inaugurated by Muhamma Panchayat President Swapna Shabu. Dr. V.P. Silas, Dr. H.T. Harsha, Dr. R.S. Prashanth, Dr. Keerthi Suresh, Priya Mohan, Devika P. Sajan, Shijo Joy, Arun Ramachandran, N.G. Vishnu, and Prashobh Rajan led the initiative.
