A Shramadana Campaign.

 Last week there was a shramadana campaign in our village.It was organised by the youth club.The main objective of the campaign was to repair the road leading to our village.The road was in a dilapidated condition.It had not been repaired for a number of years.It was full of pot holes.

By 7.00 a.m nearly seventy five members of the Youth club gatherd near the school.They were very enthusiastic.They had brought implements like mammoties, crow bars and spades.The youth services officer in the area too took part in the shramadana campaign.The members were divided into theree groups.Each group was entrusted a different task.

The first group cleared the jungle on either side of the road.They also cut down the overhanging branches of the trees.The second group filled the pot holes with earth.They cleaned the culverts too.The third group cleaned the side drains on either side of the road.

Work was stopped for lunch at 1.00 p.m.When the groups stopped their work for lunch, most of the work entrusted to them were completed.Work was resumed at about 2.30 p.m.They were able to complete the entire work by 6.00 p.m.

After the work was over, the Youth Services officer gave a pep-talk expressing the value of team work.The secretary of the Youth club thanked all the members for their kind co-operation.