SRM STUDENTS PARTICIPATED IN SWACHH BAHARAT SUMMER INTERNSHIP(SBSI-2019) PROGRAMME ON RURAL COMMUNITY SERVICE The “Internship programme on rural community service for University/College students” for the year 2019 is implemented under the aegis Swachh Bharat Mission (Gramin) by Rural Development and Panchayat Raj Department, Government of Tamil Nadu. A team of enthusiastic students from SRM College of Nursing, Department of Physiotherapy and Occupational Therapy actively participated in this internship contributing over 60 hours of their time. The internship commenced with an inaugural session at the Kancheepuram District Collectorate. The students were oriented to the objectives of the internship and were provided a “Handbook on Sanitation’’ and other guidelines. They organised and conducted swachata-related activities in Government schools and community at Appur, Kolathur, Reddipalayam, Chettipunyam and Kondamangalam villages at Kattankulathur block in Kancheepuram district. They focussed their activities on promotion of safe sanitation practices, waste segregation and disposal, personal hygiene, toilet usage, sustainable water management practices through door-to-door visits, awareness rally and street plays. Antenatal mothers and children were educated about malnutrition, worm infestation, stunting and ill-effects of poor sanitation on their health.The interns participated in mass cleaning, developing compost pit, rainwater harvesting pits and tree plantation activities. The interns also conducted swachhata-themed competitions in Government Schools and distributed prizes for students. Public walls were beautified with painting and messages about sanitation and hygiene. The participating teams will present their work at Kancheepuram District Collectorate and will be awarded participation certificates. It gives me immense pleasure for being nominated as “Nodal Officer” for this nation Building activity by the Hon’ble Chancellor, Vice Chancellor and Registrar of SRMIST Though the task involves large scale orientation, I sailed through smoothly and successfully due to all types of logistic supports extended by the SRMIST Management, administration and also by my fellow colleagues. Dr.V.Thirumurugan ,Associate Director(CL),Nodal officer UBA/SBSI

2. SWACHH BHARATH MISSION (GRAMIN)
INTERNSHIP PROGRAMME
ON
RURAL COMMUNITY SERVICE FOR
UNIVERSITY/COLLEGE STUDENTS.
AREA - APPUR VILLAGE
KANCHEEPURAM DISTRICT.
SRM COLLEGE OF NURING.
SRM INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY.

3. Energetic leader
Thiru. P. Ponniah, I.A.S.,
collector and District
Magistrate of Kancheepuram
District.
Collector and Magistrate of
Kancheepuram District.
SBSI-Nodal Officer
SRM Institute Of science and Technology
DR.V.Thirumurugan,M.E.,Ph.D.,FIE
Associate Director(Campus Life)
Nodal Officer-SBSI/UBA

5. “Alone we can do so little; together we can do
so much.”
BATCH MEMBERS:
1. Ms. CHITRA DEVI. M
2. Ms. SANDHIYA. P
3. Mr. PRAVEEN KUMAR.K
4. Ms. B. SANGAVI
5. Ms. M. ISHWARYA
6. Ms. KANISHA DEVI.S
7. Ms. KEERTHANA.S
8. Ms. SHEELA.M
9. Ms. PARIMALA. S
10. Ms. LAVANYA.U
MRS. ANGELIN DHANALAKSHMI , ASST.PROFESSOR
INCHARGE MAM:

6. Day – 1: Orientation Session of
SWACHH BHARAT MISSION

7. AIM
Creating awareness on proper toileting.
Creating awareness on personal hygiene.
To improve open defecation free areas.
Improvement of sanitation facilities.
Improvement of waste management.

8. INTERNSHIP PROGRAMME MAINLY
FOCUSES ON:
1)Sanitation, solid and liquid waste
management (SLWM) scheme.
2)Sustainable open defecation
free(ODF) status and a cleaner
environment.

9. Briefing session in DRDA Collectorate
Office

10. While taking PLEDGE

11. Day-2: community building
 We went to the government middle school, the school
Headmaster Mrs.Y.Revathi gave orientation about
the school. The school had strength of 203 students.
 Then Mrs. Sudha SMC president and Mrs. Kalaiselvi
gave introduction to the village. The village has a total
population of 1600 people with 637 ration card
family under one panchayat which is divided into three
parts.

12. Orientation to village

13. Orientation to school

14. Day 3 – Village survey and community
based monitoring
 The same set of students went to the APPUR village for
collecting the survey of 50 household members to
study the quality of waste water generated in the
village and we got chance to interact with many village
people on this day.
 On the same day we also did community based
monitoring (CBM). Mapping of 75 household
members to analyze the toilet usage.

15. Students collecting survey

16. Area Map showing toilet usage in Appur
village

17. DATE OF SURVEY 19 June 2019
LOCATION APPUR VILLAGE, KANCHEEPURAM DISTRICT
STREET / AREA COVERED Thulukathamman Koil Street
Pillayar Koil Street
Ambedkar Street
Perumal Koil Street
BY SBSI INTERNS FROM SRM COLLEGE OF NURSING.
TOTAL HOUSEHOLDS SURVEYED 50
AVERAGE NUMBER OF FAMILY
MEMBERS
4
RESULTS OF HOUSEHOLD SURVEY

18. 68%
32%
VACCINATION FOR CHILDREN
YES (for households with
children under 5 years)
Not Applicable
N = 50
(n = 16)
(n = 34)
(n = 6)
(n = 44)
12%
88%
POVERTY STATUS OF HOUSEHOLDS
Above Poverty Line (APL)
Below Poverty Line (BPL)
N = 50
(n = 6)
(n = 44)

19. Own
94%
Rent
6%
HOUSING STATUS
(n = 3)
(n = 47)
32%
N = 50
n=7
n=16
n=27
0
5
10
15
20
25
30
Kutcha Pucca Semi-pucca
TYPE OF HOUSE N = 50
32%
N = 50
14%
54%

20. n = 10
n = 40
Private
Open Defecation
TOILET USAGE N = 50
80%
20%
YES
24%
NO
7%
Not
Applicable
(for houses
with private
toilets)
69%
WILLINGNESS TO CONSTRUCT
TOILET N = 50
(n = 13)
(n = 4)
(n = 37)

21. n=9
n=29
n=12
covered open none
DRAINAGE LINKED TO HOUSE N = 50
18%
58%
24%
door step
common point
no collection system
n=18
n=17
n=15
WASTE COLLECTION SYSTEM N = 50
30%
34%
36%

22. individual
2%
none
98%
COMPOST PIT N = 50
(n=49)
The samples houses do
not have biogas plant
YES
38%
NO
62%
WATER STAGNATION N = 50
(n = 19)
(n = 31)
Water-borne or other sickness in
the last 6 months:
•fever
•diabetes mellitus
(n=1)

23. YES
22%
NO
78%
SOURCE OF WATER - PIPED
WATER AT HOME N = 50
(n = 11)
(n = 39)
YES
94%
NO
6%
SOURCE OF WATER -
COMMUNITY TAP WATER
N = 50
(n = 47)
(n = 3)
The sampled households are not using water from
hand pump or open well.

24. YES
8%
NO
92%
OTHER SOURCES OF WATER
(i.e. CAN WATER)
N = 50
N = 50
(n = 4)
(n = 46)
No
Yes
n=40
n=10
WATER BOILED BEFORE
DRINKING N = 50
20%
80%
All sampled houses have electricity supply.

25. LPG
biogas
wood
n=47
n=2
n=1
SOURCE OF ENERGY FOR COOKINGN = 50
94%

26. Problems encountered in the
village:
 Water stagnation.
 Inadequate knowledge on solid and liquid waste management.
 Inadequate knowledge about the toilet provided by the
government.(about the cost for building the toilet)
 Defecating in the open place around the public toilet instead of using the
toilet provided.
 No street light.

28. Day 4 –Rallies and village survey
 On this day we 10 members from SRM COLLEGE OF
NURSING along with Mrs. Angeline Dhanalakshmi
mam, and Mrs. Irene mam, and 40 students from
middle school (26 girls and 14 boys) accompanied by 2
teachers of the school went to rallies’ on sanitation
and solid and liquid waste management around the
village.

29. Rally created great awareness among the public
and school students on liquid and solid waste management.

31. Given adequate
knowledge on
waste
management and
explained the ill
effects of
throwing waste in
the drainage.

32. Shop owner gave pencils as a token of
appreciation for the school children’s
involvement.

33. Day 5 – wall painting in school
and community area
On this day we all did wall painting with
sanitation messages, Steps of hand washing,
personal hygiene was painted in school wall.
Awareness on open air defecation was drawn
in public toilet and open air defecation area.

36. Hand washing technique:

37. Daily activities of every student

38. Important in today's condition all over
Tamilnadu , created and given awareness
about saving water

39. Wall painting on open air defecation

41. Day 6 – School health program
 On this day we conducted school health program to promote safe sanitation practices,
personal hygiene and toilet usage in primary and middle school.
 Awareness and interaction on poor sanitation, malnutrition and worm infestation and its
effects in children was taught to anganwadi centre.
 Pledge was taken by school children to maintain environmental sanitation.
 Hand washing technique was taught to the school students by demonstration, video
demonstration and dance.
 Steps of brushing the teeth were taught by demonstration.
 Health education on worm infestation, environmental sanitation, and personal hygiene
was taught to the students.
 Health education on menstrual hygiene was taught to adolescent girls.
 Later quiz competition was conducted on the above taught topics and prizes were
distributed.

42. Pledge

43. Health education on dental hygiene and
hand washing technique.

44. Health education on environmental
sanitation and personal hygiene.

45. Students were
provided with
pen, pencil,
paint, and
colourpencil for
their
participation
and dedication
in school health
programme.

46. Day 7 – School sanitation competition
and door to door visit.
 On this day we conducted school sanitation
competition. Drawing competition was conducted on
environmental sanitation and personal hygiene.
 The students actively participated and expressed their
ideas through drawing. The prizes were distributed to
the winners.
 We also went door to door visit to promote toilet usage
and waste segregation at source for 25 household
families.

47. Active participants
who were very eager
to bring out there
talents.

48. First place Second place
Students
who got
prizes
according to
their talents.

49. Prize distribution

50. Day 8 – Demonstration on solid and liquid waste
management and mass cleaning.
We demonstrated solid and liquid waste
management through a street play, and health
education. Then mass cleaning of the
community area and school cleaning was done.

51. Mass education

52. Charts describing about the waste
management.

53. School cleaning with energetic
participants(students)

54. Village cleaning

55. The objective
of cleaning is
not just to
clean, but to
feel happiness
living within
that
environment.

56. Day 9 – Teaching waste management and
tree plantation
On this day we taught the community
people on setting up of waste management
and nutrition garden.
Tree plantation in community area and
school campus was done.

58. Street play on waste management and also
explained problems on open defecation.

59. Conclusion:
•We thank the collector for giving us this opportunity to interact with
the public and creating awareness to them.
• We are also thankful to SRM INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE AND
TECHNOLOGY, and Dr.C.Kanniammal, Dean SRM COLLEGE
OF NURSING, for giving us permission to participate in this
internship program and guiding us in successfully completing it.
• We also assure you that, for bringing some change , we have to be the
initiator of it. So we will continue the same in the places where ever we
live to create a clean and healthy India.
“As we express our gratitude, we must never forget that the
highest appreciation is not to utter words, but to live by
them.”

60. Not made the days more fatigue and tired
instead have a heart full of happiness in making
the students and peoples to have a great
awareness.
Quote of the day: