In compliance with the notification issued by the Ministry of Education Government of India and subsequent mandatory advisory to all the Teacher Education Institutions issued by NCTE New Delhi to organize Special Campaign 6.0. (Swachhata Campaign). The said campaign centered on the theme “Strengthening Swachhata. The Faculty of Education Khaja Bandnawaz University Kalaburagi took an initiative within the University Campus and a 5-Day Special Campaign was organized from 13-17^th of October, 2026 asper the below reported sequence:

Day One – 13th October, 2026 …   Cleaning up the Area

The students (Teacher Trainees) assembled / gathered in the quadrangular space of building.  Prof. Mohammad Iqbal Mattoo, Dean and HoD, Faculty of Education apprised the audience about the principles of cleanliness and appealed the students to keep the surroundings ecofriendly and clean. Thereafter, the students visited the area covered under the Faculty of Education premises. Dr. Kudrathunissa Sheikh –The Organizing Secretary of the Campaign - and all the Faculty members divided the students into small groups. The students plucked off the weeds and picked up the plastic bottles, garbage viz.-a-viz. waste material and dumped in the dustbins available on the different corners of the area. The space was cleaned up

Day -2^nd – 14^th October 2026 ….. Plantation Drive

Planting trees is one of the core activities to make environment healthy. As we all know, that plantation give us oxygen to breathe and minimize the effect harmful carbon dioxide. Trees prevent soil erosion, bring rainfall and keep our environment cool and clean. Plants reduce pollution and make our surroundings harmless, beautiful and peaceful. To acquaint the students with the importance of planting trees, a programme was conducted to plant saplings. All the students and the staff gathered around the area to perform the activity. The Organizing Secretary spoke to the students about the importance of planting trees. This activity was carried with planting of saplings. All the students and staff participated in the programme.

Day - 3^rd – 15th October 2026 ….. E-Waste

E -waste contains harmful materials like lead, mercury, cadmium, and arsenic. If it is thrown in the open, it pollutes soil and water. If burnt, it releases toxic gases causing cancer and breathing problems. Therefore, to acquaint the students with knowledge and to develop scientific attitude and social responsibility, a special talk was delivered by the invited speaker -Dr. Afroz Fatima, Assistant Professor, Faculty of Engineering. In her talk, she informed the students about the E-

Waste management and its different corrective measures which can be used to dump the EWaste. In a very simple and lucid manner, she explained the audience to follow the five R's of waste management:

• Refuse:  Refuse to buy unnecessary or hazardous electronic products.

• Reduce: Reduce consumption, use one device longer, and avoid frequent upgrades.

• Reuse:  Reuse old mobiles, laptops by repairing or donating to someone who needs it.

• Repurpose:  Convert old e-waste into new things like making art from waste keyboards.

• Recycle: Send unusable e-waste to authorized recyclers.

The Programme was hosted by Ms. Razia Parveen. All the staff and students were present.

Day –  4      17th October 2026

To send a message about a cause like Save Environment, Say No to E-Waste and Swachhata Bharat, a Walkathon was organized in the Faculty Premises during late morning hours. And in the afternoon, to connect classroom with real life, a Best- Out of Waste competition was conducted. Ms. Fatima Begum and Ms. Farida Ather organized the event. Mr. K.S. Srinivas Rao, Dean, Faculty of Commerce and Management and Mr. Praveen Nayak, HoD,, Faculty of Law were invited to be as the jury members (Judges).

Dr. K.S. Srinivas Rao- Dean, Faculty of Commerce and Management observed that the students demonstrated exceptional skill/s in transforming the Waste Materials into highly practical domestic items and potential commercial products. Special recognition goes to the Department and the Faculty Coordinators; their dedication in fostering both creativity and a competitive spirit in these students was clearly evident in the high quality of the displays.  Finally, the campaign ended with the distribution of prizes and vote of thanks to the guests and university authorities.

1^st Prize-  Miss. Qairunnissa,      2^nd Semester,

2^nd Prize-  Miss. Tooba Tasneem, 4^th Semester,

3^rd Prize –Miss Malan and  Miss. Shagyfta Humera ,  2^nd  Semester 

Consolation Prize/s-    

Miss.Summaiya Nikhat 2^nd Semester and

Miss Alvina Musfah       2^nd Semester