Environment Planning and Coordination Organisation (EPCO) is soon going to publish a book to warn people against adverse consequences of climate change.

The book will contain a collection of articles based on the experiences, opinions, success stories and unique initiatives of journalists writing on ground experiences in the districts of Madhya Pradesh.

 EPCO has invited articles on ecoevents.epco@gmail.com till January 1, 2018. The writers of articles that are published will be given an honorarium of Rs 5,000.

Environment Minister Antar Singh Arya said this while addressing a one-day state-level media workshop on climate change and environment held in Bhopal on Wednesday.

Arya said that efforts are being made for environment conservation by connecting teachers and children with the programme by planting maximum number of trees. Journalists writing on climate change in state took part in the workshop. EPCO Director General and Principal Secretary Environment Anupam Rajan and Political Editor of Dainik Bhaskar, New Delhi Abhilash Khandekar were present on the occasion.

EPCO Director General Rajan said that climate change is a burning issue in the entire world today.

Nearly 170 countries have come together so that the Earth’s temperature does not go beyond 2 degrees C. EPCO has imparted training to about 1,000 teachers about climate change and environment conservation to warn the future generation of the dangers of climate change and inspire them to conserve environment.

These teachers are making about one lakh children aware through ECO Club. Children will bring about awareness in the environment around them. Shri Rajan assured the media representatives that their suggestions would be implemented.

He said that we can contribute to environment conservation through small routine savings of paper, water and electricity.

He said that EPCO is being appreciated both nationally and internationally for its work towards environment conservation.