Regional Museum of Natural History, Bhopal (A Regional Centre of National Museum of Natural History, New Delhi) inaugurated Temporary Exhibition on "Save Soil to Save Livelihood" under LiFE Mission on Friday.
Dr Sanjay Srivastava, Principal Scientist, Indian Institute of Soil Sciences, Bhopal (ICAR) was the chief guest of the programme.
Soil - A Treasure, Formation of Soil, Components of Soil, Type of Soil, Soil Profile, Function of Soil, Causes of Soil Degradation, Consequences of Soil Degradation, Methods of Soil Conservation, Soil - A Key to Sustainable Future, What Can We Do to Save Soil etc. are displayed through panels in this exhibition.
Dr. Beenish Rafat, Scientist-in-charge of the museum welcomed the Chief Guest of the Programme Dr. Sanjay Srivastava, Principal Scientist, Indian Institute of Soil Sciences, Bhopal (ICAR); Dr. Manoj Kumar Kurmi, Superintending Archaeologist from Archaeological Survey of India, Bhopal Circle; Dr. Vipin Vyas, Associate Professor, Barkatullah University, Bhopal; Dr. Sudesh Waghmare, Former Deputy Conservator of Forest, Government of Madhya Pradesh, Bhopal; Dr. Pradeep Nandi, Director General, National Centre for Human Settlements for Environment, Bhopal; Dr. Sangeeta Rajgeer, Member Secretary, Bhopal Birds; Dr. Shibani Ghosh, Secretary, Parvarish - the Museum School NGO and other invitee.
Chief Guest, Scientist-in-charge and others guests also released the publications of museum namely "Millets: A Healthy Lifestyle" (bilingual) detailing the information on Millets and "Save Soil to Save Livelihood" (bilingual) detailing the information on Soil.
