To mark the World Environment Day, Indira Gandhi Rashtriya Manav Sangrahalaya is organising various programmes and activities at its premises on Thursday.
The day will begin with a bicycle rally organised in collaboration with Green Planet Bicycle Riders Association. The rally begins at Shyama Prasad Mookerji Patrakaar Colony at 7.00 am on June 5; from there the rally will pass MANIT-Mata Mandir- Platinum Plaza- Roshanpura circle- Rajbhawan- Machli Ghar- Ravindra Bhawan- Polytechnic Circle- CM's residence- Boat Club- IGRMS gate no.2 to Veethi Sankul of Manav Sangrahalaya. The participants of the bike rally will be given T-shirts.
The rally will be followed by a painting competition on "Our Environment-Our Heritage" for school students. There are three categories: students of third to fifth standard, sixth to eigth standard and ninth to twelfth standard. The winners of the competition will be awarded with cash prizes of Rs 3000, Rs 2500 and Rs 1500. The students need to bring drawing materials. Drawing sheets will be provided by Sangrahalaya.
At Avritti Bhawan of IGRMS, a 10-day long workshop of 'traditional doll making art of Manipur' will be inaugurated, where people above the age of 12 years can participate. The registration fee of the workshop is Rs100. The local Tamil community will perform rituals of sacred groves and will distribute prasad. A puppet show on 'Taming of the Wild' will be presented by Kolkata's renowned Dools theatre at Veethi Sankul indoor auditorium from 1.30 pm. In the evening, renowned Kathak dancer Deepak Maharaj will give Kathak performance from 7 pm at Veethi Sankul indoor auditorium.