To observe World Population Day on July 11 Regional Science Centre will organise a daylong event for the school students of the city at its premises.
The school students of the State capital would be a part of educational activities to be held under World Population Day organized by Regional Science Center with the collaboration of United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) and Family Planning Association (FPA), India.
While talking to The Pioneer, Education Officer of Regional Science Centre Charudatta Pulliwar said, “World Population Day is being observed worldwide on July 11, to raise global awareness of the need to take positive actions and to proclaim that the human beings are very much concerned about the rapid deterioration of the environment and relative aspects.”
While elaborating further about the population day, Pulliwar said, “Individuals and organisations observe World Population Day annually to strengthen the collective fight against the increasing global population issues.” He further said that in India, which is the second largest population in the world, the importance of such a campaign is very important. Regional Science Centre is organising following programmes to attract the attentiveness of the people and students community in particular.
The programme will begin with a drawing competition under two categories. The first category will include
primary and middle school children and the second category will include the high school children.
The programme will be followed with the Popular Science lecture on ‘Ill effects of increasing Population’ by PR Deo, State Programme Coordinator UNFPA Madhya Pradesh.
The programme will conclude with valediction and prize distribution.
Active participation is expected from the Bhopalites, added Pulliwar.