Regional Museum of Natural History, Bhopal (A Regional Centre of National Museum of Natural History, New Delhi) organized a Prize Distribution Programme on the occasion of International Tiger Day on Thursday. Subrat Mohapatra, IFS, Deputy Director General of Forest, Integrated Regional Office, Bhopal, Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change, Govt. of India was the Chief Guest of the programme.
In the beginning of the programme, Scientist-in-Charge of the museum Manoj Kumar Sharma welcomed the Chief Guest Subrat Mohapatra. Winners of the Baghsakha – T-Shirts Painting Competition organized by Regional Museum of Natural History, Bhopal and Madhya Pradesh Tiger Foundation Society jointly from July 22 to 26, 2021 were awarded. Master Antariksha Sethiya was awarded first prize. Master Vivek Roy and Kumari Arpita Mandal awarded second & third prize respectively. Kumari Mahak Keswani and Kumari Pratibha Parashar begged the encouragement prize.
Subrat Mohapatra explained that tiger is the importance species in our ecosystem and tiger play an importance role to keep balance in ecosystem. Therefore, the presence of tigers in the forest is an indicator of the well being of the ecosystem. . He also appreciated the programmes & activities of museum towards nature conservation.