Governor Anandiben Patel said that it is must to bring change in the perception and behaviour of the people towards environment conservation. He exhorted women to encourage children to serve country and society and at the same time, he said that environment conservation is the need of the hour.
Patel was addressing the national convention on the subject ‘Digitalisation and Innovation for Organisational Management and Research’ held at LNCT auditorium on Saturday. On this occasion, the Governor honoured Srishti Deshmukh, who has topped in the Indian Administrative Services in women category.
The Governor told the academic institutions to motivate and prepare young generation in to tackle the severe problem of global warming.
She further stated that only plantation of saplings is not sufficient for environment conservation but their nurturing is utmost important till they become trees. Stressing on the need of water conservation, Smt. Patel said that everyone should use water as per the need and should take effective initiative to stop its wastage.
Drawing attention towards the serious problem of malnutrition, Governor Patel asserted that each and every section of the society must ensure its participation to free malnourished children from the disease. Building a malnutrition free society is possible with collective efforts only. She informed that the universities and social service organisations of the State have given a praiseworthy contribution in making children free of the fatal disease by adopting over 5,000 children suffering from TB in the last one year. Other sections of the society and educational institutions should be inspired by this example.
Patel extended best wishes to the students, who have been selected in various services. She told them that they should treat their subordinates in their respective fields like their guardians. Take interest to solve people’s problem and make constant efforts to serve needy people, she added.
Patel appealed to the people of the State to exercise their voting rights in the Lok Sabha Election-2019. She said that we should feel proud that along with establishment of democracy in our country, women have also got voting right, whereas women got voting right after hard struggle in developed countries like America.