Regional Museum of Natural History, Bhopal, inaugurated a temporary exhibition on ‘Heritage sites of India’ and organized a painting competition on ‘Save Water’ on the occasion of World Water Day, on Thursday.
Jitendra Agrawal, IFS, Principal Chief Conservator of Forest (Wildlife), Forest Department, Madhya Pradesh was the Chief Guest and Prof Wadudul Haque Siddiqui, Principal, Teacher Training Institute, Bhopal and Surendra Tiwari, Member, Madhya Pradesh Wildlife Board, Bhopal were the guests of honour of the programme.
During the welcome address, Scientist-B & In-charge of the museum, Manoj Kumar Sharma welcomed the guests, winners and participants of different competitions.
Prof Wadudul Haque Siddiqui told that rivers are the main source of the water in India and water level in the most of rivers has very low around 40 per cent. Prof Siddiqui informed that we are losing our rivers, lakes, ponds, falls and wall day by day. He told that we have to conserve our river as well other source of water. Prof Siddiqui appreciated the museum about the works doing towards the conservation of nature and nature resources.
Surendra Tiwari told that all world is facing water crisis in present time, while people are aware about the water crisis but awareness should be increased to solve the water crisis. He appealed on the World Water Day that we should conserve our rivers and other water sources for our state and country.
Chief Guest, Jitendra Agrawal appreciated the museum to arranged the temporary exhibition on Heritage Sites of India. He also told about the importance of water and appealed to all to conserve the water.