Indira Gandhi Rashtriya Manav Sangrahalaya under the celebrations of its World Enviroment Day is organising various programmes and activities at its premises on June 5, 2014. The day will begin with a bicycle rally organised in collaboration with Green Planet Bicycle Riders Association.
The meeting point of the bicycle rally is at Shyama Prasad Mukerji Patrakaar Colony at 6.30am on June 5, from there the rally will pass through 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, first- students of third to fifth standard, second- of sixth to eighth standard and third category of ninth to twelfth standard. The winners of the competition will be awarded with cash prizes of Rs 3000, Rs 2500 and Rs 1500 respectively. The students need to bring drawing materials and drawing sheets will be provided by Sangrahalaya.
At Avritti Bhawan of IGRMS, a 10 days 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 Rs 100.
The local tamil community will perform rituals of sacred groves and will distribute prasad. A puppet show on ‘Save Environment’ will be presented at Veethi Sankul indoor auditorium from 1.30 pm. In the evening renonwed Kathak dancer Deepak Maharaj will give performance from 7 pm at Veethi Sankul indoor auditorium.
On this occasion a photographic exhibition on sacred groves will be inaugurated with the help from Devi Ahilya Vishvidyalaya, Indore.