To observe the World Population Day, Regional Science Centre organised a daylong event for the school students of the city at its premises here on Friday.
The school students of the State capital as a part of educational activities 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 participated in a drawing competition and a popular lecture.
Notably, the drawing contest for school students was organised in two categories that included primary and middle school children in first category and High school in second category. As many as 512 students from around 31 schools of Bhopal actively participated in this contest. The students wonderfully depicted their perception over the paper and explained about the population control, family planning and much more.
Under the first category Pragati Jha of Bal Bhavan School won the first prize, whereas Anwesha Mahapatra of Sharda Vidya Mandir and Alaknanda Agarwal from Carmel Convent won the second and third prize. Under second category, Anshi Joshi of Carmel Convent School, Shreya Sood of Saint Xaviers School, and Palak Jain of Sharda Vidya Mandir won the first, second and third prize respectively.
After drawing contest, a workshop comprising of various events such as a Popular lecture, young students opinion about Population Day an Questionnaire was organised. Further guests Tej Ram Jat, State Programme Officer,UNFPA, Madhya Pradesh, Shakuntala Sharma, Senior Member, FPAI, RTC, Sub Committee, Bhopal, Faiz Ahmed Kidwai, IAS, Mission Director, National Health Mission, and P.R Deo, State Programme Coordinator, UNFPA, Madhya Pradesh, Suresh Soni, Curator, Regional Science Centre, Bhopal, and O.S. Chauhan, Chief Coordinator, FPAI, RTC, Bhopal were also present on the occasion.
On the occasion, Tej Ram Jat, UNFPA shared the UNPFA’s activities for youth. later, a popular lecture on theme ‘Youth’s Role in Population Control’ was delivered by PR Deo. During the programme, Aarti Keskar, a slum dweller also shared her views on the importance of population day on the eve. This followed by Questionnaire. The programme culminated with valediction and prize distribution.