Various educational activities to observe the World Environment Day were organised at Regional Science Centre, Bhopal that concluded here on Thursday. The activities commenced here on Tuesday that ended with a lot of fervour and enthusiasm.
Regional Science Centre in collaboration with Environmental Planning and Coordination Organisation (EPCO), Bhopal commemorated World Environment Day here on June 5. The three-day event was all about educational and informative activities on World Environment Day.On Thursday the activities were initiated with the launch of an Exhibition on Medicinal Plants. As many as 30 medicinal plants like Aloe Vera, Tulsi, Amaltas, Shatavari, Mango, Pomegranate, Neem and even Bananas were on display along with the write up giving information about the medicinal uses of these plants.
Further, a plantation activity was also organised during the programme, under which the plants with medicinal values, were planted in the centre’s premises. The programme was followed by an ‘Open House Quiz Competition’. The competition was conducted on theme ‘Environment’. The quiz was much enjoyed by the students as they answered the questions and also cleared some of their queries.
The series of events had a grand closure with a Popular Science lecture by CP Shrivastav, former regional Director, Central Ground Water Board, Bhopal on theme ‘Prospects and Concerns in Environmental Protection and what can be our role in its conservation’. This was followed with another lecture by Sanjeev Sachdev, Chief Scientific Officer, EPCO.
As many as 150 students, along with the Bhopalites, took the pleasure to enjoy the programme. Sharad Jain, Director (Planning) EPCO, Pradip Sharma, Economic Planner, EPCO, UM Shula Senior Scientist, EPCO, Vinita Vipat, Sanjeev Sachdev and Alok Nayak were present on the occasion.All the students were given the certificates and prizes during valediction function of the programme. The students enjoyed the three-day educational activity with lot of enthusiasm and ecstasy.