To observe the World Environment Day various creative activities are being organized at the Regional Science Centre, Bhopal. The activities would commence on Tuesday and would continue till Thursday.
Regional Science Centre in collaboration with Environmental Planning and Coordination Organisation (EPCO), Bhopal would commemorate World Environment Day under the two day event. The event is all about educational and informative activities on World Environment Day. Sanjeev Sachdev, Chief Scientific Officer, EPCO will be present as the chief guest.
While talking about the event, Education Officer of Regional Science Centre Charudatta Pulliwar said, “This event is organised every year to create awareness among school students and general masses to underline everyone's role to conserve environment.” Elaborating further, he informed that this year the theme for World Environment Day 2014 is “Raise Your Voice, Not the Sea level”.
So, various competitions are being organised under the two-day event. On the first day of the event a Painting Contest would be organised on the theme: ‘Nature’. The competition is divided into three categories i.e. Primary school, Middle and High School.
Further, a film screening on 'Environment' will also be organised for the high school children. The event would be followed with a Popular Science lecture on 'Birds in Madhya Pradesh' by Mohammad Khaliq, Member, Bhopal Birds Group.
On June 4, a Powerpoint Presentation Contest on theme “Raise Your Voice, Not the Sea level” will be organised for middle school and high school children. Students have to present PPT individually in maximum 10 slides with the running time of 6 minutes per presentation for each student.
On the concluding day i.e. on June 5, an Exhibition on Medicinal Plants would be organised followed with the plantation programme. Further an Open House Quiz Competition will be organised on Environment that will be followed with the Popular Science lecture by CP Shrivastava, Ex-Regional Director Central Ground Water Board Bhopal. The event will conclude with the Valediction and Prize Distribution.