The Tata Steel, in association with the Energy and Resources Institute (TERI), on Tuesday started the first series of workshops for students at their Sukinda chromite mine (SCM) under the Green School Project. The initiative is aimed at creating awareness and understanding about environment issues in school campuses in the Tata Steel operational areas.
The workshop, ‘Be Ecomatic – Eco-friendly intuitively’ was kicked-off by Executive-in-Charge, Ferro Alloys and Minerals Division MC Thomas, in the presence of Chief, Mining, SCM Rajesh Patel, Senior Manager, Regulatory Affairs, Tata Steel Shruti Agarwal, representatives of TERI and teachers and students of the identified schools in and around Sukinda.
Thomas also launched waste paper recycling kit, which will be given to all the identified schools. The workshop will run till September 23 in all the identified schools across raw material locations of Tata Steel.
Speaking on the occasion, Thomas said the project promotes environmental stewardship in identified schools through classroom and outdoor activities to improve critical, interdisciplinary and holistic thinking. The overall objective is to create awareness amongst students on climate change and how sustainable lifestyle can help mitigate the adverse impact of climate change.