The Himalaya Day will be celebrated at ICAR-Indian Institute of Soil and Water Conservation (ICAR-IISWC) on Monday. The day-long programme will be inaugurated by the institute director PR Ojasvi while local progressive farmer Bhuvan Vikram Dabral will deliver a speech on the significance of Himalayas.
Ojasvi will brief the connotations associated with the day and the programme on Himalayas being organised, giving an overview and role of the institute in evolving technologies and demonstrations towards sustaining the Himalayan ecosystems and farming. As the chief guest, Dabral will speak on the ground realities of farming situations and the expectations from the research and public organisations to improve the farming, environment and the living conditions in the Himalayan region.
The theme of Himalaya Day-2019 being Science of Himalayas, the ICAR-IISWC has included series of seven seminars by experienced scientists of the institute and other organisations to create awareness on the uniqueness of Himalayas and the science of Himalayan hydrology, climate, natural resources, land degradation and management, ecosystems, biodiversity, agriculture and related subjects among college faculty members, scientists, scholars, students, progressive farmers and the public at large.
The significance of Himalayas will be contemplated and discussed through the keywords conserve soil-protect nature, save biodiversity, save soil, and save the water-tower, the Himalayas. An awareness exhibition, field exposure and technical interaction on the theme of the day will sensitise the students and other participants of the event. A pledge for conservation of Himalayas will also be included in the programme.
About 130-150 faculty members, scientists, researchers, scholars and graduate students from local universities, colleges, various research institutions and progressive farmers from the Uttarakhand region will be participating in the celebration. All those interested in the health of Himalayas will also be participating in the programme.