Students of various Government schools participated in skit and recitation competitions on the subject of environment conservation organised on the weekend by The Pioneer in collaboration with the ONGC and Uttarakhand Environment Protection and Pollution Control Board (UEPPCB).
Speaking as chief guest on the occasion, UEPPCB head office environment officer Amarjeet Singh Oberai appreciated the event organisers for the initiative to raise awareness on environmental issues. He stressed on the need for continuing such campaigns while adding that the UEPPCB would provide all possible support for such endeavours aimed at raising public awareness on environmental conservation.
Speaking on the occasion, the MKP Inter College Principal Archana Goel appreciated the performance of the students in the competition. Stressing on the need for holding programmes for environmental awareness on a regular basis, she said that such events held develop the sense of responsibility among the students who in turn can then spread awareness and discourage others from actions that harm environment like the usage of polythene bags.
Senior teacher at MKP Inter College, Dr Sudha Gupta said that efforts like the event organised by The Pioneer provided a platform for students to display and develop their talents. Speaking about the importance of the environment, she stressed by indulging in actions that damage the environment, people are creating a grave problem for the coming generations. She stressed on the need for raising public awareness and executing works for environmental conservation.
Chief general manager of The Pioneer, Dehradun and Chandigarh editions, RBS Rawat said that this was the first event organised by the edition involving Gvernment schools students. “We had organised such events in the past for college students but organised this skit and recitation competition for students of Government schools as they cannot be ignored in the efforts to raise public awareness on environmental conservation,” he said, while adding that The Pioneer will continue to hold such events in the future.
The team from MKP inter college bagged the first prize in the skit competition whereas government primary school, Chander Road won the recitation competition.