The middle wing students of the Delhi Public School planted trees in the fruit belt area near the horse riding field and watered the saplings along with their class teachers to mark Earth Day on Friday. The theme of the day this year is “Trees for Earth”.
Speaking on the occasion, Jasmine Sharma said, “Over 195 countries reached an historic agreement in Paris at 2015 United Nations Conference on climate change, to reduce green house emissions.” Principal of middle wing Uma Pandey said, “The first Earth Day was observed in 1970 following the damage wrought by 1969 massive oil spill in Santa Barbara, California. In our school, the assembly started with our daily exercise and prayer. The students planted trees too. Now Earth Day is an annual event observed to raise public awareness about pollution.”
Director of Corporate Skills Academy Shivalik Nagar, Kapil Sharma said, “We must change to protect our environment and change to know our mother earth.” Showing a documentary on Waste Management and kinds of waste, Sharma showed ways of segregation. A quiz was also held.