As part of commemoration of the wildlife week from October 2 to 8, the forest department organised an inter-school debate competition at its headquarters here on Tuesday. The subject of the debate held in Hindi and English was the significance of Gandhian thoughts in the present time. Class XII student from Doon International School, Saksham Sharma was adjudged first followed by Class XI student from Anne Mary School, Vaishnavi Bharadwaj and Class X student from Kendriya Vidyalaya, Hathibadkala, Abhilash Singh in the second and third positions respectively. Consolation prizes were presented to Government Inter College Kishanpur Class X student Shivam Kumar and Doon International School Class X student Samishtha Bhatt. Students from more than a dozen schools participated in the debate competition.
The principal chief conservator of forests (PCCF) Jai Raj gave away the prizes and certificates to the winners and participants on the occasion. He said that as part of the wildlife week observed from October 2 to 8, various programmes are being held by the department to raise public awareness on wildlife conservation. PCCF (Wildlife) Monish Mullick, PCCF Ranjana Kala, APCC DJK Sharma, Samir Sinha, CCF eco tourism GS Pande and other departmental officials were also among those present on the occasion.