Himachal Governor Acharya Devvrat on Monday called upon the young children and youth to take up the responsibility of educating the society about environment protection.
Speaking at the annual function of DAV School at Slasi in district Hamirpur, the Governor said that global warming was posing a serious challenge and effective steps should be taken to protect the precious environment which sustained human life. He said that initiatives should be taken at community and individual level to save the earth and ecology and added that mass awareness programmes were needed to make every person aware.
Acharya Devvrat said that the beauty of 'Devbhoomi' Himachal Pradesh could be enhanced by keeping the surroundings clean and underlined the need for aggressive cleanliness campaigns.
He said Children should be sensitised about this issue in schools and suggested that schools also could undertake cleanliness campaigns inside the campuses and in vicinity which would not only make children cleanliness conscious but also inspire the people to do the same. He said that clean and green state would attract more tourists to the state and boost the tourism sector also to a great extent.
Prem Kumar Dhumal, leader of opposition, appreciated the role of DAV institutions in imparting quality education to students. He said that the institutions had given great personalities who played a significant role for betterment of the society.