Activities held ahead of World Environment Day
Dehradun: Various activities were held in Dehradun in the run up to World Environment Day. An activity involving 60 children of slum dwellers at Ritha Mandi with the support of Samarpan Society, orienting industrial workers of Tyagi Tata Motors on adopting good health practices and proper disposal of waste products, cleanliness drive and awareness campaign with the slum dwellers at Kath Bangla were held. Further, an interactive session with more than 70 drivers of Municipal Corporation of Dehradun garbage collection trucks on their vital role in the city’s waste management was also held. The team comprising Neha Dobhal, Rajnish Kumar, Devesh Sharma, Hitesh Joshi, Sanjay Thapliyal, Deepika Negi and Indira Joshi from Uttarakhand Disaster Recovery Project organised all the activities.
Awareness event held for construction workers
Dehradun: An awareness programme was held under Uttarakhand Disaster Recovery Project for the labourers working at State Disaster Response Force (SDRF) battalion building under construction at Jolly Grant. Held in the run up to World Environment day, the event saw the workers being informed on how to avoid accidents. Subject experts also talked on the environment and cleanliness. A short film on security at construction site was also screened for the labourers. The SDRF deputy commandant Harbansh Singh and other officials concerned were also present on the occasion.
Hackathon held at UPES
Dehradun : ‘U Hackathon 1.0’, the first edition of the University of Petroleum and Energy Studies (UPES) Inter University coding event was organised at the university campus recently.The event was held by the university’s School of Computer Science (SCS) to provide a platform to the students by enabling them to identify real life problems and to think, design and develop modern solutions for them. The two day event was inaugurated by Information Technology Development Agency (ITDA) director Amit Kumar Sinha. Senior director of public affairs at UPES, Arun Dhand said that the event was the first of its kind organised by the SCS.