More than 125 law students from 31 law universities all across the country under their internship programme with the Rural litigation and Entitlement Kendra celebrated the World Environment Day with the State Resource Centre (Adult Education) Uttrakhand.
All the students, Van Gujjars from Gaindikhata where SRC has a literacy initiative going on, SRC staff & Members of RlEK took out a march from RlEK to clock tower, holding banners and slogans that read message about environmental protection of Seven billion dreams, One Planet: Consume with Care, Save Earth-Reuse and Recycle, Plant more Trees, Save Water.
A debate competition on the topic Environment Vs Development - Role of Younger generation was organised in the RlEK convention hall where teams from different law universities participated.
Aashnitya Masih from Amity law School, Noida stood first, AK Roy from CNlU stood second and Nitesh Mishra from Amity University, lucknow stood third.
In the quiz competition held for these students, the team of National law University, Bhopal came first, Amity University, lucknow came second and SOA National Institute of law, Odisha came third. The winner were given trophies and mementoes by the judges — Pratima Menon, a Fulbright scholar and a teacher who has won best teacher award, Dr Jitendra Tiwari Director JSS Bageshwar and Dr. Priya Zadu, Director SRC Uttrakhand.