The Uttarakhand State Council for Science and Technology (UCOST) and the National Academy of Sciences, India (NASI) Uttarakhand Chapter will jointly organise lectures by prominent academicians to mark the World Environment Day here on Friday.
Former Vice-Chancellor of Garhwal University, Prof AN Purohit will give a lecture on environmental conservation and biodiversity, while former Vice-Chancellor of Doon University, Prof Gajendra Singh, will deliver a lecture on agriculture and climate change.
Industrialist Rakesh Oberoi will also express his views on environment on the occasion.
According to UCOST, tree-lover Kishan Singh Malda of Mandalsera village in Bageshwar district will be specially honoured by the Council on the occasion for his commendable contribution to environmental conservation.
Malda had started the production of traditional seeds from the young age of 18 years and due to his consistent efforts more than 3.25 lakh saplings have been distributed free of cost and planted till date.
He also used two bigha of family land to develop the Devki Devi Vriksh Vatika in the name of his mother apart from which he also played a major role in developing the Nanda Smriti Vatika outside Bageshwar in Nileshwar and Kotbhramri.