Principal secretary, Forests, Ranbir Singh inaugurated the Pawalgarh School of Arts started by the Uttarakhand Forest Department along with the Corbett Foundation at Ramnagar for facilitating alternate livelihood for the local schoolchildren and women of the newly-created Pawalgarh conservation reserve.
Noted artists will teach wildlife painting and landscape painting to the children and women.
According to the Kumaon circle CCF Param Jit Singh, aimed at facilitating conservation through colours, children and women will be taught landscape and wildlife painting at the Pawalgarh School of Arts.
“Some photographers have donated some of their photographs with the copyrights to the school. The paintings made by the children and women here will be sold and 50 per cent of the amount will be given to the painter, 25 per cent will be deducted for various expenses and the remaining 25 per cent will be used in Pawalgarh through the eco-development committee.
“We are also holding talks with some noted photographers to facilitate training in photography here,” he added.