An Open House on the topic ‘Global Warming and Climate Change’ will be organised by Chhattisgarh Environment Conservation Board (CECB) for school and college students at the New Circuit House on the occasion of World Environment Day at 2 pm on Thursday.
Housing and Environment Minister Rajesh Munat will be the chief guest while Principal Secretary (Housing and Environment) N Baijendra Kumar will preside over the programme.
A seminar will be organized at 4 pm and the winners of cartoon, essay, poster and ‘best from waste’ competitions would be felicitated on the occasion.
Vice-Chancellor of Hidayatullah National law University Dr Sukhpal Singh will be the special guest along with Principal Chief Conservator of Forest AK Singh and Secretary (Housing and Environment) Sanjay Shukla.
A seminar is also being organised by CECB on ‘Raise your voice against raising sea level’ to mark the World Environment Day.
In the Open House, the school and college children can directly raise questions related to environment and related issues with the subject experts present on the occasion.
The experts will include–Managing Director of Chhattisgarh State Forest Development Corporation Dr AA Boaj, Meteorological Scientist from Indira Gandhi Agriculture University Dr A.S.R.A.S Shastri and former Head of Department, School of Biology, Pandit Ravi Shankar Shukla University, Prof Ml Nayak.