There is need of spreading awareness among the people for environment conservation than enforcing a strict law. Environment conservation is our social and moral responsibility and everyone should fulfil it, said Housing and Environment Minister, Rajesh Munat here on Friday.
Munat added that children should also be alerted to save the environment, so that they can serve as messengers to spread awareness in the society.
He was addressing a state-level speech day, seminar and awards distribution ceremony organized by Chhattisgarh Environment Conservation Board (CECB) to facilitate the winners of different competition held on World Environment Day i.e. Thursday.
Munat later awarded the winners of essay writing, best from waste, cartoon and poster making competitions.
Principal Secretary, Housing and Environment Department, N Baijendra Kumar presided over the programme while Vice Chancellor of Hidayatullah National law University, Professor Sukhpal and the Principal Chief Conservatior of Forest (PCCF Raipur), AK Singh marked their presence as the special guests.
Kumar said that environment conservation is our moral duty and when the children of Dantewada, Bastar, Ambikapur and other remote areas determined for protecting the nature, why can't weIJ
The CECB Secretary, Devendra Singh informed the gathering about the five days long programme being organised to mark the occasion.
Notably, hundreds of students from Dantewada, Jagadalpur, Ambikapur, Koriya, Basana, Saraypali, Janjgir, Kavardha, Durg and other places had participated in the state-level speech day.