Tata Power Delhi Distribution (Tata Power-DDl), organised its annual energy awareness fest — Urja Mela 2017 aimed at sensitising school children on the importance of energy conservation, climate change and renewable energy. The event saw participation of over 1,200 students from more than 200 Government and private schools from all over Delhi.
Organised at Sarvodaya Vidyalaya, FU Block, Pitampura, witnessed participation from students in various competitions like science model making, where they showcased their innovative ideas to help in better energy utilisation and energy conservation via live demonstrative models.
The schools participating in the event are a part of Tata Power-DDl’s Social Innovation initiative — Club Enerji, which spreads awareness and educates school children to bring about societal and behavioral change in energy consumption and conservation of natural resources. The club has today grown with more than 340 government and private schools becoming an active part of it.
Addressing the students and teachers during the Urja Mela, Praveer Sinha, CEO and MD, Tata Power-DDl said, “Energy consumption is increasing rapidly across the globe and to meet the growing demand we need to tap the potential of renewable and clean energy while making judicious use of energy. Our aim is to sensitise them towards securing tomorrow by saving today and to take the message forward to as many as possible.”