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Online competition to increase environmental awareness launched
The government was constantly trying to encourage forest and environmental awareness among residents and expected a huge participation in the novel initiative, said Javadekar.
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The government expected a huge participation in the initiative, Javadekar said. (Express)
In a bid to create forest and environmental awareness among residents, the department of forests has initiated an online competition on ‘Environment, Climate Change and Forest’ for schools and colleges in the city. The website for this pilot project was inaugurated Sunday by Union Environment Minister Prakash Javadekar at Van Bhavan, Pune.
The government was constantly trying to encourage forest and environmental awareness among residents and expected a huge participation in the novel initiative, said Javadekar.
Forest officials said that the exploitation of natural resources and environment for the benefit of the human race was affecting the environment at an alarming rate.
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“Global warming has increased, many species have become extinct and many more are in danger. Our children are unaware about the trees and their usefulness. This is a subject of great concern and many governments and private agencies are taking this up as an issue of world importance. This is one small step,’’ said the forest officials.
The department said it would check whether the pilot project resulted in increased awareness and participation in the ‘save environment’ initiatives.
“We on behalf of department of forest , Ministry of Environment and Forest, humbly appeal to all management members, principals and heads, teachers and parents of various schools and colleges to support this drive by encouraging maximum number of students to take part in this competition to make it a grand success,’’ said the officials.
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