Inter-school painting contest held

Group B: Classes IX to X- Amneet Kaur Govt Model High School, Sector 36, Meenu Govt Model Senior Secondary School, Sector 32 and Manish Govt High School, Sector 7.

Meanwhile, Pooja Bansal of C L DAV Senior Secondary Public School, Panchkula has bagged the first prize in the on-the-spot essay writing competition, Rajan Vishal DAV Sr Sec School, Sector 8 C won the second prize and Mukul Mohindra Kundan Vidya Mandir, Ludhiana the third. Satwant Kaur of Govt Model Sr Sec School, Sector 46 D was awarded the consolation prize.

Harish Bisht, Deputy Conservator of Forests, Regional Office who was the chief guest, inaugurated these competitions by drawing a sketch of an elephant. He talked about the importance of wild life and its conservation. He asked the children to work for nature conservation as fast incresing population was adversely affecting the natural resources and hitting the ecological balance.