Wildlife Conservation & Environment launched student awareness programs

Amritsar, May 28 (Punjab Post Bureau) – World Wide Fund For Nature (WWF-India, Punjab State) launched its 2016/17 series of student awareness programs today. A comprehensive Session was organised at Sri Guru Harkrishan Public School (SGHPS), Majitha Road Bye pass, under the Student Nature Interaction Program (SNIP).  The guest speaker at the event was Mr. S.K Sagar, IFS and the session was presided over by Gunbir Singh, chairperson, WWF-India (Punjab state). The students freely interacted with Mr. Sagar and exchanged views on the environment and ecology of Punjab. The process of vermicomposting was introduced to the institution. Organic waste from school canteen, green waste from school fields and food waste shall be composted, and used in kitchen gardening activity within the school premises.  Interesting power-point presentations and videos connecting children with nature. Introducing them to the concepts of individual responsibility towards conservation, including water & energy sustainability, are a key focus of the sessions. EcoAmritsar collaborated with WWF, and is preparing a roadmap of afforestation for the city. Educational institutions are being engaged as partners to this program which begins with the first monsoon rains. Said Gunbir Singh, “Green schools and environmental responsibility among children is key to our sustainability. Each child is an inheritor of this planet, and thus the mantle of the future rests upon them. Unfortunately, they will also have to pay for the mistakes of the earlier generations. This reality is showcasing itself in soaring temperatures, deforested landscapes, water depletion & degradation, as well as ill health. We must act now and get the youth future ready.”