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my uttarakhand news Bureau
Dehradun, 10 Feb: Indian National Trust for Art and Cultural Heritage (INTACH) organised an all-India poster competition, “Tree Of Life”, for school students of classes 7-9. This was a pan-India competition under the aegis of the Heritage Education and Communication Service (HECS) division of INTACH, New Delhi. There would be 100 regional winners and 10 national winners. The 10 national winners will get to go on an educational trip in India. Prizes and trophies would be given to all regional and national winners. Certificates would be given to all participants. The competition was aimed to sensitise students about ecology and promote awareness of environmental conservation. Army Public School Clement Town, Army Public School Birpur, Brightlands School, Brooklyn School, Scholars’ Home, Him Joyti Academy, Oasis School and Welham Girls’ School participated in the competition, said Bharti Jain, Convenor, INTACH, Dehradun.
There was also a tree walk and talk during the competition conducted by Dr Sas Biswas from EcoSanskriti.
Eco-Sanskriti is a social enterprise working at the intersection of Ecology and Culture with activities focussed in the space of forest and biodiversity conservation.
INTACH has partnered with them for nature walks for sensitising students in ecology, said Anjali Bharthari, Co-convenor, INTACH, Uttarakhand.
Dr Sas Biswas is a distinguished forestry scientist with over 50 years of experience in research and education. The event was held in collaboration with the children’s section of Doon Library and Research Centre coordinated by Megha. Students enjoyed painting trees sitting in the premises of Rangers’ College, from where forestry was initiated in the country.
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