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| Governor asks students to play lead role in environment protection | | | Early Times Report
Jammu, Dec 22: The Governor, N N Vohra, has emphasized the need for adopting a multi-dimensional approach to protect the environment and minimize the affects of global warming and climate change for sustaining life on planet Earth.
The Governor was interacting with a group of students of the Delhi Public School, Jammu, who called on him at Raj Bhavan, here today after participating in a rally which they took out in the winter capital of the State this morning to create awareness among the people about global warming.
The Governor said that the students can be valuable agents of change for spreading awareness of environmental concerns etc. Observing that children are full of zeal and energy, Guv said if they take a lead role in environment protection, it would have a telling effect on the campaign to protect the environment. He suggested that it would be productive if the students could form NGOs for this purpose. He suggested that they should also take up cleanliness and plantation drives in Jammu city and other towns and assured them all possible support for this purpose. He said that he would be also asking the Universities in the State to involve their students in a significant manner to supplementing the environment protection efforts in Jammu and Kashmir Divisions as well as in the Ladakh region.
The Governor also asked the students and the school management to explore possibilities for launching environment protection awareness campaigns at Katra and enroute from the Base Camp to the Holy Cave Shrine of Shri Mata Vaishno Devi during the slack academic season.
Referring to the educational tours conducted by the DPS management for its students, the Governor observed that instead of seeking to go abroad it would be far educative visits were organized to various parts of the country so that the students could experience the rich diversity of India and the progress it has registered in the field of science, technology and various other sectors. The students submitted a Memorandum to the Governor listing out the causes of global warming and the measures required for minimizing it.
The Principal Secretary to the Governor, Mr. Raj Kumar Goyal, was present on the occasion.
Earlier, the Director, Delhi Public School, Jammu, S. S. Sodhi, briefed the Governor about the awareness rally and said that about 2000 students participated in it. The Principal of the School, Mr. Sudarshan Sonar was also present on the occasion.
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