WORLD ENVIORNMENT DAY PROGRAMME: Organised by Prakurthi Youth Network Karnataka

Introduction:

World Environment Day (WED) is celebrated every year on the 5th of June to raise global awareness on the need to take positive environmental action.  WED is celebrated to inspire people around the globe to be active about environment and learn different means through which they can help to ensure the future of our planet is safe.

The World Environment day was celebrated this year with the theme "Think.Eat.Save".

Think. Eat .Save is an anti-food waste and food loss campaign that encourages reducing the food print.

Prakurthi Youth Network Karnataka Programme

As part of “Prakurthi Youth Network Karnataka Programme, supported by TDH(G)  the  youth of this network had organised various events to celebrate the WED 2013.

The Programme:

 Nisarga Foundation, H.D. Kote, Hunsur:Nisarga Foundation along with local

networks and the youth members had organised various events and activities to celebrate the WED in H.D.Kote Taluk. The inauguration of the programme was done by Taluk Health officer. There were nearly 400 participants from across the district.  

The themes discussed were on:

·         Cleanliness in every house and around the house and streets to protect against Dengue fever.

·         Protect environment in all public places.

·         To improve the quality of life of all living beings on this planet without harming nature.

They also organized a procession chanting slogan to create public attention and awareness on the issues related to ecology protection. During the procession the youth members collected the waste plastic papers lying on the streets as part of creating awareness in keeping the streets clean and saying: No to Plastic”. All the participants gave the oath to protect environment in their respected area.   

KIDS, Dharward

KIDS has actively participate with 50 Youths from Target group in Drawing, Essay Competition regarding World Environment Day Programme which is organized by Karnataka Pallution Board, Hubli Dharwad Citizen Environment Committee Dharwad, Karnataka Forest Department Dharwad on 05-06-2013 at Parisar Bhavan Shri Nagar Dharwad.

On 06-06-2013 KIDS Organanized Rally, Gardening Treeies, Awairness Programme with the collaboration of Hubli Dharwad Citizen Environment Committee Dharwad, Gram Panchayat Maradgi & Gubbachchi Makkal Maha Sangha Dharwad at Sommapur Village in this programme there are School Children,Women 

SHG Members, Teachers,SDMC Members,Taluka Panchayat President,GramPanchayat Maradgi President,Youths Totally 200 Members are participated.

Regarding these KIDS conducted Rally in village this rally will go to every colony and give the awareness regarding cleanliness of environment and prohibition of using plastics. In Hubli & Dharwad low quality plastic is prohibited.

SEEDS, Davangere

SEEDS organised World Environment Day on 8th June-2013 at Sandur in association with Forest Department and Youth Network.

In the inaugural address, Mr.Ganesh, Range Forest Officer expressed the need and importance for action programs rather than celebrations for environment protection. He continued to explain that environment is not only trees, it is balanced relation between the different components in an ecosystem. There is need for the human beings to learn to live with the environment.

Mr.Samad Kottur-Lecturer in his address mentioned about the importance of food that one third of the produced food is wasted which increased methane gas which in turn increased the global temperature. He mentioned about the need to save the forests for future generation.

Mr.Sanjeevaiah-Director SEEDS explained about the work of SEEDS for last seven years in 22 villages about enrolment of out of school children, formation of eco clubs in schools and he explained about the theme of ‘World Environment Day’ is Think, Eat and Save.

And also explained the campaign is focused on reducing the wastage of food. According to the UN Food and Agriculture organization, every year 1.3 crore tones of food is wasted

Mr.G.N.Simha from REACH NGO, the chief guest in the program in his speech 

explained about the status of present environment and the effect of fertilizers, pesticides on the environment. 

Forest department distributed variety of plants to children. 135 children participated in the program. Competitions in paintings, debate on environment protection were organised. English-Kannada Bharadwaja dictionaries are distributed to winner children. 

RURAL LITERACY AND HEALTH PROGRAMME (RLHP), Mysore

To honour the 43rd World Environment Day, The Rural Literacy and Health Programme (RLHP) hosted a gathering of children, youths and teachers at Government High School, Gowsiyanagar, Mysore on 5th June 2013.

The theme of the programme “Think.Eat.Save” was specifically highlighted by different dignitaries at the mass gathering of students, public and teachers. The function was graced by the chief guest Mr. Ravikumar famous environmentalist, Mrs. Vidhya from TdH, Mrs. Shivamma, Headmistress, SDMC president, teachers and students. The programme was presided by Mr. Shivamma, Headmistress of Govt. School.

 

About 300 children, teachers and parents participated in an awareness rally from the   Govt. High School Gowsiayanagr to Thriveni circle, Dr. Rajkumar road   holding placards with messages like ‘save nature’', ‘plant trees’ and avoid plastic'. Mrs. Vidhya from Tdh 

flagged off the rally.

The programme started with prayer song by the children of Govt. High School. Mr. Srinivas, school teacher welcomed the guests, children and other participants of the programme.

During the key note adress Mrs. Saraswathi, Director of RLHP highlighted the importance of the day and the reasons for RLHP selecting Govt. schools to celebrate the day. Children are the future to protect and take care of the enviornment. She also spoke about the prevention food wastage and 1 in every 7 people in the world go to bed hungry and more than 20,000 children under the age of 5 die daily from hunger.

Children are planting trees at school premises.

Chief guest Mr. Ravikumar inaugurated the programme by planting sapling in the school premises. A plantation drive was conducted at the school premises by teachers and students. 50 saplings were planted in the school premises. The organisation distributed 200 saplings free of cost to the children.

During the inaugural address Mr. Ravikumar expressed his concern towards the environment. He explained to the children about climate change and need to save water. He urged the children to be friendly with nature and plant saplings which need less water.  He also stated that it is everyone’s responsibility to make the environment healthy, clean and protected.

 During the presidential address Mrs. Shivamma spoke about the importance of saving environment and planting trees. She urged the children and teachers to plant trees and flowers in school premises. Also she expressed special thanks to RLHP for selecting their school for the environment day programme and planting trees.

To save environment and to monitor trees and plants, an Environment committee was formed at school level. A teacher and eight children are the members of this committee. This committee will monitor the growth of trees and plants and will take initiatives to plant more trees. The programme concluded with vote of thanks.                 

Conclusion:-

The world environment day programme was meaningful and planted 50 saplings at the premises of Govt. High School, Gowsiyanagar and distributed 200 plants to the children.  The children and teachers pledged to plant trees at their household and nurture it to save environment. 

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