HOME SCIENCE GIRLS PARTICIPATED IN NATURE CAMP AT CITY FOREST

Date: 14 February, 2019

Government Home Science College in collaboration with the NGO YuvSatta (Youth for Peace) under theEnvironment Education Awareness and Training Scheme , of Ministry of Environment and Forests ,Government of India , Department of Environment , Chandigarh Administration participated in the Nature Camp at City Forest behind Sukhna Lake, Chandigarh. Principal of the college, Prof. Sudha Katyal , faculty members and about 45 volunteers of NSS and Harita, the Environment Society of the college participated enthusiastically in the camp. The main motive was to promote the knowledge of rich flora and fauna of the region and generate environmental awareness among the students and teachers through innovative Nature Camps and training programmes.

TC Nautiyal , conservator of Forests and member secretary, Chandigarh Pollution Control Committee (PCCC) informed the students about the harmful effects of single use plastic and shared the havoc created in Daddumajra (the landfill site for Chandigarh). Mr Promod Sharma , coordinator, YuvSatta, urged the students to ban use of single use polybags in college and increase use of fountain pen instead of disposable ball pens. Mr Kulbhushan Kanwar, popularly known as the city’s Butterfly Man shared his experiences and passion for conserving and photographing Butterflies.

Students were given camping kits containing steel water bottles, notepads, pens, light refreshment and lunch during the initiative. Prof. Katyal expressed her gratitude to the speakers for sharing their pool of knowledge with the students and further urged the students to avoid the use of plastic in their daily lives and help promote the cause by spreading this message ahead.