VAN MAHOTSAV AND FINALE OF AKSHAY URJA CELEBRATIONS
Date: 14 August, 2018
Government Home Science College celebrated Akshay Urja Week through Inter college competitions from August 14 – August 23, 2018, in order to sensitize our young generation regarding the need of harnessing renewable sources of energy while conserving through renewable ones by various creative media.
A more than week long celebrations concluded with Van Mahotsav today. Chief Guest Sh. B.L. Sharma;IAS, Education Secretary, Chandigarh, planted Gulmohar tree in the college campus.
Principal of the college, Prof. Sudha Katyal welcomed the chief guest with great fervor and spearheaded the entire week of events and activities in the college.
The celebrations started from Aug. 14, 2018, with an awareness generating walkathon in which about 300 students participated. Various Inter-college competitions comprising of Poster Making, Short Film Making, Eco-friendly Rangoli, Declamation Competition and Nukkad Natak on “Akshay Urja Apnao, Pariyawaran Bachao” were organized in the entire time span. Students from 12 Government and Private Colleges participated in the competitions with full zeal and fervor and gave one another a tough competition.
Grand finale of Akshay Urja Week Celebrations were held in the college auditorium. Prizes were distributed by the Chief Guest Sh. B.L. Sharma; IAS, Education Secretary , to the winners for the various inter college competitions. The Chief Guest congratulated all the students and faculty members and advocated the importance of educated and enlightened man power as the greatest asset to the nation. He appreciated the efforts of the college in order to encourage the students to use renewable sources of energy.
Sh. B.L. Sharma also inaugurated the Skill Development Lab in Fashion Designing. It is equipped with latest sewing machines purchased from RUSA infrastructure grant.
Convenor of Harita – Environment Society of the college, Mrs. Ranjana Sharma delivered the vote of thanks.
