Events of EIACP
Patna, December 24. The Environmental Information, Awareness, Capacity Building and Livelihood Programme (EIACP) at the Centre for Studies on Environment and Climate (CSEC) at ADRI, which works under the aegis of the Ministry of Environment, Forest, and Climate Change (MoEF&CC), Govt. of India, organized an awareness-cum-sensitization drive on “Air Pollution” in Patna. This program aimed to encourage school students to participate in and get to know about the effects and causes of air pollution. On this occasion, the EIACP Centre held a drawing, speech, poem and short-skit competition on the aforesaid theme of air pollution at the premises of Shri Chandra Middle School, Patna Sadar, Kurji in Patna.
A total of 200 participants took part in this event. It consisted of different activities based on the theme of preventing air pollution. Participants who excelled in these different activities were awarded with first, second and third prizes in each category.
A lecture about the harmful effects and impact of air pollution followed the contest and it was delivered by Dr. Sunil Kumar Gupta, Program Officer of CSEC-ADRI. Ms. Pooja Kumari, Mr. Vaibhav and Mr. Sanjeev of CSEC-ADRI were also present on the occasion. The Principal of Shri Chandra Middle School, Mrs. Prerna Suman and other teachers were also present on the occasion.