REPORT ON WORLD OZONE DAY CELEBRATION – 2018 AT BOTANICAL SURVEY OF INDIA, HOWRAH
The Central National Herbarium (CNH), Botanical Survey of India (BSI), Howrah and BSI-ENVIS Resource Partner on Biodiversity, Howrah jointly organized the World Ozone Day 2018 celebration on 15th August 2018 with the theme ‘Keep cool and Carry on’. Students from three different schools, Shibpur Srimat Swami Projnanananda Saraswati Vidyalaya, Thanamakua Model High School and B.E. College Model School located in Howrah were invited for this programme. Altogether 23 students and 5 teachers attended the programme.
Students, teachers and the scientific officials of BSI took part in the procession with banners and placards displaying various slogans on the importance of Ozone layer from the Curator office of AJC Bose Indian Botanic Garden, BSI, Howrah and reached the CNH building. After the inauguration ceremony in the CNH auditorium, three events were conducted for the students.
First, the extempore speech competition was conducted after that a drawing competition was conducted on the theme, ‘Save Ozone and Save Earth’. After these two competitions, three videos, two on ‘Ozone’ and one on ‘Sunderbans’ were shown for the benefit of the students and teachers.
In the Valedictory function, Dr. Paramjit Singh, Director, BSI participated as the Chief Guest. The programme was concluded by distributing participation certificates and also prizes to the students, who won in the extempore and drawing competitions.
Rally of students, teachers, scientific officials of BSI and ENVIS Team at AJC Bose Indian Botanic Garden, BSI, Howrah for celebration of World Ozone Day on 15th September, 2018
Rally of Students and Teachers for Celebration of World Ozone Day 2018
Student participated in Extempore Elocution competition during celebration of World Ozone Day 2018
Students participated in drawing competition during celebration of World Ozone Day 2018
Director, BSI observed the drawings of prize winners
Prize and certificate distributed to the students for Drawing competition and Extempore Elocution competition on 15th September 2018