Port Blair, Feb 16: CPREEC in collaboration with WIPRO – Earthian has taken up a Sustainability Education Programme in South India. The programme involves innovative project submissions on sustainability of water and biodiversity by groups of students guided by a teacher. CPREEC with its network in Tamilnadu, Kerala, Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, Oidhsa, Pondicherry, Goa and Andaman & Nicobar Islands oriented 1078 teachers from 944 schools through 20 workshops in 18 districts. The responses were good and 447 project submissions were received. All the projects submitted will receive participation certificates for students and guide teachers.
C.P.R.Environmental Education Centre, Chennai, in association with the WIPRO Earthian is also awarding best project submissions at the regional/state level and confer Regional Winners-2017 in Tamilnadu, Kerala, Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, Odisha, Pondicherrry, Goa and Andaman & Nicobar Islands through Regional Recognition Events. All awarded teachers and students will be given a Regional Winner Certificate and the memento for the school.
In these islands, twelve projects have been shortlisted for national level from the twelve schools in the thematic theme of water and Biodiversity. The schools are: Nirmala Sr. Sec. School Port Blair, Govt. Sr. Sec. School Mangultan, Vitala Public School, Kamaraj English Medium School, Carmel Sr. Secondary School, Sagritara School, Govt. Sr. Sec. School, Kalighat, Govt. Sec. School, Nabagram , Govt. Sec. School, Laxmipur.
The regional recognition event’s prize distribution ceremony was systematized in the hall of Deputy Director Science on 13.02.2018. In this ceremony, Dr. C. Sivaperman, Officer –In-Charge was the Chief Guest on the occasion. The Chief Guest gave away the regional winner’s Certificate, Participation certificate and the memento for the school for their commendable performance. Mr. A. Gopal, Project Officer, CPREEC, Port Blair has given the introduction of Sustainability Education Programme’s regional recognition event. In his address, he highlighted the impacts of environmental degradation. In the end, Mr. A. Gopal, Project Officer, CPREEC, Port Blair proposed the vote of thanks.
