National Green Corps capacity building activities organized through webinars

Kapurthala: National Green Corps (NGC) Capacity Building Activities under Environmental Education & Training scheme were organized jointly by Pushpa Gujral Science City and Punjab State Council for Science & Technology through 3 webinars (Saturday and Sunday). The programs organized for DEO, Teachers and Students from Government Schools of Punjab intended to orient the District Coordinators, NGC in- charge teachers and students to conduct awareness activities in NGC Schools. 5500 eco clubs have been set up in the Government Schools of Punjab. These clubs are supported by MOEFCC for environment related activities in schools (@ Rs 5000 per club).
The Ministry of Environment and Forests, Government of India launched the National Green Corps Programme (NGC) in the country in the year 2001-02, with a view to provide an opportunity for children to redirect the consciousness and actions towards a more sustainable planet through a different kind of educational approach that takes into the depth of things. The eco clubs formed under NGC participate in activities related to Biodiversity Conservation, Water Conservation, Energy Conservation, Waste Management and Land Use Planning and Resource Management.
The programs were presided by Dr Neelima Jerath, Director General, PGSC. Also present on the occasion were Dr Rajesh Grover, Director, PGSC and Dr K.S Bath, PSO, Punjab State Council for Science & Technology. Sh. Sanjiwan Singh Dadhwal and Dr Chander Parkash, Assistant professor, Punjab Technical University were the key resource persons the final wrap up event will be organized at Science City.