TURA/SHILLONG: As the fresh wind of World Environment Day celebrations advances this week, senior class students and teachers of Don Bosco Higher Secondary School-Tura took part in a pre-world environment day celebration by joining hands with the villagers of Aminda Simsang village of Gambegre Block region in West Garo Hills on Saturday, last.
The daylong tree plantation drive at Aminda Simsang is a resumption of the previous year’s tree plantation drive which happens to be part of an intensive ‘on field’ environmental studies project work for the students.
With a vow to inculcate loving care for nature, fighting against pollution of mother earth and destruction of the environment, students delivered speeches on the theme “Action speaks louder than words” laying emphasis on the need for a united fight against environmental degradation.
They stressed on the importance of celebrating world environment day and the need to promote local and natural vegetation to promote a greener earth.
Don Bosco School Principal Fr Threnius N Sangma, who headed the team of students and teachers expressed deep concern about the the fast vanishing greenery and sought action oriented cooperation of the villagers before it became too late.
Supporting the initiative of Don Bosco, the village Nokma along with the elders and family heads of Aminda Simsang assured their support to the preservation and protection of the indigenous vegetation.
As part of the celebration, a variety of saplings of local indigenous species of trees were planted at several areas in and around the village.
Students walk for better environment
All Saints Diocesan Higher Secondary School took out an awareness walk on Monday as part of the observation of World Environment Day.
Speaking to reporters, the principal of the school, E.M.Syiem said the world environment day was observed for the first time in which over 250 students from class 8, 9 and 10 took part.
She said the school will find out ways and means to be innovative to make the students and people aware of the importance of preserving the environment.
According to her, students can plant trees in and around the campus. She added that there are plans to make the school a plastic free zone by the end of the year.
Competitions
On the occasion of World Environment week on 2nd June 2019 a drawing, essay and carom competition was organised by Deep Jyoti Socio-Environmental Society at Sankardev Vidhyapith Bishnupur, Shillong.
A total of 32 schools participated and total number of participants were 78 in drawing, 40 in carom and 35 in eassy and the prizes will be distributed on 16th of June 2019 at 4.30 pm at Deva Kumar hall Bishnupur.
Deep Jyoti Socio-Environmental society will also organised an environmental awareness run on 5th of June at 5:30 am.
The reporting place for the run will be at Deva Kumar hall Bishnupur (near Meghalaya Rural Bank).
