Picture above: Teacher participants from North and East District schools at Gangtok on August 21, 2018

ENVIS Hub at Forest Environment & Wildlife Management Department in collaboration with WIPRO Bengaluru conducted green teacher’s orientation programme on earthian school programme focussing on water and biodiversity sustainability for about 80 schools across of the State.

The orientation programme was held on August 21, 2018 at Forest Conference Hall, Gangtok for North and East district schools and on August 23, 2018 at Namchi DAC for South and West district schools. The programme was inaugurated by the Additional PCCF Shri C S Rao IFS also attended by Additional Director (Environment & Soil Conservation) Shri B B Gurung. Highlighting the several environment friendly measures taken by the State Government Shri C S Rao mentioned about the significant role of teachers for promoting environment protection and conservation through active engagement of school eco clubs.

WIPRO associate Mr Ashish Shah, the resource person for the orientation programme highlighted the earthian schools programme focusing on water and biodiversity sustainability at the school level as an ongoing effort to bring younger generation closer to nature and build knowledge and skills through action oriented projects. Sponsored by the Bengaluru based IT giant WIPRO as a part of sustainable environment initiative, the earthian schools orientation programme was organised as a part of National Green Corps School Eco-Club programme.

Picture above: Teacher participants from South and West District schools at Namchi on August 23, 2018