ASSAM: ARMY AND CHILDREN JOIN HANDS ON WORLD ENVIRONMENT DAY

Unit of Red Horns Division and local school children came together on World Environment Day to fight against the ever increasing menace of pollution, with the theme being chosen as "Beat plastic pollution".  The morning witnessed various activities being organised all over the district of Kokrajhar, Assam, such as Painting competitions organised at Gitanjali school, Saralpara, Kokrajhar and at UN academy Kachugaon, Kokrajhar. Around 100 students of Grace English medium school, Balamjhora, Kokrajhar participated enthusiastically in a poster making competition. Rallies were also conducted at Patgaon and  Kokrajhar town, participated by around 400 children and teachers of Ramfibil high school, and at Kokrajhar town by more than a 100 students and teachers.

A motivational lecture was also conducted at Ramfibil high school, Patgaon to raise awareness about the continuous and steady degradation of the environment, associated health hazards and easy to follow preventive measures. This was followed by a tree sapling plantation drive by the school children.

A total of 1000 students from various schools attended the same, in collaboration and the Army.