SRINAGAR, APRIL 24: The PG Department of Geography, Amarsingh College Srinagar organised a week long Earth day celebrations from 18 April to 23 April, 2022 in which students of Department of Geography and various other departments participated.
The programme was aimed at celebrating the Earth day to make students aware of the planet Earth and the disastrous effects of climate changes on it. All the events organised were student centric and the main objective was to explore talent among the students.
Celebrations started from 18 April, 2022 followed by Essay competition, Quiz programme, poster competition. Further a Seminar on the theme "Climate Change- A Harsh Reality" was also organized.
Finally the programme concluded with the Valedictory function held on 23 April.
Valedictory session was attended by the Principal Amarsingh College, Prof. Bashir Ahmed Rather, Dean Social Sciences and Head department of Geography Dr. Mujahid Ahmed and students of different departments of the College.
The introductory speech in the valedictory function was delivered by Dean Social sciences and Head department of Geography Dr. Mujahid Ahmed who besides giving the glimpse of the programme also threw light on the Earth day.
Dr. Mujahid in his speech stressed that Earth day is marked annually to highlight the concerns surrounding the environment. He also laid stress on the theme of this year Earth day , " Invest in our planet " , which focuses on acting in a bold way, innovating in a broad way and implementing in an equitable manner.