Wednesday, 16 June 2021 | PNS | Dehradun
A total of 7,624 youngsters took part in the online poster and cartoon competition, organised by Society of Pollution and Environmental Conservation Scientists (SPECS) in association with Uttarakhand State Council for Science and Technology (UCOST) and Pandit Lalit Mohan Sharma Government Post Graduate College, Rishikesh, Shridev Suman Uttarakhand University and the Public Relations Society of India, which was part of World Environment Day celebrations and was based on the theme of nature conservation.
The participants were divided into four groups- from class I to V, VI to VIII, IX to XII and from graduation till post graduation level. Participants were from as many as 71 blocks spread across 13 districts of the state, which included those from far flung areas. In the group A, Ashika Vaishnav, Praseedi Agarwal and Shanidya Ratudi stood first, second and third respectively. In the second group, Aarushi, Vishakha and Anjali bagged first, second and third prizes respectively. In the third group, Nistha, Drishti Pant and Shivani got first, second and third prizes respectively. In the fourth group, Aashna, Neha Arya, Ankita Prajapati got first, second and third prizes respectively. The entire competition was carried out under guidance of UCOST director general Rajendra Dobhal. Announcing the results, SPECS secretary Brij Mohan Sharma expressed happiness over the active participation of the youngsters in the competition. He said the aim of the competition was to encourage children to take up constructive works particularly during times of lockdown in the backdrop of Covid pandemic.
