SRINAGAR, SEPTEMBER 22: Principal Chief Conservator Forests (PCCF)/ Head of Forest Force (HoFF), J&K, Sarvesh Rai, felicitated the participants of Forest Photography Competition organized by the Balwan Block of S Park Range of Urban Forestry Division, Srinagar.
The event was attended by Conservator of Forests, Srinagar Circle, Divisional Forest Officer, Urban Forestry Division Srinagar, Divisional Forest Officer, Planning & Publicity/ Statistics Division Srinagar and other officers.
Launched by the J&K Forest Department, the initiative aims at fostering interest among school going children to delve into soaring environmental concerns and inculcate in them a passion of plantation and preservation of forest trees as an objective to contribute to sustenance of better and healthy forest ecosystem.
The competition witnessed alacritous participation from the Students of various schools across Srinagar and top honors were awarded to four students for exceptional forest paintings besides all others were felicitated with certificates of participation.
Speaking at the event, the PCCF emphasized that the participating students are future ambassadors of forest conservation and such participation reflects their unabating interest in conserving biodiversity for sustainable development. He further appreciated the participants for their interest and contribution towards nature’s conservation.
