- Details
- Written by: JK Monitor News Network
- Category: ENVIRONMENT
SRINAGAR: IAS Officers Wives Association (IASOWA) Sunday celebrated the World Environment Day in collaboration with the Forest Department here at Chashmashahi. On the occasion besides the President IASOWA, Amita Mehta and its members, the Chief Secretary, Dr Arun Kumar Mehta; Commissioner Secretary Forest, Sanjeev Verma; Commissioner Secretary RDD, Mandeep Kaur; Principal Chief Conservator of Forests, Mohit Gera; Director Ecology, Environment & Remote Sensing, Neelu Gera; Executive Director, National Mission for Empowerment of Women, Rashmi Singh; Manu Bhatnagar (W/o Rajiv Rai Bhatnagar, Advisor to Lieutenant Governor) and many other invitees by the association.
On the occasion while planting the tree saplings the Chief Secretary highlighted the significance of conserving the environment. He emphasised that each of us needs to be sensitive towards our environment and do our bit in safeguarding it.
He maintained that our educational institutions have an added responsibility of sensitizing the students about the importance of using Eco-friendly materials in their day to day lives. He applauded IASOWA for being so passionate about the important issue of saving environment. He urged them to pursue the cause more vigorously as it is worth the time spent on it.
Others also enumerated the advantages of planting trees, saving forests and eradication of environmental pollution. Each of the invitees besides the association members planted tree saplings to commemorate the day.
On the occasion the IASOWA President reiterated that the association is dedicated to work for the cause of saving environment from degradation. She mentioned that the association is going to hold awareness programmes and campaigns in future to create awareness among masses about the causes and preventive measures to check environmental degradation.
It was said that IASOWA is ready to carry out many more plantation drives and other cleanliness campaigns in association with the administration for the overall benefit of the society. It was further added that it is the endeavor of the association to work for the welfare of people especially the weak and vulnerable sections of society.
The day was celebrated under the theme‘ One Earth: Shared Future'. The association renewed its mission of working towards making the earth a better place to live.
- Commissioner Secretary exhorts stakeholders for massive plantation to preserve environment for posterity
- On World Environment day DC Srinagar launches plantation drive at GHSS Rajbagh
- Shivgarh Trek woos young trekkers: PDA, SMVDU, J&K Police come together for 'trek and clean'
- IoE J&K Centre organises Seminar on World Environment Day
- NSS Units of Padma Shri Padma Sachdev Govt PG College for Women Gandhi Nagar celebrated World Environment Day
- SAKHI-OSC B’pora, JKSWM observe ‘World Environment Day’
- World Environment Day-2022: Awareness functions, plantation and cleanliness drives held across Kashmir
- LC&MA celebrates 'World Environment Day-2022'
- S. P. College Srinagar celebrates 'World Environment Day-2022'
- WMDA celebrates 'World Environment Day' at Ganderbal
- LAWDA launches demolition drive
- SDA demolishes illegal construction at Lasjan Nowgam
- Major project for conservation of environment initiated in Srinagar
- Looters of Green Gold be booked under Disaster Management Laws: Darakhshan
- LAWDA starts massive deweeding operation
- CCF Kashmir conducts inspection of South Kashmir forests
- World Bank Funded JTFRP Developmental Works to be restarted in Jammu Province from next week
- 12 illegal structures demolished at Pampore, drones used for making assessments
- VC LAWDA visits Rakh-i-Arth Housing Colony Bemina
- District Adm. Pulwama presses Drone to check deforestation & timber smuggling
- Deweeding operation in full swing by LAWDA
- DM Pulwama surprised over felling of thousands of trees in Sangerwani Forest
- JCB, Dumper, Tractors involved in illegal mining seized by Geology Mining Department Budgam
- Senior forest officials inspect illicit forest damage areas in Romshi
- Div Com tours Srinagar city to review dewatering measures
- JMC launches drive against illegal advertisement displays
- JMC conducting intensive sanitation, fumigation operations in city
- Demolition drive in Kishtwar:13 structures, 2 residential complexes, 3 shops, 1 shed removed
- Div Com reviews flood preparedness, mechanism put in place to tackle any exigency in Kashmir
- Div Com reviews status of construction of bridge at Naidkhai
- Manjit Singh appeals Govt to review ban on excavation in rivers of Samba district
- Irrigation Department makes 11 major khuls functional at Doda
- LAWDA demolishes 12 illegal constructions, encroachments
- Forest Department establishes 172 Fire Control rooms in Jammu region
- Bid to encroach Forest land foiled at Mahore; ‘25 kanal land retrieved; Illegal structure demolished’
- Rise in Jhelum water: Advisor Baseer Khan inspects arrangements at Emergency Operation Centre
- LG reviews flood preparedness, stresses fool proof preparation, effective response mechanism
- LAWDA demolishes several illegal constructions, encroachments, seizes illegal construction material
- DC Ganderbal inspects progress of de-silting of Padshahi, Shalabugh Canals
- SMC sanitizes Rainawari red zone
- SMC carries sanitation works, installs 2 decontamination tunnels at Secretariat
- LWDA demolishes 8 illegal constructions
- LWDA’s DRIVE: 7 illegal constructions demolished, result in law-n-order problem
- Dy Mayor visits various areas to monitors sanitization works
- Mayor Srinagar visits various areas to monitors sanitization works
- Spurious pesticides and their identification
- Malshahibagh Canal Breach; Div Com takes stock of restoration work
- World Bank organizes Virtual workshop for Jehlum-Tawi Flood Recovery Project
- PCCF reviews functioning of Forest Deptt, FPF in Kashmir in wake of the pandemic
- 6 illegal constructions demolished in LWDA drive
- Forest Department observes Earth Day 2020
- Watershed Management Division planted 60000 plants in catchment area of Dal Lake
- LAWDA launches demolition drive in Arabal Shalimar and Harwan
- SMC's continue drive against illegal constructions, 22 illegal constructions demolished during lockdown
- Sahu reviews de-silting, cleanliness works in irrigation canals of Jammu
- LAWDA conducts demolition drive in Drugjan, Dalgate
- Sahu reviews de-silting, cleaning of main canals of Kathua, Tawi
- Rise in water levels of Dal Lake
- DC B'la conducts extensive tour of flood-prone areas in Pattan
- Sahu visits Ranbeer, New Pratap canals; release of water on April 21
- Got Ward Number 56 fully sanitized: Claims Billawaria
- Pesticides and Pollinators
- Integrated Forecasting System, river morphology for Jhelum, Tawi being worked on, HMAP submitted to the WB
- Dy Mayor oversees sanitization works at Lal Bazar
- Dy Mayor monitors sanitization drive in Downtown Srinagar, Jamia Masjid
- Desilting of main canals in Jammu region completed substantially; water to be released by April end
- DM B’la cracks down on 'Illegal Excavation’
- Houseboat Policy approved for Dal, Nigeen Lake
- Drive to axe Female Russian Poplars in Pulwama begins
- Russian Poplar tree felling allergy responsible or ecological catastrophe in Kashmir
- Drive for axing FRP tress begins in Shopian
- Cutting all Russian poplar trees would be economic, ecological disaster: CPI (M)
- LAWDA demolishes 3 illegal structures in Srinagar