BANDIPORA: The District Legal Services Authority (DLSA) Bandipora in collaboration with School Education Department Bandipora today organized an awareness programme to commemorate ‘World Environment Day’ with the theme ‘Beat Plastic Pollution’ at Govt. Hr. Sec. School Aloosa, Bandipora. The programme was held under the supervision of Chairman DLSA Bandipora, Amit Sharma and guidance of Secretary DLSA Bandipora, Nusrat Ali Hakak.
The programme was aimed at raising awareness, enhancing knowledge and sensitizing the children and youth towards environmental issues, the increasingly deteriorating conditions, climate change with main focus on threats of Plastic Pollution etc.
Addressing the participants, resource person Advocate Aamir Shafi said the theme for this year's World Environment Day is a pressing issue that affects every corner of our planet. He apprised about how Plastic pollution poses a severe threat to our environment, our health, and the future of our planet and it becoming a global menace that threatens our ecosystems, endangers our wildlife, and pollutes our rivers and oceans.
He also threw light on the plastic and how with its durability and versatility, has become an integral part of our daily lives. From the packaging of our food to the materials used in our electronic devices, it has undoubtedly brought us convenience. However, this convenience has come at a great cost. The excessive and irresponsible use of plastic has led to devastating consequences for our environment, he added.