BANDIPORA, JUNE 05: The Department of Environmental Sciences, GDC Hajin Bandipora today organized a seminar to celebrate World Environment Day.
On the occasion, the principal of the college Prof. (Dr.) Zahoor Ahmad in his address appreciated the active role and participation of students and staff in environmental awareness campaigns of the college.
He discussed the inevitable importance of the environment in sustaining life on Earth.
In his address, the principal quoted Noam Chomsky’s famous saying that “Nature is neither an infinite sink nor an infinite source” and emphasized the role of students in safeguarding the environment.
The seminar witnessed distinctive speeches of Adnan Rashid HoD Environmental Sciences, Dr. Mehraj Hajini, HoD Political Science and some student participants on the theme, ‘Land Degradation, Desertification & Drought Resilience’.
In his speech, HoD Environmental Sciences Adnan Rashid presented a detailed map of land degradation and desertification across the globe with special reference to India.
Dr. Mehraj Hajini on the other hand highlighted the issues of environmental pollution and possible catholicons to protect it.
The student speakers, Arafat Rasool, Ifshana Bano, Qazi Sharik of BG 4th semester and Danish Manzoor and Bisma Jan of BG 2nd semester deliberated upon environmental degradation and the ways to protect our surroundings for present and future generations.
The programme concluded with the distribution of certificates among the participating students.
