GANGTOK, 03 June: A “Children’s Expression and Discussion Session” under the “Voice of Children” programme was organized yesterday as a part of the week-long celebration of World Environment Day being held at GB Pant Institute of Himalayan Environment and Development in collaboration with ICIMOD, Kathmandu-Nepal, here at its Pangthang campus. The participating schools were Lingdok Senior Secondary School, Penlong Secondary School, West Point SSS, TNSSS, PNGSSS and Deorali Girls SSS.
The programme started with a welcome address by Dr. KK Singh, Scientist In-charge, GBPIHED-SU. The topical address on “Man and Mountain Environment” was delivered by Dr. HK Badola, Senior Scientist, while Dr. BR Acharya, Associate Professor, Sikkim University, spoke to the students on “The Birds and Butterflies of Sikkim”.
The programme started with a welcome address by Dr. KK Singh, Scientist In-charge, GBPIHED-SU. The topical address on “Man and Mountain Environment” was delivered by Dr. HK Badola, Senior Scientist, while Dr. BR Acharya, Associate Professor, Sikkim University, spoke to the students on “The Birds and Butterflies of Sikkim”.
