A.Indrakaran Reddy, Hon’ble Minister for Forest and Environment released Sticker and Posters on COVID-19 on the occasion of World Environment Day

On this World Environment Day5^th June 2020 Sticker and Posters on COVID -19 are released by Sri A.  Indrakaran Reddy, Hon’ble Minister for Forest & Environment, Science & Technology, Law & Endowments, Govt. of Telangana and Dr. M. Suneela Scientist & ENVIS Coordinator, EPTRI with Staff. on 04^th June, 2020 at Aryana Bhavan, Hyderabad.

On the eve of World Environment Day (WED)ENVIS Hub and RP of EPTRI along with Telangana State Pollution Control Board, Government of Telangana and in association with Lee Shreyus Foundation have organized Virtual awareness campaigns from 29^th May, - 5^th June 2020 on the theme “Time for Nature”.

Events of the Virtual Awareness Campaigns from 29^th May, - 5^th June, 2020 include:

Conducted Eight Webinar Sessions based on the theme and also conducted Environmental Youth Parliament, Online Paper Presentation and Quiz on Environmental Day.

More than 5000 people have participated in these campaigns and encountered in the Asian Record Book.

Following dignitaries shared their views through webinar:

ü  Shri. A. Indrakaran Reddy, Minister of Endowments, Law and Environment, Forest of Telangana

ü  Smt.  Neetu Prasad, IAS, Member Secretary of Telangana State Pollution Control Board, Telangana

ü  Sri. Kalicharan S. Khartade, IAS, Secretary, Telangana State Biodiversity Board, Telangana.

ü  Smt. R. Sobha, IFS, PCCF (HoFF), Forest Department, Telangana

ü  Dr. M. Satyanarayana Rao, Director, NGC

ü  Shri. S.D. Mukherji, IFS (Retd.), Advisor, EPTRI

ü  Dr. Manoranjan Bhanja, IFS (Retd.), Advisor (T), EPTRI

Shared their views through webinar to the National and International participants stating that Government of India and Government of Telangana have formulated several policies to conserve the nature, and also stressed that in addition to government, it is our each and every individuals duty to strive for the conservation of nature in the maximum possible way.The Honourable Minister wished the people to take care of their green social responsibility and urged them to take up Green Good Deeds in day to day life. Every individual should plant a tree on this occasion and shall protect the plant and thereby increase the green cover.  The present situation is very conducive (as we are facing Covid -19) to reaffirm our commitment in protecting our environment  and nurturing a better planet.  They appreciated people who are taking small and big steps to make our earth a better place to live.  They wished the team continues the same efforts for educating the people on the environmental hazards and appeal all people of Telangana will always be in the forefront to conserve the nature.At the end, participants have taken online pledge to protect the nature.  

-Press note