Students of Srishti World School observed Earth Day on its campus here on Monday.
Donned in green outfits, the students gave a smart demonstration on the importance of the 3 Rs (Reduce, Reuse and Recyle). The Earth Day celebrations included a plantation drive and students taking out a march carrying ‘Save Mother Earth’ placards. Director of the school Susheela Rani, executive director Dr. K. Meghana and Principal I. Jyothi, were present.
Elsewhere in the city, Dr. L. Jagadeesan, Scientist, CSIR – National Institute of Oceanography, Regional Centre interacted with the students of Sri Prakash Vidyaniketan and enlightened them on the serious threat to the environment.
“We should protect species like Coral Reefs and another 6,50,000 species which are on the brink of extinction,” Dr. Jagadeesan told the students.
Director of Sri Prakash Vidyaniketan, Chitturi Vasu Prakash, encouraged students to take a pledge to save the environment. Varun Inox organised a flash mob on the occasion of Earth Day at its multiplex complex.
‘Excessive usage’
The excessive usage of plastics is threatening marine life, birds and animals apart from contributing to the rise in temperatures, K. Kameswara Rao, a retired professor of Andhra University, has said.
He was addressing school children at a programme organised by the Andhra Pradesh Pollution Control Board (APPCB) in association with the Indian Youth For Society (IYFS), a voluntary organization at Keystone School, Seethammadhara, on the occasion World Earth Day on Monday.
He said that by planting more saplings the temperatures could be reduced.
Assistant Environmental Engineer of APPCB P. Srinivas Rao told the children that coal-based thermal power plants were contributing to global warming (warming of earth). He informed that this can be reduced by controlling the usage of electricity. Around 100 schoolchildren attended the meet.
