Students lead plantation drive as Bidar Parisara Vahini takes environment campaign to schools
Students in the Bidar district participated in a plantation drive organized by Bidar Parisara Vahini to promote environmental awareness. Local officials and educators emphasized the importance of sustainable development and environmental education in schools.
Why it matters
Community-led environmental initiatives are crucial for local conservation efforts and fostering ecological responsibility in younger generations.
School students participated in a plantation drive and an environmental awareness programme organised by Saraswati Higher Primary and High School, in association with Bidar Parisara Vahini, at Hallikhed (B) in Humnabad taluk of Bidar district on July 16.
The programme was part of Bidar Parisara Vahini’s initiative to take environmental awareness campaigns to schools across the Kalyana Karnataka region. Its president, Shailendra Kavadi, said the organisation has been conducting plantation drives and awareness programmes to encourage students to take an active role in environmental conservation.
Inaugurating the programme, Humnabad Tahsildar Jagadish Chour said sustainable development depends on maintaining harmony with nature. He urged farmers to plant more trees, including fruit-bearing varieties, around their fields to minimise human-wildlife conflict.
Shankarananda Mahaswami of Chalkapur Siddharoodha mutt emphasised the need to introduce environmental education at the primary school level.
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