ITANAGAR, Apr 22: World Earth Day 2019 was celebrated in various institutions of the state today with the central theme of propagating the message of environmental protection.
This year’s theme was ‘Protect Our Species’ and the NCC unit of Government College Bomdila commemorated the celebration with distribution of pamphlets conveying the need for protection and conservation of human species. A 5-minute video titled-‘Earth Day 1970-2017-What’s changed?’ was also screened on the occasion. Later, the students participated in the poster making competition.
NCC cadets  of  Rajiv Gandhi Government Polytechnic under 1AP Battalion National Cadet Corps (Army) took out  a rally  to promote environmental awareness  by sensitizing students  and people  towards  their  role  in addressing  global environmental  challenges. The march led by Lieutenant  Palvinder Singh, ANO  echoed  slogans of ‘Save Earth,’‘Go Green  No  Polythene,’‘No Earth No Life,’etc.The  cadets also  planted trees, cleaned  campus, actively  took part  in a seminar  on Earth Day  and  took an oath  to protect natural  resources under  the  guidance  of  Commanding   Officer Colonel R.K Sharma, & Administrative Officer Major Shikha Yadav. Earth Day was also celebrated  by NCC  cadets  of NIIT Yupia and JNC  Pagighat  with similar activities.   
Rajiv Gandhi University also celebrated World Earth Day with its B.Ed IV semester students of Department of Education along with faculty members of the department organising procession and skits in the university campus, Doimukh and Nirjuli market.
During procession, students displayed colourful placards containing messages on how to save the environment and uttered various slogans based on the importance of flora and fauna to maintain ecological balance.Performed skits focused on how deforestation, pollution and illegal pouching are causing massive environmental degradation.The main focus of the celebration was to create awareness about environmental issues and its safety for better tomorrow among the general mass.
The programme started with tree plantation by the students in the department premises. Head of the department Professor E. Hangsing, Professor J. Shahoo and Dr. Vivek Singh also addressed the gathering regarding sustainable development and role of public awareness in promoting environmental sustainability. DIPRO inputs & RGU Press Release

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