Srinagar, Dec 25 (KNS): Department of Floriculture will adopt 10 herbal gardens in schools and will supply 30 thousand Chinar saplings to be planted in school compounds. This was stated by the Director, Department of Floriculture, Kashmir, Mathora Masoom in a Valedictory function of 2 day workshop on conservation leadership through education organised by the Directorate of School Education, Kashmir, in collaboration with WWF-India at JKEDI Pampore. Curators of School Herbal Garden Scheme and district coordinators participated in the workshop.
On this occasion, Director School Education, Kashmir, Dr. G N Itoo called upon teachers and students to be ambassadors of green peace and schools to be developed as hub of environmental awareness.
Making the training inputs more effective, relevant and purposeful, Director stressed upon all stakeholders to translate it into action by ensuring mass community participation.Click Here To Follow Our WhatsApp ChannelHe also announced that similar workshop will be organised in Jammu in the mid January, 2019.
Director also announced that 21st March, 2019 shall be observed as Chinar Day by the School Education during which a massive Chinar Plantation Drive and events will be held across the valley.
Earlier, Dr. Pankuj Chandan recapitulated the outcome of all the sessions held in the workshop.
Pertinently, Department of School Education has recently signed an MoU with wwf-India to take the herbal garden scheme beyond herbs and WWF is developing more 60 gardens in different schools. (KNS)