“ Harit Diwali, Swasth Diwali ” Campaign
Union Minister for Environment, Forest and Climate
Change, Dr. Harsh Vardhan, launched the “Harit Diwali, Swasth Diwali”
campaign, 17th August.
Addressing a gathering of about 800 children from schools
of Delhi and NCR, the Minister impressed upon the children the importance of
their contribution towards reducing pollution by not bursting harmful fire
crackers during Diwali. Congratulating the teachers and students, Dr.
Harsh Vardhan said that it is heartening to see that children have taken on the
leadership role in combating air and noise pollution caused by burning of fire
crackers during Diwali celebrations. The Minister added that whenever
children take up any task, they do not spare any effort in ensuring its
success. He urged the children to also learn about the chemicals present
in the fire crackers and the impact of these chemicals on various parts of the
human body. Dr. Harsh Vardhan impressed upon the children to
celebrate this year’s Diwali by not buying fire crackers and instead buy a
gift, food items, or sweets for the poor and underprivileged children living in
their locality.
Later, Dr. Harsh Vardhan also administered a Pledge for a
Green and Healthy Diwali to the gathering of students. The Pledge will be
widely circulated to the schools/colleges and other educational institutions
and the school administration will be requested to administer the said Pledge
during their school assembly up to Diwali. Students presented ‘Nukkad
Nataks’ (street plays) and also sang “Prakriti Vandana” on the occasion.
Some of the activities to promote Green Diwali among school
children include stickers/logo distribution, poster competition, advertisement
on public transport systems, public appeal using Radio/FM, involving industry
associations and other stakeholders. As a part of the social media
campaign, an online competition will be conducted, where any
individual/organisation can make a video/audio clip on the theme ‘Pollution
Free Diwali’. The best of these clips will be used officially to promote
the theme across the country.
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