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Lead the world in environment protection: Assembly Speaker

Staff Reporter

Jawhar Bal Bhavan's 40-day camp concludes; prizes given to children

HYDERABAD : Assembly Speaker K.R. Suresh Reddy on Sunday urged schoolchildren to make protection of environment and ecology a way of life and show the world that the country could lead the way in protection of natural resources. He was addressing students at the end of the 40-day camp organised by Jawahar Bal Bhavan (JBB). The event was clubbed with the celebrations of World Environment Day held a day before by Andhra Pradesh National Green Corps (NGC) and Andhra Pradesh Pollution Control Board (PCB).

Mr. Reddy recalled how the late Prime Minister Indira Gandhi propagated the Wild Life Act, Water Act and protection of environment as part of fundamental duties. He observed that there were adequate laws but what was required was awareness and involvement of all citizens.

Earlier he unveiled the statue of Indira Gandhi.

Statue unveiled

Anjan Kumar Yadav, MP, recalled that Indira Gandhi had inaugurated the Indira Priyadarshini auditorium, the venue of the event, in 1966.

The Speaker and the MP presented prizes to winners of various competitions conducted during the camp. B.S.S. Prasad, Special Secretary, environment, R. Sobha, Additional Secretary, PCB, K. Ramachandra Reddy, JBB Director and W.G. Prasanna Kumar, NGC Director, were present.

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