Madikeri, Oct. 19: Kodagu District Administration, Zilla Panchayat, Karnataka State Pollution Control Board Kodagu Regional Office, Education Department, National Green Force Eco Club Unit, Kodagu District Organization of Bharat Scouts and Guides, Kodagu District Committee of Karnataka State Science Council, Rovers and Rangers Units of the Government First Grade College of the city, NSS. In collaboration with the unit, a district-level awareness campaign was organized on the celebration of eco-friendly Green Diwali as part of "Our Step Towards Green": "Go Green Abhiyan": 2025 under the Clean Diwali, Healthy Diwali-2025.
The Green Diwali celebration program was launched by lighting a hanate (earthen lamp) and the Chief Commissioner of Bharat Scouts and Guides Kodagu District Organization, K.T. Baby Mathew said that during the festival of lights, Diwali, everyone should give up bursting of polluting crackers and celebrate an eco-friendly Green Diwali to prevent pollution and give special emphasis to environmental protection. District Environmental Awareness Movement Convener, District Scouts and Guides Organization Public Relations Officer T.G. Premkumar, who gave information about the disasters and ill effects caused by the bursting of crackers, said that the bursting of polluting crackers causes noise, air and water pollution and land pollution, as well as adverse effects on human health, including animal and bird life, and also severely affects the ecosystem. Therefore, public awareness is being created about celebrating an eco-friendly Diwali by giving up crackers and preventing pollution during the festival of Diwali, he said.
Kodagu District Environment Officer of the Pollution Control Board M.G. Raghuram said that such awareness programs are being conducted with the aim of creating awareness about the celebration of Green Diwali by avoiding the bursting of firecrackers that harm the environment. As per the orders of the National Green Authority, only green firecrackers should be used. Firecrackers can be burst only from 8 to 10 pm. He said that legal action will be taken against those who sell polluting firecrackers instead of green firecrackers.
Releasing a pamphlet with information about the celebration of Green Diwali, the principal of the college, Dr. P.K. Venkatesh Prasanna, said that students should create awareness among the people about the celebration of Green Diwali and avoiding polluting firecrackers. Kodagu Press Club President Bolajira B. Ayyappa administered the oath to the students about the celebration of Green Diwali.
College NSS Officer T.M. Sudhakar, Scouts Rovers Leader Naveen Kumar, Board Planning Assistant Austin, lecturers, non-teaching staff, Rangers and Rovers volunteers and students were present.
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