Wildlife Week Celebrations in Moradabad conclude on an assured bright
future for Ramganga
Winning students of the Wildlife Week Competitions received prizes
by the District Magistrate
October 7, 2013, Moradabad: The
finale of the Wildlife Week saw cheering faces of the students of Moradabad, as
the prize distribution ceremony spearheaded by the District Magistrate of
Moradabad, Shri Sanjay Kumar (IAS) along with senior Forest Department
officials shared token of appreciation with the students for their active
participation. The week long activities which included, poster, poetry, slogan
writing and elocution competitions along with a quiz on Gangetic Dolphins
started from October 1 till October 7, to commemorate the Wildlife Week in the
city of Moradabad. These fun filled activities were organized to accelerate the
awareness on the conservation of Ramganga river and wildlife conservation in
the city, under WWF-India’s ‘Ramganga for Life, Life for Ramganga’ campaign.
Kumar Shaurya Rastogi of Chitragupt Inter College bagged the first
prize for the elocution competition. Poster competition saw Kumari Shaili Singh
of Boni Public School receiving the first prize and Kumari. Monica of Kasturba
Gandhi won the first prize in the poetry competition. The girls’ team from the
Kasturba Gandhi schools won the first prize in the quiz on Gangetic Dolphin.
During the seven day long celebrations, the students also pledged to become
‘friends of the river’ or Ramganga Mitra and work towards its ecological
wellbeing.
WWf-India’s
Rivers for Life programme initiated Ramganga’s revival strategy in the city of
Moradabad, in partnership with its District Administration. The revival
strategy for the river envisions for communities, industries and Government to
work together to bring the river back to life (improved ecological health). As
part of the restoration plan, a mass awareness communication campaign has been
devised with the focus on engaging diverse stakeholders to aspire for taking
complete ownership, thereby becoming Ramganga Mitr.
“As we all know that today
is the last day of the week long celebrations of the Wildlife Week. However, I
would like to add that lets mark today as the beginning of a series of
conservation activities which would involve young adults and students for
Ramganga’s revival and to make our very own Eco Park (Deer Park) even more
useful. If all of you would like to see Dolphins, Ghariyals, Mahaseer in our
very own Ramganga river then, all of us need to work together with District
Administration & WWF-India to achieve a shared vision for Ramganga. Again I
would request you all to pledge today that we would reduce our consumption of
polythene, would plant one sapling each year and ensure the conservation of
water at our respective households!” said Shri
Sanjay Kumar, IAS, District Magistrate.
Schools students witnessed
WWF-India’s wildlife movies screenings, including a documentary film on Ramganga,
painting competition, poster making, and elocution competition on the theme of Aquatic Wildlife Conservation
in Ramganga during the week long celebrations. “Awareness generated through
these fun filled activities have been hugely successful in creating interest on
aquatic wildlife existing in Ramganga and to unite to work towards its
conservation & revival”, added Mr. Munne Ali, Basic Shiksha Adhikari,
Moradabad Administration.
*WWF-India’s Rivers
for Life programme is supported by HSBC Water Programme.
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