Srinagar, June 13, KDC: The Jammu and Kashmir, Indian Administrative Service Officers’ Wives Association (IASOWA) organised a plantation programme and interaction to mark the importance of plastic free environment in tune with the theme(# Beat the Plastic Pollution) of “World Environment Day 2023” with the aim of raising awareness about sustainable development and community participation in environmental management and conservation, particularly need for weeding out single use platics from our lives.
The event was organised at Srinagar under supervision of Dr. Amita Mehta, President IASOWA J&K, and attended by Dr Tabassum Ganai, Ruchi gupta, Rajni Shailendra, Dr. Mehak Shahid, Anikta Kar, Dr. Sadaf Aijaz and Dr. Irtiza Jeelani.
The participants emphasized the need for public outreach and stakeholder participation in matters related to environmental well being, which is the basis for healthy living. They discussed the massive plastic pollution issue and how it has started impacting our planet.
The President Dr. Amita Mehta underscored that if everyone does not join hands now, it may be too late to protect the flora and fauna from this menace. (KDC)
