Disha Roy Choudhury of Siliguri wins National Painting Competition on Water Conservation

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The four second prizes of Rs 50,000 each went to Bhavika Dugar of Coimbatore, A.Yokaran of Chennai, Yeerandip Debnath of Sealdah and Devjit Choudhury of Jamshedpur.

 

The eight third prize winners, with cash prize of Rs. 25,000 each, were Shreya Das of Faridabad, Kshitiz Rawat of Delhi, Sayani Das of Jamshedpur, A.Esha Rayal of Hyderabad, Shreeraksha of Mangalore, A.Priya Darsini of Coimbatore, Bhagyashree Kunwar of Mumbai and Imon Chetia Phukan of Guwahati.

 

All the participating students were awarded Rs. 5000 each as consolation prize and a certificate.

 

The prizes were presented at a function here yesterday by Union Minister of State for Water Resources Vincent H. Pala.

 

Pala underlined the need to harvest rainwater in view of limited availability of fresh ground water resources. He said it was necessary that the young generation was fully aware about the water resource scenario of the country and understood the concerns and steps to mitigate the challenges in water resource management, in particular the water conservation efforts.

 

He called for actively involving children in spreading of awareness on water conservation and efficient water use practices in the country.

 

About 16 lakh students of classes 4 to 6 from all over the country participated in the painting competition organised at different levels. In all 23,475 schools in 27 States and Union Territories participated. Out of these, 50 students selected in each State were invited to participate in the State Level Painting Competition organised on 14th November, 2011 except in Puduchery and Goa where it was organised on 9th November, 2011. The three winners of State Level Painting Competitions were invited to Delhi to participate in the National Painting Competition.

 

In all, 87 students participated in the National Level Painting Competition, an official press release added.

 

NNN

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