{"id":1278,"date":"2023-06-06T04:27:26","date_gmt":"2023-06-06T04:27:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/kumilycalling.com\/?p=1278"},"modified":"2023-06-06T05:22:57","modified_gmt":"2023-06-06T05:22:57","slug":"periyar-tiger-reserve-celebrates-world-environment-day-2023","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kumilycalling.com\/index.php\/2023\/06\/06\/periyar-tiger-reserve-celebrates-world-environment-day-2023\/","title":{"rendered":"PERIYAR TIGER RESERVE CELEBRATES WORLD ENVIRONMENT DAY 2023"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

By Anjaly Rajendran<\/p>\n\n\n\n

World Environment Day (WED) is celebrated every year on the 5th<\/sup> of June to create awareness of issues that affect our environmental and action to overcome these issues. Led by the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) and held annually on 5th June since 1973, World Environment Day is the largest global platform for environmental public outreach and is celebrated by millions of people across the world.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Over the years WED has developed as a platform to raise awareness on the problems facing our environment such as air pollution, plastic pollution, illegal wildlife trade, sustainable consumption, rise in sea-level and food security, among others. This year marks the 50th anniversary of World Environment Day and will focus on solutions to plastic pollution.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

During this year’s World Environment Day (WED), celebrations were held in Kumily on 5th June 2023 under the auspices of the Periyar Tiger Reserve (PTR). As part of the celebrations an awareness rally was held at Kumily in which members of the public, students, officials of the Tiger Reserve and members of the Eco-Development Committees participated.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Kumily Gram Panchayat President Shrimati. Shanti Shajimon inaugurated the celebrations and flagged of the rally. The current Assistant Deputy Director of PTR Shri. P J Suhaib who is heading the Reserve in the absence of the Deputy Director cum Secretary of the Periyar Tiger Conservation Foundation (PTCF) welcomed those who attended the event.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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In connection with WED a Biodiversity Forestry Club has been formed by the Periyar Tiger Conservation Foundation (PTCF) in which school and college children have become members. As part of this WED, students from St. Dominic College, Kanjirapally and CMS College, Kottayam had been assigned to survey the Bio diversity of their region and catalogue all plants and other life forms found there. This task was carried out as a three day exercise by the Post Graduate Students of the Botany and Zoology Departments of these Colleges. The Report presented by the Students was then handed over during the celebrations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Apart from that, medicinal plant seedlings were also distributed to the students.  During the past, fruit trees and other trees with value were distributed but for the first time herbs are being distributed with more emphasis on planting medicinal herbs around the houses and gardens of the students as part of the Mission Life program of the Government of India.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

During the celebrations held on WED this year participation certificates from PTR were also distributed to the students who took part in the various projects of the PTR.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The former Idukki District Panchayat President Jiji K Philip also addressed the students from St. Joseph High School Vandiperiyar, Tribal Upper Primary School Kumily, CMS College Kottayam and St. Dominic College Kanjirappalli who participated.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The celebrations were a great success and served to nourish the young minds of Kumily; thus providing hope for the future.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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