Projects invited for environment congress

KANNUR: Research projects and working models prepared by high school
and higher secondary school students here have been invited for
selection to be presented at the Kerala Environment Congress to be
held here in April.An official release here said two selected projects
and models would be given prizes and presented at the congress. The
focal theme of the congress was water resources in the State, it said
adding that papers would be presented on water resource management,
water and health, water and climate change, indigenous knowledge of
water resources, water pollution, decline of water resources and
watershed management.The environment congress to be held here from
April 22 to 24 would be organised by the Centre for Environment and
Development, Thiruvananthapuram, in association with the Kannur
Science Park.The release said that details regarding the student
project presentation would be available from P.V. Sadanandan, Kannur
Science Park (Phone: 0497-2766780).

The Hindu, 3rd December 2008