THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: Ramakrishna Mission School, Kozhikode, has won the award instituted by the Kerala State Council for Science, Technology and Environment for the best performing eco-club in the State. The award was presented at a two-day State-level workshop on National Green Corps which concluded here on Friday. The award comprises a cash prize of Rs.1 lakh and a certificate.
The school was selected for the award for its novel programme of cultivating paddy from a single seed, preparation of resource material for personality development by observing the behaviour of trees, setting up an ‘eco-friendly square' within a radius of 2 km with the participation of 384 houses, campaign on energy conservation and finding a solution for the plastic menace.
The activities were taken up by students in the 2009-10 academic year.
The district-level awards carrying a purse of Rs.50,000 each went to Government UPS, Ayilam, Thiruvananthapuram, Jawahar Navodaya, Kottarakkara , Kollam, St. Joseph's HSS for Girls, Alappuzha, SVGVHSS, Kidanganoor, Pathanamthitta, St. Mary's Girls HS, Athirampuzha, Kottayam, St. Antony's HS, Vandanmedu, Idukki, Government Boys VHSS, Thripunithura, Ernakulam, KAVHS, Vellanikkara, Thrissur, PKHS Mannapra, Palakkad, Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalaya, Pukot, Wayanad, Govt. HSS, Karuvarakundu, Malappuram, Government Welfare HSS, Cherukunnu, Kannur and Government UPS Pullur, Kasaragod.
C.T.S. Nair, Executive Vice President, KSCSTE distributed the awards. K.G. Nair, Director, Centre for Science in Society, CUSAT presided. T. Radhakrishna, Director in-charge, Centre for Earth Science Studies, Kamalakshan Kokkal, Joint Director, KSCSTE and P. Harinarayanan addressed the award function.
Source: The Hindu 7-8-2010
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