‘Protectors Of The Environment'

Connecting Children with Nature

ONGC TERI Biotech Limited (OTBL) recently launched the second phase of its educational programme ‘Protectors of the Environment’. The programme is intended to sensitize and motivate young school children and adults towards environment conservation under its corporate social responsibility (CSR) initiatives. The second phase of the programme was marked by a massive plantation drive and interactions with technical experts in schools in prominent cities of Gujarat, such as Mehsana, Ankleshwar, and Ahmedabad. The experts from TERI and OTBL interacted with children and shared invaluable tips on how they can evolve into smart environment auditors. The programme employed several tools, such as visual instruction and hands-on application and learning, which are designed to inspire children to translate ‘thought into action’.

Shri A K Dwivedi, Director (Exploration), ONGC and Chairman, OTBL, while launching the Programme, said, “There is no denying the fact that the environment is constantly changing. We have started to experience the adverse impacts of environmental degradation and painfully beginning to learn that environmental resources are limited and need to be sensitive to everything that we do today. To make sure that the future generations do not experience the worse, we need to prepare them with the ideals and requirements of sustainability. Hence, this initiative by OTBL under its CSR programmes.”