Government school students taken on tour to forest range
The Hindu
Nature camp educates Madurai students on forests and environmental conservation to create awareness for future generations.
More than 100 students from various government schools in Madurai were taken to forest areas in Kutladampatti and a sight visit to green Tamil Nadu nursery in the Sholavandan forest range.
The nature camp programme, conducted by the Department of Environment, Climate Change and Forest, along with the School Education Department, was organised to educate students on the importance of forests and environmental conservation.
The programme which is conducted in all the districts is aimed at creating an awareness of deforestation, ill-effects of single-use plastics, various causes of pollution, among others, as they would be carrying the word to the next generation, an official said.
“When students at their young age are given an idea about the marvellous nature we are surrounded by, they will think twice before destructing or polluting it,” he added.