Jammu and Kashmir:Eco-Club and Literary and Cultural Committee of Government Post Graduate College Rajouri joined hands with J&K Council of Science, Technology and Innovation, Department of Science and Technology to celebrate World Ozone Day.
The highlight of the program was an inter-college symposium focused on the theme “Recovering the Ozone Layer and Mitigating Climate Change”.
Students from six different colleges of Rajouri district participated in the seminar.
The program was presided over by Principal Dr. Shamim Ahmed Azad and coordinated by Dr. Mohammad Saleem Wani as convener, D. Junaid Jazib as organizing secretary and many other associates of the college.
A team of senior faculty members including Dr. Bashir Ahmed, Head of the Department of Physics, Dr. Shamim Akhtar, Head of the Department of Zoology and Dr. Ashiq Hussain of the Department of Botany served as judges for the symposium.
Professor Amjad Bhatti assisted him in time management, while the proceedings of the forum were moderated by Dr. Masood Ahmed and Dr. Florence Chand.
Dr. Junaid Jajib, Head of the Department of Environmental Sciences, presented the formal vote of thanks.
Other prominent dignitaries present at the program included Professor Javed Mughal, Vice Principal, Professor Asadullah Khan Staff Secretary, Dr. Naseem Ahmed NSS Program Officer, Dr. Tufail Ahmed, Professor Salma Farooq, Professor Altaf, Professor Ram Kishore, Professor Satish, Anuj Bali, Principal Are included. Librarian, Shavish Vaid, and many others.
Iram Ghafoor of GDC Rajouri, Mohammad Asif of GDC Dungi and Riya Kapoor of GDC Nowshera secured first, second and third prizes respectively in the seminar competition.
Similarly, consolation prizes were won by Sahiba Naz of GDC Rajouri, Hasim Malik of GDC Darhal and Mohammad Basharat of GDC Kotranka.
The seminar provided a platform for students to showcase their knowledge and understanding about the importance of repairing the ozone layer and mitigating climate change.
Participants participated in stimulating discussions and presented informative research papers and presentations. The event provided a great learning opportunity for both the participants and the audience.