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Environmental
Awareness
Since 1986 the Pollution Control Board,
Assam has been giving top priority to the problem of
pollution and other malpractices harming the environment.
In this respect the awareness programmes launched by
the Pollution Control Board, Assam are in the nature
of formal as well as non-formal education. Under the
programme the following activities have been carried
out in the state:
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Introduction
of 32 lessons on environment and pollution
control in school syllabi starting from Class-I
to X. The lessons have been included under
literature in the primary section and in Social
Studies and Science in higher primary section
and secondary sections. Such lessons have
been included in all the schools of the State
since 1986. |
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In
non-formal sector, meetings, seminars, workshops,
public debates etc. have been organized regularly
throughout the State since 1986. Till date,
more than 1555 such programmes have been organised
by the Board. Besides these, more than 1,45,000
primary and secondary school teachers have
been trained in this line. |
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The
World Environment Day has been organized every
year with programmes of tree plantation, cleanliness
drive, essay and art competition among children,
public meetings, distribution of leaflets,
booklets on environment etc. Such programmes
have been taken up every year in all the district
headquarters, other important places, schools
and colleges in collaboration with 82 active
branches of the Assam Science Society in the
State. |
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 Bilingual(English
and Assamese) booklets and leaflets on 'Man
and Environment', scientific collection and
disposal of municipal solid wastes, automobile
pollution problem, problem of the ozone layer,
importance of the theme of World Environment
Day etc. have been regularly published and
widely distributed throughout the State. |
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 A
quarterly 16 page bilingual (English and Assamese)
[PARIVESH BATORI] environmental newsletter
has been published since 1990 and the same
have been distributed throughout the State
and outside. |
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Liaison
and collaboration have also been made with
various environmental programmes launched
by other organisations in the State from time
to time. |
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Arrangement
and participation of discussion /talk in Doordarshan
and Radio on various environmental issues. |
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Publication
of popular articles and news items in daily
newspapers of the State. |
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Participation
in various environmental programmes launched
by the Government of Assam, Ministry of Environment
& Forests, Government of India and Central
Pollution Control Board, Delhi |
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