AHMEDABAD: ATGL’s ‘Greenosphere for Life’ program ignites creative love for nature among students
A joint initiative of Adani Total Gas and CERC organized Greenmosphere for Life event in Ahmedabad. Students from 30 schools enthusiastically participated in the Ahmedabad Management Association (AMA) from 21-22 April. Prizes were awarded to the winning students of Greenmosphere Club who conducted interesting activities in the workshop.
Adani Total Gas CEO Suresh Mangalani, Vice Chairman Pranavkumar Ghosh, CERC CEO Uday Mevani and teachers were present. The objective of Greenmosphere Workshop is to inculcate and nurture a love of environment in children right from the student age. In which in the inter-school competition of class 6-9, the students won the hearts of the audience by presenting ideas on various topics for environmental protection.
Suresh Mangalani, CEO, ATGL taught the children how to protect the environment through an informative quiz. He said that ‘since climate change is inevitable, it has become the need of the nation to adopt the principle of low carbon society’. Through Greenmosphere we are developing this to over 3500 students from 30 schools. The students are spreading environmental awareness among family and friends and will continue to do so in the future.
Students will learn to conserve energy- save water, sustainable food- adopt a healthy lifestyle, as well as reduce single-use plastic, reduce e-waste, cleanliness etc. Creative works were presented on the topics. Speaking on the occasion, Pranav Kumar Ghosh, Vice President (EHS), ATGL, said that ‘the energy of the students participating in such competitions is heart touching and inspiring. Not only the students, but also the teachers and the school management have put in a lot of hard work in a competition organized by ATGL’s Low Carbon Society initiative – Greenmosphere.’
Students can create work models, pictures, dialogues on favorite topic, comic book, poem, slogan, different forms of energy. Environmental love shown in activities like poster, solo dance, group dance, skit, monologue is attractive. Prizes were given to three winners and certificates to all the contestants in total 13 categories. “Greenmosphere for Life”, says Loriya Patel, the most respected student of Anand Niketan Satellite. The workshops encourage to look at things from a different perspective. I am very happy and grateful to be a participant in the Save Earth initiative.
The highlight of the program was that the students were prepared for the Greenosphere Advocacy initiative. Advocacy is self-awareness and making recommendations to people to reduce and improve environmental damage. The children of the nominated school of Ahmedabad set an example of being true environmentalists by becoming green ambassadors. Kalpana Patnaik, Chief Coordinator of Little Flower School said that our school is proud to have won in nine categories. This competition of students in the campaign of environmental protection was very innovative and exciting. We are thankful to him for giving such a noble platform to the students.
