ICAR-Indian Agricultural Research Institute, Gogamukh, Assam celebrated World Environment Day today with the theme Solutions for Plastic Pollution.
In a program organized at the Institute, Shri Lohit Gogoi, District Project Officer, District Disaster Management Authority, Dhemaji delivered a lecture on “Flood management in agricultural and allied sectors” as the Chief Guest.
Dr. A.K. Srivastava, Principal Scientist, spoke on the detrimental effects of plastic pollution in our food chain.
Dr. S. Manivannan, Principal Scientist and Coordinator of the program remarked on the ways and means to reduce plastic pollution and bring sustainable solutions to the use of plastics.
A plantation drive was undertaken by the entire staff of the Institute by planting various ornamental and fruit trees within the campus.
In another World Environment Day program, at Gogamukh College, Gogamukh, Dr. A. K. Srivastava, Principal Scientist, and Dr. Arpan Bhowmik, Senior Scientist participated, as Chief Guest and Guest of Honour respectively.
Dr. Srivastava highlighted the microbial degradation of plastics.
Dr. Bhowmik discussed the solution to plastics.
Dr. D. K. Jha, Principal, Gogamukh College highlighted the concerns associated.
A plantation drive was also organised on the bank of the river Subansiri in collaboration with Mising Autonomous Council, Dhemaji, Assam. Shri Paramananda Chayengia, Chief Executive Member and Dr Anil Kumar Pegu, OSD from Missing Autonomous Council participated in the event.
(Source: ICAR-Indian Agricultural Research Institute, Gogamukh)
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