CIRB organized World Food Day 2016 on theme “Climate is changing. Food and Agriculture must too” in two government Senior Secondary schools of village Sarsod and Karkhadi, Hisar. The Swachhta Pakhwada was also launched at village level under Mera Gaon Mera Gaurav programme of ICAR. About 250 children from 10th to 12th were sensitized by the scientists about the causes, harmful effects of climate change on livestock, agriculture, health, environment etc and also the simple strategies / measures to combat it. Massive awareness was also created on sanitation, cleanliness in schools, home, streets etc to make a habit of hygiene among the students. A quiz competition on swachhta,poster competition on climate change and ashu bhashan pratiyogita were organized among the students and prizes were also distributed to winners. In the beginning, students, teachers and scientists took the cleanliness pledge. Plantation was also done in both the schools. Dr SS Dahiya I/C TOTE, Dr. Hema Tripathi, Dr.KP Singh, Dr. A Balhara , Sh Krishan Kumar, Sh. Surrender Malik and Ms. Anu were present and motivated the children on the occasion.
