Mysuru: District Administration, District Legal Services Authority, Department of Public Instructions, Karnataka State Pollution Control Board (KSPCB) and Janajagruthi Grameena Abhivrudhi Samsthe, conducted essay and painting competitions for school children at Kukkarahalli Lake premises in city this morning, to mark World Environment Day on June 5.
Around 300 students from more than 10 schools had taken part in the competition. Children were seen painting pictures depicting deforestation, man chopping trees to make way for industries, mother earth crying and so on. The topic for the essay writing was ‘Connecting people with nature.’ The contest was conducted in three batches for students from std. 1-5, std. 6-8 and std 9-10.
