World water day today:

Host of activities in Mannar

Rafik Jalaldeen

Several activities will be carried out today to mark the World Water Day in the Mannar district organized by the European Union Delegation in Sri Lanka in collaboration with the Sewa Lanka Foundation, Mannar Office and the Zonal Education Department of Madhu.

An EU spokesperson said an art competition and environmental awareness program for students in the Manthai West Division in the Mannar district was held to mark the World Water Day. It was to promote awareness among schoolchildren on the importance of conserving water.

“The project will target approximately 1,800 students from 11 schools in the Manthai West Division.

The participants are mainly children those who were displaced by the conflict and now have been resettled”, the spokesperson told the Daily News. Earlier this month the schoolchildren from grades 6-13 (age group 11-18 years) took part in an art competition theme of water conservation.

About 250 selected drawings will be displayed at an art exhibition to be held today at the Adampan M.M.V.

He said some 300 students will attend an environmental awareness program today Which will include a series of interactive lectures on conservation, biodiversity and highlight the importance of water resources and its conservation.

This program aims to increase awareness among schoolchildren with the assistance of their teachers and motivate students to initiate steps toward conserving water resources.

A special awards ceremony will be held by the environmental awareness program today at Adampan School after the opening the art exhibition to award the winners of the art competition.