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Wonthungo Tsopoe planting tree at the directorate on July 15 during the inauguration of the Jal Shakti Abhiyan.[/caption]
Dimapur, July 15 (EMN): Director of School Education, Nagaland, Wonthungo Tsopoe inaugurated the Jal Shakti Abhiyan (JSA) by planting trees at the directorate on July 15. The programme was conducted by the department of School Education.
During the programme, Tsopoe briefed the officers of the directorate about Jal Shakti Abhiyan, which is an initiative of government of India focused on water conservation. He also distributed stickers explaining ways of water conservation to all staff and visitors, informed a press release.
Similar programmes were held at all the district education offices and sub divisional education offices across the State on the day, informed the update
The JSA campaign commenced across the country on July 1 and will be observed in two phases till November 30 in order to address the water situation in the country. As part of the campaign, senior officers from various Ministries of government of India have been deputed to special teams to identify water-stressed blocks and districts to work with local officials to redress the water scarcity situation in five specific intervention areas: Water conservation and rainwater harvesting, renovation of traditional and other water bodies/tanks, reuse borewell recharge structures, watershed development, and intensive afforestation.
The campaign also involves mobilising participation of the local people to make the JSA a true Jan Andolan. In this regard, the department of School Education has initiated steps to enrich the programme through the participation of school students who would act as awareness ambassadors. All students from class VI onwards will be involved in mass awareness creation activities and community education activities such as rallies, nukkad nataks, plantation drives, workshops, seminars etc., informed the update issued by Wonthungo Tsopoe.
Though students from most of the Indian States joined the campaign on July 15, students from Nagaland will take part in the programme from July 17 to August 9 as the schools are on summer vacation till July 16.
