KU’s DSW organises 3-day awarejin88bet.oneness campaign under Swachh Bharat Abhiyaan

Srinagar, Feb 15: Vice-Chancellor of University of Kashmir Prof Talat Ahmad said on Monday that Dal Lake in Srinagar is both ak168app.babyan asset and heritage which needs to be preserved for posterity. He called for a serious effort by one and alak168app.clubl to stop any further deterioration of the water body.
Inaugurating as chief guest a three-day awareness campaign under Swachh Bharat Abhiyaan, Prof Talat said it is important to control the inflow of deleterious effluents into Dal Lake while ensuring that its water quality is maintained as per scientific norms.
The ks168app.siteawareness campaign titled ‘Good Health, Good Hygiene’ has been organised by the varsity’s Dean Students Welfare (DSW), in and around ic88areas of Dal Lake. Monday’s programme was held in Dal Lake areas falling along its Hazratbal banks.
“Academic institutions, policy-planners, NGOs and pic88eople need to join hands in this endeavour and make serious efforts to stop any further deterioration/pollution of this Lake,” he said, asserting that such awareness programmes led ic88by students can go a long way in makingic88 people understand the importance of water bodies and the need to keep them clean.
The Vice-Chancellor said the university has already constituted a high-level Working Group on Dal Lake conservationlr88 to see how it can, in association with policy-planners and civil society, contribute to Dal lake conservation.
Prof Talat also went around Dal lalr88ke areas along its Hazratbal banks and later distributed health and hygiene kits and pamphlets among local residents.
KU Registrar Dr Nisar Ahmad Mir, who was a guest of honour, said a three-plr88ronged strategy—prevention, prohibition, redressal—is needed to preserve Dal Lake.
He said the university is actively focusing on addressing some of the prelr88ssing societal and environmental problems through its academic, research and outreach endeavours. “This includes Dal lake conservation as well,” he said, appreciating the DSW for organising the awarenop88ess programme.
Dean of Students Welfare Prof Raies A Qadri said the university students, who are leading this door-to-door awareness campaign, will be distributing pamphlets about the importance of good health and hygiene, among people.
“This is si88a grassroots-level cam88vpaign being organised under Government of India’s Swachh Bharat Abhiyan,” he said.
The campaign launch event was, among others, attended by Dean Behavioural ScSEXXXXX-VNiences and Chief Proctor Prof Showket Ahmad Shah, Cultural Officer Mr Shahid Ali Khan, Junior Coordinator DSW Mr Zahid Jeelani and other staff members of the office of DSW.