NEW DELHI: In a bid to
increase green cover on university and college campuses, the University Grants
Commission (UGC) has launched 'One Student, One Tree' campaign asking every
student to plant a sapling during his/her stay in an institution.
Under the initiative,
UGC has directed vice-chancellors of universities to provide free saplings for
plantation to the students.
A student will be
involved in nurturing a tree for the preservation of environment. NSS and other
allied departments in university may be instructed to ensure that at least one
tree is planted by every student during his/her stay at the institution, UGC
Secretary Prof. Jaspal Sandhu said in his letter to VCs.
The plantation drive
is also to be implemented in affiliated colleges.
"The university may provide free saplings to students for plantation and special plantation drive should be conducted to make the campus green," the UGC secretary said.
"The university may provide free saplings to students for plantation and special plantation drive should be conducted to make the campus green," the UGC secretary said.
Besides, he reiterated
UGC instructions to universities for "compulsory implementation" of a
six-month core module syllabus on Environmental Studies for under-graduate
course in all branches of higher education and also to create awareness among
the students for preservation.
Instructing
universities to implement the course module on environment with immediate
effect, Prof. Sandhu said, "The National Green Tribunal has asked the UGC
to monitor it on regular basis since the Supreme Court
of India has passed instructions on the same."
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