The National Level Painiting Competition on “Water Conservation” for School children of IVth, Vth and VIth standards will be organized by the Ministry of Water Resources on Friday, 21st January, 2011 at The Auditorium,CSMRS, Olof Palme Marg, New Delhi. The Ministry organises the nationwide “Painting Competition” on saving and protecting the precious resource and to create awareness in children who are the future citizens. The target group is school children of IVth, Vth and VIth standards. While reviewing the progress of the scheme it was observed by the Union Minister for Water Resources that one of the important stakeholders, future users and potential pressure group the young children of the country are not being actively involved.
To achieve this objective, the competition aims to motivate children towards thinking about water resources, its augmentation, conservation, recycling and re-use, etc., and offers them a chance to explore their creativity. The painting competition also stimulates their interest in learning more and more about this precious resource and also enhances the recognition of the need to adopt it in their own lives and also of those associated directly or indirectly with them.
The competition is held in three stages – the School Level competition, followed by the State Level competition and finally terminating at the National Level painting competition to be held on 21st January,2011.
Fifty winners from the school level competition were selected in each state for participation in the state level painting competition which was held on 14 November on the occasion of ‘Bal Diwas’ birth day of Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru, the first Prime Minister of the country. In each state cash prizes worth Rs. 33,000/- was distributed to the first, second, third and ten consolation prize winners. Winners of the first, second and third prizes from each state have been invited to participate in the National Level competition to be held on 21st January 2011. In the National Level competition, cash prize of Rs. 1 Lakh will be given to the winner. Four second prizes, each worth Rs. 50,000/- will be given to the four second prize winners and 8 third prizes each worth Rs. 25,000/- will given to the eight third prize winners. Apart from these, 10 consolation prizes will also be given on the occasion by the Union Minister for Water Resources.
The painting competition had a participation of more than 2,60,000 students from the entire country. Encouraged by the response received for the painting competition in the very first year, the Ministry of Water Resources decided to undertake the activity on a regular yearly basis.
The outputs received from the children reflected their creativeness in the art and interest in water conservation, ground water recharge, prevention of pollution, and other related aspects. The paintings clearly depict their concern about this vital resource. The interest in water resources that has been generated in these children and their parents, schools and all others associated with them clearly suggests that the objective of the whole exercise has been fully achieved. It is also proved that this painting competition is definitely an effective tool for mass awareness on the water resources sector.
To achieve this objective, the competition aims to motivate children towards thinking about water resources, its augmentation, conservation, recycling and re-use, etc., and offers them a chance to explore their creativity. The painting competition also stimulates their interest in learning more and more about this precious resource and also enhances the recognition of the need to adopt it in their own lives and also of those associated directly or indirectly with them.
The competition is held in three stages – the School Level competition, followed by the State Level competition and finally terminating at the National Level painting competition to be held on 21st January,2011.
Fifty winners from the school level competition were selected in each state for participation in the state level painting competition which was held on 14 November on the occasion of ‘Bal Diwas’ birth day of Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru, the first Prime Minister of the country. In each state cash prizes worth Rs. 33,000/- was distributed to the first, second, third and ten consolation prize winners. Winners of the first, second and third prizes from each state have been invited to participate in the National Level competition to be held on 21st January 2011. In the National Level competition, cash prize of Rs. 1 Lakh will be given to the winner. Four second prizes, each worth Rs. 50,000/- will be given to the four second prize winners and 8 third prizes each worth Rs. 25,000/- will given to the eight third prize winners. Apart from these, 10 consolation prizes will also be given on the occasion by the Union Minister for Water Resources.
The painting competition had a participation of more than 2,60,000 students from the entire country. Encouraged by the response received for the painting competition in the very first year, the Ministry of Water Resources decided to undertake the activity on a regular yearly basis.
The outputs received from the children reflected their creativeness in the art and interest in water conservation, ground water recharge, prevention of pollution, and other related aspects. The paintings clearly depict their concern about this vital resource. The interest in water resources that has been generated in these children and their parents, schools and all others associated with them clearly suggests that the objective of the whole exercise has been fully achieved. It is also proved that this painting competition is definitely an effective tool for mass awareness on the water resources sector.
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