Sindri: Tata Steel Foundation signed a memorandum of understanding with The Energy and Resources Institute (TERI) to launch the fourth phase of the green school project on World Environment day on Saturday.
The pact has been signed with an aim to sensitise school students towards environment protection.
Tata Steel vice-president (corporate services) Chankya Choudhary said the project has successfully started building a generation of environment conscious warriors who would conserve and protect the biodiversity and treasures of nature.
“It is necessary not only to educate the young generation but also empower them with the right opportunities and tools,” he added.
An official communication by the steel major said more than 1,050 birds’ nests and 1,200 bird feeders were prepared and installed at different places by students in their locality in West Bokaro and Jharia.
The statement said, “To inculcate the habits of plant conservation and to develop the student’s affection towards plants, students collected the seeds of various fruits and vegetables and formed 270 seed collection banks.
These seeds were planted in kitchen gardens or distributed to others with a request to take care of the plants.
Students from Joda and Noamundi created 300 herbal and 42 medicinal gardens and prepared more than 3,000 paper and cloth bags which were distributed among the community people to spread awareness against the use of plastic bags.” While St.
Mary’s School, Jajpur, Odisha was the best performing school and won the ‘Green School Rolling Trophy’ for the year-long activities, Tata DAV Public School, Ghatotand, West Bokaro, was adjudged as the second best performing school for the year 2020-21.