Call for nominations for Green Assam Award Correspondent JAGIROAD, Feb 5 – Global warming refers to an average increase in the earth’s temperature which in turn causes climate change. The gradual increase of carbon dioxide (CO2) and some other green house gases are the main factor to make the earth warmer. Average global temperature has increased by almost 10F in the past century. Scientists are of the view that the average global temperature will increase 20F to 60F over the next one hundred year. It can change the earth’s surface as never before. A warmer earth may lead to changes in rainfall, rise in sea level, and a wide range of impacts on plants, wildlife and human beings.Human influences are largely responsible for global warming. Although global warming is a big problem, we can do something to reduce the amount of green – house gases in the atmosphere. With this view, the Anti-Global Warming Society, an NGO, was formed in 2004 at Morigaon with Upen Chandra Goswami and Dr Leela Kanta Borthakur as president and secretary respectively.Since its inception, the Anti-Global Warming Society is taking different steps for mitigating the different environment related hazards arising due to climate change. Over the last few years the society planted more than 15,000 saplings, distributed more than 1 lakh saplings among school and college students, set up a pottery industry to produce eco-friendly items such as earthen glasses, bowls etc., to encourage people to use them instead of disposable plastic items, set up botanical gardens and one green- house in Morigaon College premises for the preservation of endangered species and orchids. For proper sensitisation of people on the environmental issues the society, on regular basis, arranges seminars, awareness programmes, debates, essay competitions and poster competitions on issues like population explosion, conservation of bio-diversity etc.In addition to these, the society, for the first time in 2011, decided to initiate an environment related award, the ‘Green Assam Award’, and in that year eminent environmentalist Dr Dulal Chandra Goswami was honoured with this award in a solemn function graced by Governor JB Patnaik. As different individuals/ organisations are devoting themselves in carrying out studies on environmental issues and for the conservation of environment, the society feels that their contribution should be properly recognised. Therefore for the ‘Green Assam Award’ to be given in June, 2013, nominations are invited from individuals/ organisations to reach Dr Lila Kanta Barthakur, Secretary, Anti-Global Warming Society on or before March 31, 2013. Details of nomination procedure, eligibility and other conditions can be obtained from the website of the society www.antiglobalwarming. org or directly contact to the principal, Moirabari College Morigaon, Assam. (The Assam Tribune, 06.02.2013)
.................................................................. Anti Global Warming Society Head Office : Morigaon Ward No. 1, C/O Dr. Lila Barthakur P.O. Morigaon District : Morigaon (Assam) Phone No. : 9435479207 Email ID : [email protected] Website : www.antiglobalwarming.org ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ সমাজৰ কাৰণে ভাল কাম কৰাজনৰ পৰিচয় ৰাইজৰ আগত দাঙি ধৰিব লাগে আৰু ভাল খবৰবোৰ যিমান পাৰি ৰাইজৰ মাজত বিলাব লাগে। ---- বুলজিৎ বুঢ়াগোহাঁই _______________________________________________ assam mailing list [email protected] http://assamnet.org/mailman/listinfo/assam_assamnet.org
