Forest Minister Kunwar Vijay Shah has said that 3.20 lakh school students of the State will be included under the ‘Anubhuti’ programme by the about Tourism Development Board. For the first time, 2 lakh students of non-government schools will be connected to Anubhuti camps after receiving fees on the basis of ‘no profit-no loss’.
Shah said that by developing sensitivity among the students towards the environment, they would be made aware about its conservation. Like the previous years, this year also the students of government schools will not have to pay any fee.
Camp will be held for three monthsFor government schools, this camp will start from the month of December 2021 and will be organized till March 2022. Each camp will be attended by 30 to 40 students. Similarly, camps will be organized throughout the year for private schools. Their dates will be decided by the District Collector, the Principal of the school and the Divisional Forest Officer.
CEO, Eco Tourism Development Board Shri Satyanand, informed that three and a half lakh students from 8 Thousand 999 schools have been connected to “Anubhuti” programme through 2720 camps in regional forest zones in the period between 2016 and 2020. In this programme, explanation of the components of forest ecosystem, general information on environment, forest conservation, bio-medicine and forest management is given.
