NGT Chairperson to preside over regional conference organized by Punjab government
KI Singh/ royalpatiala.in/ Chandigarh
A Regional Conference is being organized by Punjab Department of Science, Technology and Environment here on December 14, which would be presided over by Justice Adarsh K. Goyal, Chairperson, National Green Tribunal, New Delhi.
Disclosing this here today, Principal Secretary Science, Technology and Environment Rakesh Verma said that this Regional Conference under the theme “No Time Left, Act Now” shall mainly cover various issues like healthy environment for healthy people; state action plans; the journey so far; best practices for environmental protection and management and role of research, innovation and technologies in facing environmental challenges so as to come out with a concrete but realistic way forward in consultation with various state holders.
“NGT Chairperson to preside over regional conference organized by Punjab government” said Verma. He further said that this Regional National Conference is being organized towards generating awareness among the various stake holders and departments to apprise them of their responsibilities to protect the environment. Various departments, stake holders, leading experts in the field of environment pollution and its control, strategists, national level research institutes, universities and research scholars shall be deliberating together to come out with a blue point for future course of actions. This regional conference would be an important occasion towards control of environmental pollution in the state of Punjab, added the Principal Secretary.
