Thrissur Jilla Souhruda Vedi (TJSV), an organisation of Keralites hailing from Thrissur district, Kerala, and functioning under the aegis of the Indian Embassy in Qatar, is celebrating World Environment Day 2014 under the patronage of the Ministry of Environment on June 6 for the general public and on June 7 for ECO Club members from all Asian schools in Qatar. Muhsen Al Khayarin, Environment Educational Consultant from the MoE, will be the chief guest on Friday, June 6 at KMCC Hall. TJSV Patron C K Menon will preside over the function. Academician and an environmental expert from Kerala, Prof E Kunhikrishnan (pictured) will deliver the keynote address on the topic ‘Climate Change — Man-made causes and Challenges’.
On the same day, award-winning Nature/Environment photographer Dileep Anthikad will present a slide show of his photographs of flora and fauna from the Western Ghats to Himalayas. TJSV will conduct an interactive workshop for students and teachers of ECO clubs of schools in Qatar on Saturday, June 7 at 9am at ICC’s Asoka Hall. Twenty-five members from each club have been invited to participate.
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