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Gangtok CMS VATAVARAN
Gangtok CMS VATAVARAN was held from March 12 - 17, 2015. (Thursday - Tuesday).
The festival was declared open on March 12 by the Chief Guest, Hon'ble Chief Minister of Sikkim, Shri Pawan Chamling and Guest of Honour, Hon'ble Minister of Forest, Environment and Wildlife Management, Shri Tshering Wangdi Lepcha. The highlight of the inaugural ceremony included felicitation of Green Ambassadors from Sikkim.
The festival comprised of inauguration, felicitation of green ambassadors, panel discussion, green filmmaking workshop, nature trail, slogan writing competition and film screenings. A total of 20 schools participated in the film screenings and workshop held at Department of Forest, Environment and Wildlife Management, Department of Science, Technology and Climate Change and Nehru Yuva Kendra Sangathan, Gangtok respectively. Around 250 youth from six states of India attended the programmes. These youth were from Sikkim, Meghalaya, West Bengal, Assam, Bihar and Odisha. Colourful cultural programmes were presented by the youth
With participation of more than 4000 people from across the state, Gangtok CMS VATAVARAN films touched the chords of the people with issues ranging from water conservation, environment awareness, wildlife conservation, marine biodiversity conservation and more.
Concept Note on Green Ambassadors Awards
