Series of programmes in capital on World Environment Day

New Delhi, June 4 (UNI) A series of programmes to spread awareness about the need to preserve the environment will be held in the capital on the occasion of World Environment Day tomorrow.

Delhi Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit will plant a sapling at the central ridge at Sardar Patel Marg tomorrow morning.

Later, in the evening, she will inaugurate an exhibition of eco-friendly products and release a book on "towards Greener Delhi" at Delhi Haat.

To spread awareness about environmental issues among children, the National Bal Bhawan will organise an environmental rally on the theme of "Desert and Desertification" with the slogan "Don't desert drylands".

The rally will be led by a Palanquin and followed by 5000 children of the Bal Bhawan and jawahar bal bhawan mandi (rural unit of NBB) holding banners on the need to preserve environment. The children will march from Nation Bal Bhawan.

The rally will be flagged off tomorrow morning by the Jt Secretary in the Ministry of Environment and Forests Veena Upadhyaya.

The Heart Care Foundation of India and the federation of NCR doctors, jointly with the Union Ministry for environment and forests, will organise a unique campaign in the slum areas using a tableau on the theme of World Environment Day 'Desert and desertification'.

The tableau will move all over Delhi along with a team of nukkad natak and distribute pamphlets stressing the need to preserve the environment.

On the occasion of the Day, the Confederation of Indian industry, in collaboration with the Ministry of Environment and forests, is organising a colloquium on corporate responsibility in Environmental protection at India Habitat Centre.

The objective of the programme is to make Corporate India aware of the various environmental issues including the theme of this year's 'World Environment day' which is "Don't Desert Drylands".

Union Minister for Environment and forests will be the chief guest at the function.

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