The programme started at 12 noon with the preliminary events like a Sit and Draw Competition on Our Future World and an Environmental Quiz Session. Four schools – Hindu School, Netaji Nagar Balika Vidyamandir, Scottish Church Collegiate School and Bratachari Vidyashram were shortlisted for the final round where Hindu School bagged the first position. The quiz covered 6 topics – Waste, Chemicals, Climate Change, Nature and Wildlife, E-waste and Visuals.

Apart from this, there were three more events - a Debate, a (Jigsaw) Puzzle event and a colourful Cultural show.

Piecing together a jigsaw puzzle is an interesting way for children to know and learn anything. The puzzle had pictures related to environmental issues. Bhratachari Vidyashram won the competition.

At the cultural show, A.K. Ghosh Memorial School student, Sayani Goswami said, “Our dance tried to represent the problem and consequences of ‘deforestation’. And by the end of our performance we also depicted that behind every dark cloud there is a silver lining i.e. we should not lose hope and do our bit for a healthier environment.”

Another student, Subhadrakatyan Rana presented a solo soundscape on ‘River-Pollution’. He emphasized on the fact that human misuse kills a river to desert. He used tabla, vocal and keyboard to form the soundscape. The event had been successful in terms of initiating an immediate thought-process on the facts and benefits of recycling. “The programme was fun-based and interactive. It helped us gain environmental consciousness and taught that proper disposing of e-waste is a simple and pain-free step toward protecting the environment”, said a student of Khanna High School.