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MILESTONES
DEAN Mela - A
Display of Child Power
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A DEAN Mela was organised at the National
Stadium in New Delhi on 16-17 January 1998. More than thousand students from
40 schools attended the Mela. The programme included:
- Display of DEAN concept
- Achievements
- Findings of water quality
- Public hearing : Attended by officials of Ministry of
Environment and Forests, CPCB, Delhi Police, DPCC, Vikram Sarabhai foundation,
Central Ground Water Board, Delhi Water Supply
and Sewage Disposal Board, and other NGOs.
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At the public hearing children presented
their concerns on Delhi’s environment and raised issues to
challenge the authorities to join hands and facilitate their
mission - 'the right to a cleaner and healthier environment'.
The public
hearing raised issues like :
* Banning cigarette smoking in public places
* How to face power cuts without use of diesel generator
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Painting competition at DEAN Mela
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* Cleaning of Yamuna
* Provision of renewable
sources of energy to provide electricity to 1/3rd of our
villages having no electricity.
Besides stalls of participating schools there
were poster competition, environmental quiz and a street play by
students of Naval Public School.
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