World Environment Day Celebrations in India

World Environment Day is celebrated today on 5th June. Here are details of World Environment Day Celebrations in India in each city or state. Use the search feature of your browser to locate your city, state or organization. If you want to add your organization to list – just add a comment below.

Happy Environment Day!

Agartala
We are organizing an event on 5th June which follows program of tree plantation by the officials of the state and some cultural activities promoted by the school students.

For more information, please contact:
Biswajit Debbarma
Krishna Nagar Ecology Club
Pragati Road, Agartala
Tripura West Agartala
India
Ahmedabad
To celebrate World Environment Day, Paryavaranmitra invite children to express their creativity and strengthen their concern about environmental issues. They will be a drawing and elocution competition for children in three age group. Subjects for the competition are as follows:

Clean environment for better future;
Climate change: effects and solutions;;
Environmental problems the competition starts at 9 am.
For more information, please contact:
Falguni Joshi
Paryavaranmitra
502 raj Avenue Ahmedabad
India
Tel: +91-79-26851801
Fax: +91-73-26851321
E-mail: paryavaranmitra@yahoo.com
Website: www.paryavaranmitra.org.in

Ahmedabad
To celebrate World Environment Day, the ONGC organization will be conducting the following activities Tree Planting, Lecturing on Quality of Life, Awareness on Environment Protection, Disposal of Hazardous Materials, Lecture by Key Executives, Drawing Competition, Quiz competition, Clean Up etc.

For more information, please contact:
Jagneswar Dev Nath
ONGC
Chandkheda Ahmedabad
India
Ahmedabad
To celebrate World Environment Day, the Agility Logistics Pvt. Ltd will be conducting a tree plantation in the area of warehouse by the territory Manager and the whole team to preserve the effect on environment as well as training for Management and labor regarding general practice and minor points where we can save the natural resources.

For more information, please contact:
Malhar Bhatt
Agility Logistics Pvt. Ltd.
Aslali Ahmedabad
India
Website www.agilitylogistics.com

Ahmedabad
On the occasion of World Environment Day India and Humanrights organization will publish the first and only Gujarati “India and Humanrights”  -  a 40-page monthly magazine with special issue on the environment, providing a fresh perspective and new ways of looking at environmental issues. The magazine targets the future inheritors of this earth and tomorrow’s planners and administrators. It tries to familiarize them with the link between the degrading environment and poverty.

For more information, please contact:
Mitesh Bhatt
India and Humanrights
K-8, Shreennandnagar-4, Vejalpur, Ahmedabad
India
Cell: +91 9824515995
Tel/ Fax: +91-79 26822222
Website: http://www.indiaandhumanrights.com

Assam
To celebrate World Environment Day the Biodiversity Conservation Society, will be conducting the following activities:

Environment Awareness Campaign for conservation of the rich biodiversity of the area among the villagers of the Forest Villages Ultapani & Labanyapur. The programme will be organized by the local community organization, Biodiversity Conservation Society,Ultapani jointly with the Forest Department;
Build a check dam in the stream Ultapani for catering the water need of the villages and the wild animals of the area.
For more information, please contact:
Nirmal Dey
Biodiversity Conservation Society, Ultapani
Village: Ultapani Dt. Kokrajhar, Assam Ultapani
India
Tel: +91 9425021109
Assam
To celebrate World Environment Day the Nowgong Girls’ College has popularized  initiatives on focal theme of the world through poster competition, speech competition for the students, popular talk and brainstorming on ecological foot print.

For more information, please contact:
Jayanta Kumar Sarma
Nowgong Girls’ College
Nagaon Nagaon,Assam
India
Tel: +91-3672-220667
Fax: +91-3672-220667
Website: www.ngcassam.org

Bangalore
To celebrate World Environment Day, the ETA Constructions (I) Ltd will conduct a “Plantation programme” on site, and give presentation on the eve of WED, which it will be on awareness programme and awareness programme to the labours in the labor colony.

For more information, please contact:
Azeeza lateef
ETA Constructions (I) Ltd
# 9, KP Agrahara
Magadi Main Road, Bangalore-23
India
Tel: 91 98863 41892
Fax: 91 23303513
Bhilai
Celebration of WED-2009 shall be done through arranging various activities like slogan competition, drawing competition, quiz competetion,essay competition and tree plantation.

For more information, please contact:
Sunil Kar
NSPCL
Bhilai, India Bhilai
India
Tel: +94 2529 4256
Chennai
To celebrate World Environment Day, the Tamil Nadu State Office of the Centre for Environment Education (CEE-TN) will be hosting a six-day long workshop on Climate Change between the 31 May to 5 June for 100 students. The participants group includes students of Velammal International School, and the students of Anglo Chinese School, Singapore. The students between the ages of 16 to 18  are citizens of China, Singapore, Vietnam, Thailand, Malaysia, Sri Lanka and India. The programme is aimed to sensitize the youth to climate change issues and empower them to act as proactive change agents for sustainable development and a safe future.

For more information, please contact:
Ramjee Nagarajan
Centre for Environment Education
No 5 KK Flats; Kalaivanar Street
Ramnagar North Extension; Madipakkam Chennai
India
Tel: +91 9443194272
Fax: +91 22583005
Website: www.ceeindia.org

Chennai
On the occasion of World Environment Day, The Asian Paints Limited will carry out the following activities:

a tree planting event;
a poster competition (environment related) by the employees;
an essay competition on environment;
a talk by the District Environmental Engineer, and prize distribution.
For more information, please contact:
Amit Meshram
Asian Paints Limited
Plot No E6-F13, SIPCOT Industrial Park
Sriperumbudur, Dist. Kanchipuram Chennai
India
Tel: +914447108414
Fax: +914447108600
Website: http://www.asianpaints.com

Chennai
The Velammal International School, in Chennai and 50 students of Anglo Chinese School, Singapore will jointly organize an environment camp exchange programme at Chennai from 30 May to 6 June 2009 to celebrate World Environment Day. The environment education centre will be coordinating the events at predominant places in Chennai, including a rally, demo, pupettery, skit and mime show.

For more information, please contact:
Kothanda Raman
TVIS
Panchetti Chennai
India
Tel: +00191 99401 27835
Website: www.tvis.in

Chennai
To celebrate World Environment Day, the Vestas Wind Technology India Pvt Ltd
will be conducting the following activities:

Flag hoisting;
Environment day poster competition;
Best environment photo;
Vehicle pollution check up;
Tree planting;
Whole month environment awareness speech;
House keeping with waste segregation.
For more information, please contact:
Premkumar Durai
Vestas Wind Technology India Pvt Ltd
298, Rajiv Gandhi Road, Sholinganallur, Chennai
India
Tel: +9144 2450 5327
Fax: +9144 2450 5101
Website: www.vestas.com

Cochin
To celebrate World Environment Day, the Junior Chamber International India will organize the following activities: painting competition for school students (a joint effort with WWF India is being planned); distribution of pamphlets to nearly 25 schools covering about 5000 students in Cochin, India; a WED pledge in all these schools; public awareness programme (talk, seminar, video shows) for general public in Cochin.Let us pray that at least 10% of the people who are involved in the WED 09 programme will implement what is good for nature.

For more information, please contact:
Harinsth Viswanathan
Junior Chamber International India- COCHIN
Viswam, Pulickal Lane Cochin
Cochin
India
Tel: +919 2 2729 5364
Delhi
To celebrate World Environment Day (WED), the IEEE Delhi Section will be inviting all members to participate in the World Environment Day event. There are app. 2300 members. This activity is being done through HTC (Humanitarian Technology Challenge) Standing Committee of the Section. We will run various events in various areas of the city through RWAs (Residents Welfare Associations).

For more information, please contact:
Daman Sood
IEEE Delhi Section
J&K – 133 C Dilshad Garden Delhi
India
Tel: +919958091880
E-mail: damandev.sood@steria.co.in
Website: http://www.ewh.ieee.org/r10/delhi/

Delhi
To celebrate World Environment Day, the AID India NCR chapter will organize various activities like quiz and movie screening on topics like domestic and industrial pollution and energy conservation, presentation on global warming and carbon footprint calculation at Royal Bank of Scotland, Gurgaon

For more information, please contact:
Anirban Mudi
AID India NCR chapter
IIT Delhi
India
E-mail: aid.delhi@gmail.com
Website: http://delhi.aidindia.org

Delhi
The World Environment Day is commemorated every year on 5 June in order to stimulate worldwide awareness of environmental protection. The theme for the World Environment Day 2009 is ‘Your Planet Needs You – UNite to combat climate change’. This year’s theme tells us that we all must do our part to protect the planet by ‘using less’ and ‘acting more’. At the international level, it reflects the urgency for all nations to agree on a new deal at the United Nations Climate Change Conference to be held on 7-18 December 2009 in Copenhagen.

Observing World Environment Day (WED) 2009 with schools TERI has a tradition of celebrating the WED each year. This year, TERI, in association with Hewlett Packard plans to commemorate the day by organizing an ‘Environment Fair’ (sutrupurasuzhal vizha) in Chennai and Bangalore. This will include an ‘On the spot painting competition’ and ‘Quiz’ for the students. Several leading agencies will participate in the fair and educate the students on issues related to e-waste management, rain water harvesting systems, renewable energy devices, biodegradable wastes, recycle and reuse processes, and so on. Schools will also be provided space to display eco-friendly articles made by students.

For more information, please contact:
Livleen Kahlon
TERI
Ihc, Lodhi Road Delhi
India
Tel: +91 24682100
Fax: +91 24682144
E-mail: kahlonl@teri.res.in
Website: www.teriin.org

Dindigul
To celebrate World Environment Day, the Heritage India Foundation will be performing a multimedia presentation.

For more information, please contact:
Biju Thomas
Heritage India Foundation
C-50, MVM Nagar Dindigul
India
Tel: +91-9944194037
Fax: +451-2430107
Website: www.heritageindiafoundation.org

Gujarat
To celebrate World Environment Day GDCL will carry out a workshop on Sustainable Project Management for eco- friendly infrastructure & energy efficiency.

For more information, please contact:
Sudipta Mohanty
GDCL
Reliance Petrochemical Ltd Jamnagar
Gujarat
India
Gujarat
Coastal Gujarat Power Limited (CGPL) will celebrate World Environment Day at the CGPL project site with tree planting and a special function.

For more information, please contact:
Vishal Shan
Coastal Gujarat Power Limited
Ultra Mega Power Project
Tunda Vandh Road
Tunda Village, Mundra, Kutch
Tel: +919 2 2729 5364
Website: www.tatapowr.com

Guwahati
To celebrate World Environment Day, Youth Alliance for Climate will participate in the following activities: tree planting, essay writing competition, poster contest, popular talk, open house quiz and documentary screening on climate change

For more information, please contact:
Ranjan K. Baruah
Youth Alliance for Climate
Nayanpur Guwahati
India
Tel: +98 6422 7589
Himachal Pradesh
To Celebrate World Environment Day , the VRIKSH organization intents to get the people of Mumbai city together out of their offices, homes, localities to come and Dig a pit, plant a tree, and water it.

For more information, please contact:
Bhakti Nefertiti
VRIKSH
Tehsil Baijnath, District Kangra
Himachal Pradesh
India
Tel: 91 09833281913
Hinganghat
To celebrate World Environment Day the organization will be working to keep the waters of the rivers, springs, ponds dam and tanks clean and pure. In addition, planting a tree on each and every occasion and to inspire the citizens of India to collect seeds of fruits.

For more information, please contact:
Sagar Hemke
Nisarga – Wedh Mitra Mandal, Hinganghat
Shiwaji Ward, Hinganghat, District. Wardha. Hinganghat 442 301.
India
Tel: P.P. 07153 – 244193 Cellur Phone – 09850394561
Hyderabad
As I am dealings HSE related department in BHEL Oganization, I would like to enrich my knowledge in the field of Health, Safety and Environment globally.

For more information, please contact:
Dr. Gogu Venkateswarlu
Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited
Ramachandrapuram,Medak Dist. Hyderabad, Andrapradesh
India
Tel: +91 09963481602
Fax: +91 040 23020228
Website: www.bhel.co.in

Hyderabad
To commemorate World Environment Day 2009, Trongsa Dzongkhag in the Trongsa district will carry out a mass cleaning campaign, plantation of tress and enviromental education in various schools.

For more information, please contact:
Saroja Ranganath
Auroras Degree and PG College
Street Number 12, Chikkadpalli
Hyperbad
India
Tel: +91 094 4126 3542
Hyderabad
Aurora is not just an educational institution it is a commitment – a commitment towards building a new generation of smart and capable individuals – the custodians of the future.Aurora College has introduced various initiatives to develop students to become global citizen with a human touch. One such initiative is interdisciplinary projects at undergraduate level done by students .The students are made to do interdisciplinary projects on various environmental and social issues. The students get internal support from the project facilitators. The college gets external support from various NGOs to bring awareness among students and guide them in field activities.To sensitize students, the global citizens of tomorrow, we celebrate important days in the college. This year one such day is world environment day (5th June). We require your help in the form of posters, e-cards, video films and also suggestions to make it a successful event. Plan of action Activities Lecture by environmentalist Display posters relating to environmental issues Model display -” make the best out of waste” Quiz competition We expect your expert advice and support.

For more information, please contact:
Saroja Ranganath
Auroras Degree and PG college
Street Number 12, Chikkadpalli Hyderabad
India
Tel: +91 094 4126 3542
Imphal
The World Environment Day event will take place in various places in Manipur by mobilizing local youths, associations, and clubs to plant minimum of 20,000 trees. Awareness campaign is planned by way of distributing leaflets, car stickers, distribution of plant nursery and organizing a cycle rally. The company will have designed and bring out the sample of the car sticker which have been attached. The funds have been generated by the NGO and donation from the public. The company strives to organize the programme in a way that the target will be achieved. Various media, electronic and print are invited and carry forward the message to the general masses. VIPs are invited to make the programme a success. Let’s go greener and cleaner.

For more information, please contact:
Somorendro Huidrom
Creations Society for Handicrafts and Goodwill
Chingamakhong,Singjamei Imphal
India
Tel: +913852444097
Fax: +913852446101
Website: www.creations.org

Jaipur
Team R.A.K.S.H.A is organizing a week long programme starting 5 June inviting students and citizens to celebrate World Environment Day. The following activities will be taking place in the month of June:

5 June -  tree planting, Gyan Vihar University;
6 June – awareness raising about global warming, vegetarianism, wildlife conservation in Smriti Kullish Garden;
7 June – nature trail and bird watching in a wild life area;
8 June – plastic bags removal from wild life areas and educating people about the effects of plastic on Mother Nature;
9 June – launch of snake helpline, awareness about snakes in two colonies in Jaipur;
10 and 11 June – road shows and awareness drives about go green revolution and curbing global warming from a common mans perspective. Alone We Cannot Together We Can…..Team R.A.K.S.H.A.
For more information, please contact:
Rohit Gangwal
R.A.K.S.H.A
70, Green Nagar, Durgapura, Tonk Road
Near Dalda Factory Jaipur
India
Tel: +91 0 98281 14341
Kalyan
Filtrex Technologies Pvt. Ltd. is celebrating World Environment Day – 2009 along with Water Quality Association (WQA) a non-profit trade organization, Forbes Aquatech and National Referral Centre for Lead Poisoning in India (NRCLPI) with a theme ‘UNite to Protect our Environment Health and Wealth’.  The following activities are planned: Awareness programme at school about heavy metal toxicity (lead); donating water filters to schools; planting trees; distributing ‘Do’s and Don’t leaflets on WED 2009 .Banner on World Environment Day .Caps to employees with WED print, and providing dust bins in near by areas to keep environment clean.

For more information, please contact:
Sivaramiah Dhoniah
Filtrex Technologies Private Limited
36/4 Raghavendra Nagar Near Ring Road
4th Cross HRBR Layout, Kalyan Nagar Bangalore 560043
India
Tel: 91 80 25442331
Fax: 91 80 25448514
E-mail: sivaramiah@filtrex.co.in
Website: www.filtrextechnologies.com

Karnal (Haryana)
To celebrate World Environment Day 2009, the National Dairy Research Institute, a premier research and teaching organization, will be carrying out tree-plantings and an environment awareness effort in the community. On June 8, The Chairman Agricultural Scientist Recruitment Board, Dr Mahee and Director NDRI Dr. A.K.Srivastava, will address the community and other colleagues on the theme “Your planet needs you! UNite to combat climate change.”

For more information, please contact:
Ramesh C. Upadhyay
National Dairy Research Institute
NDRI, Karnal-132001, India Karnal (Haryana)
India
Tel: +91 184 2259077
Fax: +91 184 2250042
Kerala
The Leaf Lawyers Environment Awareness Forum will distribute saplings to encourage tree-planting, and organize awareness-raising activities in the High Court of Kerala, India

For information, please contact:
Sunil Mohammed
Leaf Lawyers Environment Awareness Forum
Kerala High Court Advocates’ Association, High Court Of Kerala, Cochin-31, India Cochin
India
Tel: +98 4649 6266
Fax: +048 4239 4435
Kolkata
To celebrate World Environment Day, the Swami Vivekananda Cultural Foundation (NIU) will be organizing an awareness camp which will be held at Sirsa (Haryana) on National Highway No.10. by putting up an exhibition displaying posters, leaflets, banners and organizing lectures. Tree saplings will be distributed and placing stickers on vehicles with the message of World Environment Day 2009.  The WED  message will be read out by Manpreet Singh Azad (President, Swami Vivekananda Cultural Foundation).

For more information, please contact:
Manjit Dada
Swami Vivekananda Cultual Foundation
18 B, Ram Mohan Dutta Road Kolkata
India
Tel: +91 9254000800
Website: www.svcf.faithweb.com

Kochi
To celebrate World Environment Day, a poster exhibition and other awareness-raising activities will be organized.

For more information, please contact:
Santhosh Thannikat
Thani Illam
Koovappady Kochi
India
Tel: +9148 4264 9679
Website: http://www.thaniillam.org/thani/index.htm

Kota
The JDB Government Girls College will launch Eco Tourism to students and staff of this postgraduate college.

For more information, please contact:
Dr. Laxmikant Dadhich
JDB Government Girls College, Kota
Principal, Government Girls College, Kota
India
Tel: +9174 4232 4074
Fax: +9174 4232 4074
E-mail:lkdadhich@gmail.com
Mandya
To celebrate World Environment Day, the Academy for Science and Environment in Mandya will be conducting a  jatha (procession) by school students through main roads. There will also be a lecture, Threat To Earth, in PES College of Engineering Placement Auditorium.

For more information, please contact:
Dr. L. Prasanna Kumar Lingaiah
Academy For Science & Environment, Mandya
Government Girls Higher Primary School
Adjacent go Gandhi Bahavan
K.R.Road, Mandya-571401
Karnataka, India Mandya
India
Tel: +9844574374
Meghalaya
To celebrate World Environment Day, People’s Learning Center will organize a tree-planting drive along catchment areas; candle light vigil along the bank of a river; a cleaning drive; photo competition and exhibition to create awareness and sensitivity to the issues of global warming.

For more information, please contact:
Farida Wariji
People’s Learning Center
Matti-i-mehi, Mawlai Mawaro Shillong
Meghalaya
India
Website: www.indiawaterportal.org/umiam

Mumbai
To celebrate world environment day, the Financial Information Network & Operations Ltd (FINO), will organize tree planting on the roadside near the office.

For more information, please:
Samrat Roy
Financial Information Network & Operations Ltd (FINO)
Tarun Bharat Bldg, Plot no. 38 & 39
Sector 30, Navi Mumbai, Sanpada
India
Tel:      09769012067
Website: www.fino.co.in

Mumbai
To celebrate World Environment Day, the Vitta Sanchay Society will conduct the following activities: Slogan & Poster contest subject “Clean VittaSanchay Green VittaSanchay”, Clean Pledge for residents of society, Avail the plan of Plantation drive to begin in Mansoon.

For more information, please contact:
Manisha Kode
Vitta Sanchay Society, Chembur Mumbai
India
Mumbai
To celebrate World Environment Day, the Orchid Hotel is planning to distribute 500 potted plants to people in the shopping mall and create awareness about the importance of taking care of our planet.

For more information, please contact:
Abhishek Chowdhury
The Orchid Hotel
70 C, Nehru Road,Ville Parle (East) Mumbai
India
Tel: +912226164040
Mumbai
RCF LTD will conduct a tree-planting programme which will be held along the boundary wall of the factory. An oath for environmental protection and combating climate change shall be delivered to the employees of RCF Ltd. by the Chairman & Managing Director. This shall be followed by a march to celebrate WED 2009. In the evening, there will be a poster competition, followed by a function in which experts in the field of Environment Management and Senior Managers of the company will discuss their views regarding the significance of the day, and the necessity for uniting to protect our earth from climate change.

For more information, please contact:
Narahari Kamat
RCF LTD.
Mahul Road, Chembur Mumbai
India
Tel: +91 22 2552 2201
Fax: +91 22 2552 2235
Website: www.rcfltd.com

Mumbai
On the occasion of World Environment Day, The Humanity Foundation will be arranging a Lecture of Environmental Experts for the General public on the topic “How does a Common man can support to save Environment”.

For more information, please contact:
Sanjay Shinge
Humanity Foundation
14/965,M.H.B.Colony, Abhyuday Nagar
Kalachowki Mumbai
India
Tel: +098 2082 8398
Fax: +91 22 2266 0820
Website: www.humanityindiaworld.org

Mumbai
National Safety Council of India (NSCI) is promoting the celebration of World Environment Day (WED) on 5 June 2009 among NSCI members (more than 7500 members) comprising industrial & business establishments, institutions, trade union organizations, HSE professionals and it’s 18 State Chapters & 30 Action Centers located across India. This is the 11th consecutive year since 1999, NSCI is promoting the WED. NSCI is producing the following environmental awareness material related to the UNEP’s theme for WED-09:

1) Cloth Banner carrying WED theme “Your Planet Needs You! UNite to Combat Climate Change”;

2) Multicolor Poster related to theme;

3) An information package containing significance and objective of WED, various ways of celebrating WED and a list of environmental legislations in India.

4) Pocket guides/booklets containing technical information in easy-to-understand format on -  “Hazardous Waste (Management, Handling & Transboundary Movement) Rules, 2008″ – Summary  “Guidelines for Environmentally Sound Management of E-Waste : 2008″ – Summary  “Globally Harmonized System of Classification and Labelling of Chemicals (GHS)” – Highlights UNEP’s “Global Green New Deal – Policy Brief – 2009″ – Highlights This awareness material will be made available to our members on their request.

For more information, please contact:
Madan Kulkarni
National Safety Council of India
National Safety Council, Plot No:98-A,
Institutional Area, Sector No:15, C.B.D.
Belapur Navi, Mumbai
India
Tel: +91-22-27579924 (5 lines)
Fax: +91-22-27577351
Website: www.nsc.org.in

Nagpur
To celebrate World Environment Day, the Afcons Infrastructure Ltd. will be conducting the following activities: Vanmahotsav (Tree Plantation in our campus), Seminar on Environmental Aspects in India, and Quiz Competition

For more information, please contact:
Debjyoti Das
Afcons Infrastructure Ltd
Plot No. A/26/2/1, MIDC Butibori Nagpur
India
Tel: 9+1 9890443740
Website: www.afcons.com

Nagar
To celebrate World Environment Day, the Colorz organization is planning a “Go Green” event in the city in which all the schools and colleges in the vicinity will be invited to participate in the cycle awareness campaign. More than 500 participants are expected and the rally will be flagged off by somebody in the administration to keep the interest levels high.

For more information, please contact:
Sunil Sethi
Colorz
141 A/L Model Town Yamuna Nagar.
India
Tel: +92 1595 0060
Nagar
To celebrate World Environment Day Student Partnerships Worldwide (SPW) will be engaging students to plant 700 seedlings within the vicinity of the remote rural village Thandyankottai. There will be also numerous games, activities, and talks taking place that will reinforce the three R’s of environmental conservation, such as students calculating their individual carbon footprints, students, teachers and members of staff will take a pledge to become ‘green’ ambassadors, recycled paper making, The Forestry Department and local business’ alike will give talks of environmentally friendly practices and offer career advice for those looking for work in a ‘green’ sector.

For more information, please contact:
Fionn Quinlan
Student Partnerships Worldwide
No. 2, 8th East Main Road
Gandhi Nagar, Vellore – 632 006,
Tamil Nadu Vellore -Thandayan Kottai
India
Tel: +00 9141 6224 3165
Website: www.spwindia.org

Nagpur
Environment Awareness campaign to be organized from 1st June to 7th June,2009. This will be known as Environment Week. The Environment Week will be observed at 10 administrative Areas and in 84 units during the above period. On 5th June 2009 The World Environment Day will be observed. During the 1st to 7 th June, 2009 various environmental awareness activities like drawing competition, essay competition, slogan competetion,rallies,lectures, quiz, debates etc programmes will be organised.In the process of environmental awareness there will be involvement of local peoples also. Woman groups will also participate. Thus, involvement of peoples from all fronts will be involved in this campaign. At Project level employees working in the field will participate in the campaign. Overall this will be the very good campaign by the coal company which contributes to the energy needs of the country by providing required quantity of coal.

For more information, please contact:
Haridas Ghanvat
Western Coalfields Limited
Coal Estate, Civil Line, Nagpur
India
Nagar Puri
The Prepared organization will be conducting the following activities: Clean-up Chilka Lake (the largest brackish water lake in Asia), awareness-raising activities for school children and villagers, distribution of dustbins to 200 tourist boats, a seminar on Chilka Environmental Protection, and distribution of leaflets and banners on environment protection.

For more information, please contact:
Shachikant Mishra
Prepared
Sarbodaya Nagar Puri
India
Tel: +919437164222
Naupada Thane
The Enviro-Vigil will be organizing an environmental film festival in Mumbai from 5th to 8th June, 2009.

For more information, please contact:
Sanjay Joshi
Enviro-Vigil
School Of Environment; New English School Premises
Ram Maruti Road, Naupada Thane
India
Website: envirovigil.org

Noida
On the occasion of World Environment Day, Pt. Sohan Lal Parsandi Devi Memorial Trust will host an Environmental Governance Seminar on 5 June under the following themes:

Environment-friendly Habits
India Vision 2021 & the Environment
Urban Development & Environment Problems
Panel discussion on UN themes for the past five years
Pre & Post Event Awareness Campaign
Seminar, Book Launch and Cultural Programme on 5 June
Tree Planting from 1 June to 7 June
Press Meet on 1 /3 & 5 June
For more information, please contact:
Deepak Gaur
Pt. Sohan Lal Parsandi Devi Memorial Trust
G-42, Sector-3, Noida
India
Tel: +9193 1030 9050
Fax: +9112 0432 5777
Palakkad
Palakkad: Smart Friends of the Earth in co-ordination with the Ekta Parishad Kerala and the Palakkad District 15 Schools is conducting poster competitions for children-15 year age group from June 2 to 5, to celebrate World Environment Day. They will be evaluated in the Plant a Tree Project for Palakkad Heart of the City. These awards will be the first ever to be based on issues that determine man’s survival on the planet earth. The tree days will determine which NGO groups excel in circulating information on tree-planting and issues pertaining to climate change .VIPs are invited to make the programme a success, a seminar on  Greener and cleaner Palakkad,  and distribution of leaflets and banners on environment protection.

For more information, please contact:
Arun Kumar M R
Smart Association (India)
S P Line,Malampuzha Palakkad
India
Tel: +91 09349815620
Fax: +91 04912815620
Pathanamthitta
To celebrate World Environment Day, the Viswadarsanam Center for Humanity and Nature will be organizing a programme on sustainable agriculture and food security.  .

For more information, please contact:
Umesh Babu
Viswadarsanam
Feny Land, Naryiapuram
Pathanamthitta District
India
Pachraha Etawah
To celebrate World Environment Day, the Giants Group of Datawali Diamond will be planning to hang some banners on all the main roads of the city and stick posters on walls as much as possible on 5 June, and planning to plant more or less 50 trees in the city on the same day.

For more information, please contact:
Asif Sultan
Giants Group of Datawali Diamond
25, Pachraha Etawah
India
Tel: + 91 9897155786
Orissa
This year we will disseminate the World Environment Day theme among our member cities and will encourage cities to organize awareness activities at the local level. This is the first time we will not be hosting any state level event. Rather we will organize local level event to ensure the message reaches maximum number of citizens.

For more information, please contact:
Piyush Rout
Executive Director, City Managers Association Orissa
c/o Vice Chairman, Bhubaneswar Development Authority
Sachivalaya Marg, Bhubaneswar – 751001, Orissa,
India
Tel: +91 674 2395614
Fax: +91 674 2390633
Website:www.cmao.nic.in

Shahdol
Reliance Industries Limited (RIL) will celebrate World Environment Day at the RIL project site Shahdol (M.P) with tree planting and a special function. Celebration of WED-2009 shall be done through various competitions like slogan, drawing, environment quiz, and essay writing; and tree planting.

For more information, please contact:
Prabhat Singh
Reliance Industries Limited
Coal Bed Methane Project, Shahdol
India
Tel: +099 9822 3920
Varnama Vadodara
To celebrate World Environment Day, the Suzlon Energy Limited, will be conducting the following activities:

Tree planting;
Role Plays.
For more information, please contact:
Manish Shah
Suzlon Energy Limited
Varnama Vadodara
India
Tel: 912652832326
Fax: 912652832064
Website: www.suzlon.com

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