25-01-2013, 10:00 AM
ENVIRONMENTAL AWARENESS OF SECONDARY AND SENIOR SECONDARY STUDENTS
ABSTRACT
Data gathered through survey method. Survey of 600 secondary and senior secondary school students in the city centre and villages of Patiala district found that rural students and students studying in government schools were still not aware of the various threats of environment and natural calamities and most of the Government rural schools did not possess basic literature related to Environment (in regional language). The paper suggested environmental awareness campaigns like competitions, van-mahotsavs, tree plantation, celebration of world environmental day etc. be carried out in these areas. All these findings urges us and the government to make efforts to provide the necessary infrastructure in the form of internet facilities, proper classrooms, library facilities, environment related books in Punjabi medium for the students studying in different schools run by the different types of school managements and specially in the government run schools.