Jowai, July 25: The Office of the Divisional Soil & Water Conservation Officer, Jowai Territorial Division, Jowai organized a Rally cum awareness programme as part of Jal Shakti Abhiyan on the theme “Catch the Rain, Where it Falls and When it Falls” participated by School Children of Jowai Urban area.

The awareness rally was flagged off by the Additional Deputy Commissioner, Jowai, P.K Boro from Daimasi Playground, Ladthalaboh. While flagging off the rally he said that this rally is very important and a message has to be given out to the masses because this is the problem that we face these days and we know that the entire world is facing through Mother Earth.

“Human activities have changed and destroyed the environment. We need to understand the importance of protecting nature,” he said. At the same time, he advised the students to bring home the message of the importance of protecting and conserving water.

Creating awareness on Water Conservation, the Soil and Water Conservation Officer, Jowai Territorial Division, T. War said each one person can contribute to save and preserve water by doing their bit no matter how small each day. “We just need to make a commitment to ourselves; instead of buying packaging plastic bottles we need to carry along our own water bottle, to make a habit to use biodegradable leaf for food packing instead of foils and plastics and to carry grocery bags from home,” he said.

Setting an example, War informed that the whole compound of the office is plastic free. They have been practicing this for the last one year and have also planted the Sla Lamet (Phrynium pubinerve leaves) in their office compound. He called on each one to make a commitment towards conservation of water.

The students marched from Daimasi Playground, Ladthadlaboh main road to the office of Soil and Water Conservation Office, Moowamon Mihmyndtdu carrying placards with slogans related to water and its Conservation.

L. Pohktai, Soil & Water Conservation Officer, Jowai Plantation Division, officers, staff of the Soil and water conservation office, teachers and students took part in the awareness rally.

Apart from an awareness rally and an awareness programme there was also Essay Competition on the theme, “Catch the Rain, Where it Falls and When it Falls”.