CivilsDially:: Govt. Schemes & Programs:: School Nursery Yojana

Conserving nature by bringing school students closer to nature

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Key facts:

• Aim: To bring school students closer to nature by involving them in raising of saplings in school nurseries
• Objective: To create an everlasting bond between the young school students and plants, trees
• It also seeks to provide an opportunity to the students to learn about nature
• It will develop an organic linkage and positive emotions for the environment among the school students and in turn keep the schools and the neighbourhood green

Activities:

• Schools will distribute saplings to students to plant in their homes and surroundings through School Nursery
• The school nursery will be in small space of a minimum of 100 sq meters in premises of school which will provide essential facilities for raising saplings
• In this nursery students will prepare beds for raising saplings and use it for other nursery-related activities such as preparing mixture of soil, good earth and manure and storage of seeds
• Other activities: The schools also take up other activities like composting, rain water harvesting and water recycling
• Thus, the scheme will seek to inculcate best environmental awareness practices in young minds.