Schoolchildren from remote areas of Ladakh watched a film show on environmental issues on the first day of the two-day Leh environmental film festival here today.
The theme of the festival is “Quotes from earth-travelling film festival series”. Organised by the Forest Department and the State Pollution Control Board, Leh, in collaboration with Delhi-based NGO-Toxic Link, eight films covering different environmental issues ranging from climate change, energy efficiency and environment protection were screened at the auditorium hall today.
Divisional forest officer, Leh, Dr B Balaji said eight more films on environmental issues would be screened tomorrow and a drawing and painting competition for schoolchildren on environment issues would also be held in the coming days.
