Speakers at NIT Srinagar advocate minimal usage of plastic

Registrar NIT Srinagar, Professor Kaiser Bukhari said the ecology of the region is very fragile and “we all need to do our bit to save the unique natural wealth.

Director disaster management JK and alumni NIT Srinagar, Aamir Ali Mir, who was the chief guest on the occasion said nature has bestowed with a lot of resources but unfortunately due to the greed of humankind, we are exploiting them on a large scale more than required.

Dean School of Social Science and Head Department of Religious Studies, Prof. Hameed Naseem  Rafiabadi said there is a need to involve the students to conserve the dying water bodies in the region.

HOD Physics, Prof P A Ganaie, while conveying his message that we need to join hands to save the environment and thanked Prof Shah for making the Department vibrant to speak on noble issues.

"We need to adopt eco-friendly measures to combat the global environmental challenges,” he added.

Students including Nikita Gill, Surbhi Rajpoot, Humairah Tabassum, Arjumand Ayoub, Shagufta Praveen,  Durakhshan Ashraf Qadri, and Bushra Rashid from Physics and Chemistry departments vowed for conservation of the environment and highlighted its importance through their brief speeches. The winners shall be awarded on the 7th of September, 2021.

Professor M. A Shah from the Physics Department said that in his Laboratory for Multifunctional Nano Materials (LMN), we are exploring work on Lightweight material, which will reduce the emissions of  CO2 by land and air transport. Copper, Zinc, Iron nano balls with graphene can be helpful for capturing  CO2 and a versatile group associated with the Laboratory are working on it.