NGO publishes booklet on environment

Amritsar : The Amritsar Vikas Manch (AVM) has come out with a small booklet titled “Pollution Primer”. Authored by Dr Bhajan Singh Lark, a retired professor of chemistry at the Guru Nanak Dev University, the booklet is divided into 10 chapters, which covers aspects of pollution in a lucid question and answer format and helps acquire crisp information in a quick form. There are around 450 questions on environment, earth, air pollution, ozone layer depletion, global warming, water pollution, population, forests and deforestation and noise pollution. The book advises youngsters on harvesting rainwater, preserving drinking water, reducing usage of plastic bags, blowing pressure horn, harnessing solar energy and preserving trees. Mr Charanjit Singh Gumtala, the AVM president, said that an Environment Awareness Test would be held for the students under the aegis of the Punjab State Council for Science and Technology, Chandigarh, and certificates would be given to the successful candidates.