CELEBRATION OF WORLD OZONE DAY: 2016

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OF WORLD OZONE DAY: 2016

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Date: 16th September, 2016 Venue: GCPC-ENVIS Conference Hall, Gandhinagar

16th September is the International Day for the Preservation of Ozone Layer. It was designated by the United Nations to commemorate a very important day in world history. In the year 1987 representatives from 24 countries met in Montreal Protocol and announced to the world that the time had come to stop destroying the ozone layer. Countries from over the world committed themselves to rid the world of substances that threaten the ozone layer.

On 19th December, 1994 the United Nations General Assembly declared September 16th as the International Day for the preservation of Ozone Layer, commemorating the date when the Montreal Protocol on Ozone Depleting Substances was signed in the year 1987. The Ozone Day was first celebrated on 16th September,1995 and then it is celebrated yearly on this day.

On the occasion of World Ozone Day 2016, Gujarat Cleaner Production Centre – ENVIS Centre organized a programme as a part of the major activities at GCPC-ENVIS conference hall, Gandhinagar on 16th

September, 2016. The objective of celebrating World Ozone Day was to create awareness about the importance of ozone layer protection as it protects living beings on the earth from Ultra Violet (UV) radiation of the sun.

The event witnessed participation of Dr. Bharat Jain, Member Secretary,GCPC and Coordinator, ENVIS, Shri Sudhir Trivedi, Rtd. Branch Manager, Union Bank of India, GCPC & GCPC-ENVIS Team members and students perusing Environment and Chemical Engineering from L.D. College of Engineering, Ahmedabad, Gujarat.

The inaugural session started with welcome speech from Shri P.R. Rathod, Programme Officer, ENVIS wherein he highlighted the objectives of celebrating programme. He also gave glimpse of the major pollutant for ozone layer depletion.

REPORT ON OZONE DAY CELEBRATION: 2016 ORGANIZED BY: GCPC-ENVIS CENTRE

Ms. Priyanka Joshi, Information Officer, ENVIS continued the session making a theme based presentation on World Ozone Day, 2016 “Ozone and Climate Restored by a World United” (Working towards reducing global-warming HFCs under the Montreal Protocol). During her presentation, she mentioned the background of celebrating world ozone day including the importance of ozone layer protection and ways to prevent ozone layer depletion. she also brifed about the preventive measures required to reduce generation of pollutants and also gave good news about the healing of ozone hole. In final part, she encouraged participants to work together on phasing out Ozone Depleting Substances.

Speaking on the occasion, Dr. Bharat Jain, Member Secretary, GCPC and Coordinator, ENVIS shared his experience mentioning the present status of Ozone Layer. Dr. Bharat Jain, concluded the session requesting all the participants to create awareness on ozone layer conservation, environmental conservation, cleaner production and waste minimization for betterment of present and future generations.

The programme concluded with group discussion by the participatns and poster presentation by GCPC-ENVIS team.

POSTER PRESENTATION BY GCPC-ENVIS

Dr. Bharat Jain, sharing his experience on the occasion of World Ozone Day Celebration, 2016

Shri P.R. Rathod, Programme Officer, ENVIS sharing his views on the occasion of World Ozone Day, 2016

Ms. Priyanka Joshi, Information Officer, ENVIS making a theme based presentation on

World Ozone Day, 2016

Poster Presentation by GCPC-ENVIS team on the occasion of World Ozone Day, 2016

Presenting Video on Ozone Depletion

View of Participants

Slogans on Ozone Layer

Earth without ozone is like house without a roof

Every Ozone hole is threat to our soul

Keep the Ozone from becoming no Zone

Earth is Oh!!! Zone without Ozone

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Gujarat Cleaner Production Centre - ENVIS CENTREBlock No: 11& 12, 3rd Floor,Udhyogbhavan, Sector: 11, Gandhinagar - 382017Gujarat , INDIA.Tel: 079-23244147E-mail: gcpc-env@nic.inWebsite: www.gcpcenvis.nic.in