ALL BENGAL SIT AND DRAW COMPETITION ON ENVIRONMENT- 2010
BRIEF REPORT ON “ALL BENGAL SIT & DRAW” COMPETITION HELD ON     1st AUGUST, 2010 AT BIRLA  PLANETARIUM  GALLERY, KOLKATA ORGANISED BY INITIATIVE FOR HEALTHY ENVIRONMENT & CULTURE 
Initiative for Healthy Environment & Culture (IFHEC) had organized an all Bengal Drawing/Painting competition at Birla Planetarium Gallery on 1st August, 2010. The idea behind this was primarily to instil into the mind of the upcoming generation with the awareness about the concept regarding “Clean Ganga” and a green pollution free environment. Children from different districts of West Bengal were selected for the final round of competition.
Even due to extremely bad weather and heavy downpour on the day of competition, there was an encouraging response from the participants. Competitors from far and flung places namely Raiganj, Chittaranjan, Tamluk, Asansole etc enthusiastically participated in the competition. The participation of girls and minority community was noteworthy.
All the participating children were visibly cheerful and in jolly frame of mind with the venue and the ambient environment provided by the organisers.
A minor hiccup was developed due to some inadvertent mistake in collecting the Drawing Sheets, meant to be provided to the competitors, from the Taxi due to some oversight on the part of the organisers who were in tearing hurry owing to the bad weather. A small commotion took places amongst the guardians who lost their patience for want of the timely supply of the Drawing Sheets. However, the problem was surmounted by the organisers with necessary alacrity and the matter was competently handled by providing the necessary Drawing Sheets to the competitors without much delay. This has fomented the sentiments of the agitating guardians and the competition went off in a smooth and congenial manner.
During this intervening delay period each and every participant was properly attended by the organisers and the children were given individual attention and were provided with sufficient quantity of Toffees, Lozenges & Biscuits. 
Participants were divided into two groups. One group up to Ten (10) years termed as Group-“A” and the other from Eleven (11) to Sixteen (16) years termed as Group-“B”. The topic earmarked for Group-“A” was “AMAR PARIBESH” (My Environment) and that of Group-“B” was “NIRMAL HOK GANGA” (Let The Ganga Be Clean).       
The response received by IFHEC was highly encouraging and felt the warmth from all the persons who made the occasion a great success by their presence.
Lunch packet was provided to invited guests and all the participating children.
IFHEC felt honoured to have Shrimati Sanchita Mandal, Mayor in Council (Environment), Kolkata Municipal Corporation as Special Guest of Honour.    
The Chairman, West Bengal Pollution Control Board was also invited as Special Guest of Honour. Unfortunately, he could not attend the programme due to indisposition. However, he had sent hi