Rourkela, Sept. 16 -- Rourkela : The Department of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences, National Institute of Technology Rourkela, organised an awareness programme and poster competition for the students of Kendriya Vidyalaya NIT Rourkela on 16 September 2026 as part of Swachh Sagar Surakshit Sagar 5.0 under the Deep Ocean Mission, Ministry of Earth Sciences (MoES), Government of India.
The programme aimed to sensitise school students about the importance of clean oceans, marine ecosystems and the need for collective action to protect the marine environment. A total of 150 students of KV NIT Rourkela participated in the poster-making competition, expressing their ideas and creativity on ocean conservation and environmental protection.
The prog...