Schools in 12 more districts to get environment education

The Environmental Protection Department (EPD)aims to expand a programme to educate public school students about environmental issues to another 12 districts and 143 schools in the Punjab this year, officials said.

The programme, which began in 2006, is currently active in 126 schools, 18 each in Multan, Faisalabad, Bahawalpur, Gujranwala, Gujrat, Rawalpindi and Lahore districts. It will be expanded to another 143 schools in Vehari, Sargodha, Sheikhupura, Jhang, Toba Tek Singh, Bahawalnagar, Khanewal, Attock, Muzaffargarh, Rahim Yar Khan, Sialkot and Jhelum by next year, said an EPD official. The department is also hoping to get a boost in its budget so it can introduce advanced environmental education in government colleges, the official added.

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