Winners of State Level Painting Competition on Energy Conservation Awarded by SJVN
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SHIMLA: December 10, 2021
Winners of the state level painting competition organized by SJVN in Himachal Pradesh under the Aegis of Bureau of Energy Efficiency (BEE), Ministry of Power, Government of India were awarded today at the company’s corporate office at Shimla. SJVN is the Nodal Agency for organizing the State Level Painting Competition in Himachal Pradesh. Students of Class V to X were eligible to participate in the Competition in two categories- Group ‘A’ (for class V to VII) & Group ‘B’ (for class VIII to X).
For this year the main theme of the painting competition was “Azadi Ka Amrut Mahotsav”, with a focus on ‘Energy Efficient India” and ‘Cleaner Planet’. In this year’s competition around 1000 students from various schools all over the state participated.
Arpita Thakur and Arushi Attri won the first prize of Rs 50,000 each in the two Groups, while Rudransh Jindal and Ayush Kumar won the Second prizes of Rs 30,000. Third prizes of Rs 20,000 each were bagged by Aakriti Shandil and Kapil in the two categories. Ten Consolation prizes of Rs. 7,500 each were also awarded in the two groups.
Awarding the winners Nand Lal Sharma said: “I am pleased with the overwhelming response to the painting competition organized by SJVN. It is encouraging to see young artists express themselves freely and create works that make us admire as well as think about energy and environmental protection. Art plays a pivotal role in our lives and is connected to every aspect of humanity. He also congratulated winners as well as participants for their talent and creative spirit.”
On the occasion Geeta Kapur, Director Personnel and S.P. Bansal, Director Civil were also present.
Online registration for the competition opened on November 01, 2021, and all schools in the State were invited to participate. Smt. Geeta Kapur, Director (Personnel) informed that the competition was organized at three locations i.e. Shimla, Jhakri and Hamirpur.
Earlier to celebrate Azadi Ka Amrut Mahotsav, a Video Clip Competition to showcase Post Independence progress in Hydro Power Sector was organized for the employees of SJVN. Nand lal Sharma also awarded the winners of this competition. Pranay Sagar bagged the first prize while second and third prizes went to Ms Dev Kanya Thakur and Harsh Bhaskar Mehta respectively.
The top three paintings from each group will compete for the National Level Prizes and winners will be selected out of the paintings drawn by students in the State Level Competitions. The First Prize in the National Level Painting Competition is Rs 1,00,000 in each of the Groups, while the Second and Third prizes will be Rs 50,000 and Rs 30,000 each respectively. In addition, there will be 10 Consolation prizes of Rs 15,000 each for both Groups.
SJVN is the Nodal Agency for organizing the painting competition at the State level in Himachal Pradesh since 2004. The competition being organized by SJVN is an exemplary effort to provide a platform to students to showcase their creativity and also make them aware of energy conservation.
