Prof. Y.K.Chawla, Director, PGI was the Chief Guest on the World Sparrow Day cerebrated at PGI. The kids of Nivedita crèche and PGI employees celebrated this Day by making their crèche sparrow friendly. Nesting boxes, bird houses, bird tables, places for their bath and sand baths were installed to invite sparrows.
Children and parents planted plants conducive for the growth of sparrows. A puppet show and power point presentation were shown to the children and guests to create awareness about this cute indicator of ecological health.
World Sparrow Day (WSD) is being celebrated on 20th March across the globe to raise public awareness about the decline of the house sparrow and throw light on the problems faced by the species in its daily fight for survival