This year marks the 30th anniversary of the Vienna Convention for the Protection of the Ozone Layer, an important milestone in the protection of the ozone layer. The theme for the celebration of the anniversary and this year’s International Day for the Preservation of the Ozone Layer to be marked on 16 September is, “30 years of healing the ozone together.” The theme is supported by the slogan, “Ozone: All there is between you and UV.”

The International Ozone Day is an annual event that commemorates the date of the signing, in 1987, of the Montreal Protocol on Substances that Deplete the Ozone Layer. In the last three decades, the Vienna Convention and its Montreal Protocol have galvanized 197 nations to work together on phasing out ozone-depleting substances, thus protecting the ozone layer for this and future generations and contributing significantly to global efforts to address climate change.

On the occassion of International Ozone Day, Chhattisgarh Environment Conservation Board (CECB),Raipur organized Extempore Speech Competition and Environmental Quiz in Govt. Nagarjuna P.G.Science College,Raipur.This program Chief Guest was Mr.Devendra Singh, Member Secretary of Chhattisgarh Environment Conservation Board,Dr.Shankar Gopal Agrawal, Senior Scientist in National Physical Laboratory,New Delhi and Dr.S.V.K.Prashad, Principal Govt. Nagarjuna P.G.Science College,Raipur

Mr.Devendra Singh,told students about the awareness of Ozone Layer.Dr.Prashad told that we have to change our lifestyle for ozone depletion related elements,This programs keynote speaker Dr.Shankar Gopal Agrawal,told students about various interesting facts about Ozone Layer & our society.At the last of the program Certificates & prizes distributed among the Winner students of Extempore Speech Competition and Environmental Quiz Competition.