By IANS,
Bangalore : “Go green, save planet Earth”, “Save planet Earth before it’s too late” are some of the appeals a group of Bangalore children has made on a 25-metre long khadi scroll, planned to be sent to the leaders at the ongoing Copenhagen climate summit.
“The 25-metre khadi scroll containing messages and signatures of children has been especially designed as an appeal to the world leaders gathered at Copenhagen summit to save the Earth from an imminent environmental crisis,” a member of Rotary Green Brigade, a Bangalore-based voluntary organisation, told IANS.
The organisation has mooted the idea of the “special message” by children to be sent at Copenhagen.
“We are talking to the authorities at the Indian embassy in Denmark to send the scroll. We’ll soon send the message to the Indian ambassador to Denmark, and it will be conveyed to the Climate Summit at Copenhagen,” the Green Brigade member said.
Hundreds of schoolchildren from various schools of Bangalore came together Saturday at the National High School in Basavangudi in south Bangalore to pen their thoughts on the scroll.
The message-cum-signature campaign was titled: “Bangalore to Copenhagen: A clarion call to world leaders”.
“We have come here to send a message to the world leaders currently camped at Copenhagen to come to a consensus on saving planet earth before it is too late,” said Mohini Pillai, a school student.
Her friend and schoolmate Vaibhav Sharma said he hoped that the beautifully designed piece of cloth with written messages and signatures from youngsters of Bangalore would help the world leaders to come to a conclusion to save the planet earth.
“Copenhagen is the last chance for world leaders to arrive at a consensus acceptable to all to save Earth from environmental disaster,” he added.
Poonam Agarwal, 13-year-old school student, said: “The children request the world leaders to set aside their individualistic, selfish agendas and reach a solution that helps to protect the environment.”
Bangalore-based environmentalist A.N. Yellappa Reddy, who was present at the event, said it was a good sign that Bangalore’s children were concerned about the safety of environment.
“It is only the voices of children, the leaders of tomorrow, who can make an effective impact on the leaders of today. Today’s children are more concerned and are displaying a higher ability to understand the needs and problems around them. I am happy with the response of the children to this event,” added Reddy.
“For a better tomorrow, it’s necessary to save mother Earth. Hope our message will be heard at the summit,” said Deepak P., another school student.