Excelsior Correspondent
RAJOURI, Dec 10: The Department of Geology, Government PG College Rajouri, today organized an extension lecture on the subject “Bio-Diversity—an overview”.
The guest faculty was Dr Mushtaq Ahmed Chowdhary, Associate Professor, Department of Environmental Sciences, Central University, Himachal Pradesh.
In addition to teaching faculty, a large number of students of the College participated in the programme.
The visiting professor with the help of power presentation discussed Bio-Diversity in general and threw light on the number of species present on the earth. He also explained various causes of the extinction of species, major among them being habitat destruction and anthropogenetic factors.
An interactive session was also held during the programme.
Earlier, Principal of the College, Prof Shabir Hussain Shah acquainted the guest professor with the audience and laid emphasis on the fact that the bio-diversity needs to be conserved at all costs.
Others who spoke on the occasion were Prof Haqeeqat Singh, Dr Umar Farooq, Mohd Altaf and Masood Ahmed.
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