JAMMU: Governor N.N. Vohra, attended the inaugural session of 3-day 37th General Zorawar Singh Indian Geography Congress, here at the Jammu University on Wednesday.
The Conference has been organized by the Department of Geography, University of Jammu, under the aegis of the National Association of Geographers, India, on the theme of Tourism, Resources, Environment and Development using GIS and Remote Sensing Techniques. More than 600 delegates are participating in the various sessions, memorial lectures and panel discussions.
The discussions shall focus on identified sub-themes: (i) Glaciers and Climate Change; (ii) Growing Tourism and its impact on State Economics; (iii) Urbanization and Fringe Area Development; (iv) Management of Wetlands through Geo-spatial Techniques; (v) Natural Hazard Management and Environmental Changes;(vi)Resource-Depletion and Conservation; and (vii) Agriculture, Population, Gender and Health.
Vohra complimented the Vice-Chancellor Jammu University and the Department of Geography for hosting this significant Congress and termed it an important occasion for the scientific community.
Stressing the importance of the theme of the Congress, the Governor observed that all inter-related aspects should need to be discussed to evolve a meaningful relationship between resource development and ecological balance. He emphasized the high importance of the required steps being taken for ensuring a balanced environment through most carefully worked out master plans of all available lands.
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