Berhampur: Government High School Medical Campus, Berhampur in Ganjam district has secured the first position in the Special Side Event #1 ‘Geo-enabling The Global Village With Generation Z And Alpha’ at the Second United Nations Geospatial Information Congress (UNWGIC) held at Hyderabad.
Students from schools across the country presented new ideas on how geospatial technologies can be embedded to address local challenges like protecting the heritage, soil fertility, crop diversity, clean city, water management, women empowerment, waste management, digital India, clean energy, climate change and so on to achieve sustainable development goals (SDGs).
Teams from 18 urban and rural schools showcased the use of geospatial information and technology in understanding local issues and its use in planning and implementing at a special event titled ‘Geo-enabling the global village with Generation Z and Alpha’ of the Second UNWGIC.
Government High School Medical Campus, Berhampur has bagged the top position in the presentation on ‘Geo-enabling the global village with Generation Z & Alpha’.
The school pledges to plant and nurture five trees in memory of their participation at the second UNWGIC.
The UNWGIC 2022 is being held at Hyderabad International Convention Centre (HICC from 10 to 14 October 2022 with the theme ‘Geo-Enabling the Global Village: No one should be left behind.
It has been convened by the United Nations Committee of Experts on Global Geospatial Information Management (UN-GGIM) and organized by the Department of Economic and Social Affairs of the United Nations and hosted by the Department of Science & Technology (DST) – Ministry of Science and Technology, Government of India.
Odisha School & Mass Education Department has congratulated the Government High School Medical Campus, Berhampur for the achievement.