Children highlight COVID-19 prevention tips as JKLSA initiates ‘Activity KaroNa’

Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, May 2: Jammu and Kashmir State Legal Services Authority (JKSLSA), in collaboration with Directorates of School Education Jammu, Kashmir and Ladakh, held many creative activities under the banner ‘Activity Karo Na’ to engage the children in constructive activities during the lockdown period.
The JKSLSA initiative to set up the creative activity forum for youngsters has drawn an enthusiastic response. The initiative is being carried out under the patronage of Chief Justice Jammu and Kashmir High Court, Justice Gita Mittal and Executive Chairman JKSLSA, Justice Rajesh Bindal.
The participants, especially children through their artistic instincts have highlighted the need for maintaining social distance and adhering to prevention measures like regular hand-washing to curb the transmission of deadly Coronavirus.
As a part of ‘Activity KaroNa’ initiative, many Government schools of Jammu region actively participated and the children categorised in different age groups have sent paintings, writings, sketches, drawings, short stories and slogans. The drawings received are spreading messages on the fight against Coronavirus and added
The competition invited entries between the age group of 03 to 06 years on the topic ‘save the planet’ comprising painting, poem writing, fancy dress; between 07 to 10 years, the topic was ‘advantages of lockdown in the wake of Covid-19 pandemic or Covid-19 hygiene practices’ comprising poster making, short story, slogan writing and between the age group of 11-15 years, topic was ‘preservation of the rich heritage of our composite culture’ comprising article writing, photography. The competition is also categorized into pre-primary, first to fifth, sixth to eighth and ninth to twelfth standards.