Govt committed to secure prosperous future for J&K: LG

Jammu, Nov 26: Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha on Wednesday said that the government was committed to secure a prosperous future for Jammu and Kashmir.

Attending the 3rd Aerosol Winter School on ‘Atmospheric Aerosol, Cloud and Climate Science’ at Central University of Jammu, LG Sinha, in his keynote address, said the government, under the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, remains committed to promote scientific collaboration, enhance quality research, and to support transformative projects in solar energy, water security, rural connectivity, and pollution abatement to secure a prosperous future for J&K.

He said that the biggest challenge before the scientific community was to accurately predict cloudbursts with precise and long-term forecasts.

The LG said that all the stakeholders must work together in developing new machine learning models, refining real-time data integration to provide timely and clear alerts to authorities and the people.

He urged scientists and Artificial Intelligence (AI) experts to join hands for a cleaner, greener, and healthier tomorrow.

“Let us dedicate ourselves to tackling climate challenges, advancing clean energy, and strengthening environmental resilience,” LG Sinha said.

He also launched ‘Atmos Kids-the Gen Alpha Change-makers’, a joint initiative by Himalayan High Altitude Atmospheric and Climate Research Centre, Central University of Jammu and Indian National Young Academy of Science (INYAS), Indian National Science Academy (INSA).

‘Atmos Kids’ is an initiative to educate, orient, and foster competence in school students to create an alert, aware, and active community of Alpha Generation kids.

The LG said that these changemakers would be the future ambassadors connecting science to society by further spreading knowledge on the importance of the atmosphere and the role of aerosol particles in modulating air quality, climate, and ecosystem health.

The 3rd Aerosol Winter School was organised by the Himalayan High Altitude Atmospheric and Climate Research (H2A2CR) Centre in collaboration with the Department of Environmental Sciences, INYAS, INSA, and ETH Zürich, Switzerland.

Vice-Chancellor, Central University of Jammu, Prof Sanjeev Jain; Chairman, J&K Pollution Control Committee, Vasu Yadav and Group Leader, ETH Zürich, Switzerland, Zamin Kanji were also present on the occasion.