ITANAGAR : The Youth Mission for Clean River (YMCR) and Abralow Memorial Multipurpose Society, in collaboration with the Science Centre, IG Park, Itanagar, and with support from the Itanagar Smart City Development Corporation Limited (ISCDCL), organised poem writing and drawing competitions for college students as part of the annual Yagamso River Arts and Expression Competition (YAREC).

The competitions aimed to encourage young people to explore environmental concerns through creative expression, literature and art, with particular focus on river conservation and environmental responsibility.

In the poem writing competition, Dera Natung Government College students Tania Metu and Langda Sanam secured the first and second positions respectively. In the drawing competition, Ngechi Yampi and Obuk Nyitan, also from the college, secured the first and second positions respectively.

The winners recited their poems and explained the messages behind their compositions, while the drawing competition winners presented their artworks and elaborated on the environmental themes and ideas reflected in them.

Speaking on the occasion, YMCR member Keyom Doni said the initiative sought to instil environmental responsibility among youth through creative expression. He said such platforms enable students to reflect on issues concerning river conservation and communicate their concerns to a wider audience.

Doni said YMCR would continue to organise similar initiatives to encourage greater youth participation in environmental causes.