Solan, October 24
Students of the final year of Bachelors of Journalism and Mass Media have brought laurels for the university by winning a national award on short films relating to disaster management.
The award-winning film by the students, named Sahej, was judged the third-best national award-winning film by university students by the National Institute of Disaster Management under the Union Ministry of Home Affairs.
The award was presented by the union tourism minister Gajendra Singh Shekhawat at a glittering ceremony held at Dr Ambedkar International Center in New Delhi on the International Day for Disaster Risk Reduction.
The film, under the direction of Paarth Sharma, Assistant Professor, School of Media and Communications, focused on the natural disaster related to landslides and floods in Himachal Pradesh. It highlighted the need to conserve ecology and steps needed to be taken to avoid such natural disasters.
The short film included an interview with Himachal Pradesh chief minister Sukhwinder Singh Sukhu and had visuals of the massive landslides that occurred in the state last year.
Chancellor Prof PK Khosla, Pro Chancellor Vishal Anand and Vice Chancellor Prof. Atul Khosla have complimented the students on their achievement.
