A Potter Prepares Clay Containers on World Environment Day in Lucknow
Date: 07-Jun-04
Country: INDIA
Author: PK/AD/CP
Photo: STRINGER/INDIA
The recently appointed Indian Railway Minister Laloo Prasad Yadav has urged people to use earthern pots instead of plastic cups in order to protect the environment.
World Environment Day is being observed across the globe to raise awareness about environmental pollution.
The day is observed every year as part of the United Nations Environment Programme adopted at the Stockholm Conference in 1972.