As a prelude to the National Fire Service Day on 14th April 2017, the Directorate of Fire & Emergency Services had launched a series of activities to enhance the level of awareness among the citizens with stress on school children. The National Theme for the year is ;
“ FIREMEN – YOUR PARTNER FOR SAVING LIFE AND PROPERTY”
As a part of this awareness campaign a Poster Competition was organized for the Primary and Middle School Children of the State on 2nd April 2017. The Competition was divided into two groups, Group-I (7 - 10 years) – Topic : “Fireman our friend at times of need” and Group-II (11 - 14 years) - Topic : “Fire Precaution to Save Life & Property” .
The Department had identified the following schools as the centers for holding the competitions : PANAJI - Don Bosco High School, Panaji MAPUSA - Government Primary School VASCO - St. Andrew’s High School PILERNE – St. Theresa’s High School PERNEM - Government Primary Middle School, Surbanwada PONDA – The A.J. Almeida High School BICHOLIM –Government Primary School VALPOI - Navodaya Vidyalaya School OLD-GOA - Old Goa Educational Institute, Katyebhat, Old-Goa KUNDAIM – Shiksha Sadan High School, Priol, Mardol MARGAO - St. Sebastian Primary School, Aquem, Margao, CURCHOREM - New Educational School, Curchorem, CANACONA - Municipal Building Hall, Canacona, VERNA – Bhartiya Vidhya Bhuvan Nana Bandekar School, Upasnagar.
673 students from Group – I and 632 students from Group – II, a total of 1305 students from schools all over the state participated in the Poster Competition. In Group-I (Special Children): Ist place was awarded to Mast. Angelur D’souza, from Sanjay Centre for Special Education, Porvorim Goa, IInd place to Mast. Sanat Gawade, from Sanjay Centre for Special Education, Porvorim Goa, IIIrd place to Miss Bhoomi B. Gawade, from Sanjay Centre for Special Education, Porvorim Goa. In Group-I (all Goa school): Ist place was awarded to Mast. Nadish Sagar Sawant from Shri Shantadurga High School, Bicholim. IInd place to Mast. Sai J. Bhagat from Our Lady of Grace Primary School, Bicholim. IIIrd place to Miss Ashmi Rajesh Naik, from Manovikas English Medium School, Margao. and Group-II (Special Children): Ist place was awarded to Mast. Imran Nair from Sanjay Centre for Special Education, Porvorim Goa, IInd place to Mast. Sanskrit R. Naik from Sanjay Centre for Special Education, Porvorim Goa and IIIrd place to Mast. Abzan Malakbai from Sanjay Centre for Special Education, Porvorim Goa. In Group-II (all Goa school): Ist place was awarded to Miss Sanika Ramdas Naik from Sarvodaya E.S. High School, Curchorem, IInd place to Mast. Ishaan Manavi from The Learning Centre, Porvorim- Goa, IIIrd place to Mast. Soham Prasad Bhende, from Sarvodaya E.S High School Curchorem.