V. Jancy Andrea, a Class XI-A student of the Government Higher Secondary School, Kumalankuttai, Erode, has won a prize in the drawing competition organised by the Tamil Nadu Forest Department to mark Nilgiri Tahr Day.The annual observance on October 7 aims to create awareness among school students about the conservation of the Nilgiri tahr, the State animal.
Drawing competitions were held across Tamil Nadu in two categories — Classes VI to VIII and IX to XII.
Ms. Jancy Andrea was among the winners in the senior category.
The prize distribution ceremony was held at the Government Arts College, Pollachi, on October 7.
The competitions were organised under the Nilgiri Tahr Project to promote awareness of the species and its conservation among the younger generation.
