Bhiwani college principal to deliver talk in Colombo
Tribune News Service
Hisar, November 29
Rakesh Kumar Bhardwaj, principal of Banwari Lal Jindal Suiwala College in Tosham town of Bhiwani, will deliver a talk on ‘Chemical weapons-convention, safety and security management in the Asian region’ during a seminar to be held in Colombo in Sri Lanka from December 3 to 5.
Bhardwaj has been nominated by the National Authority Chemical Weapon, Government of India, and sponsored by the Technical Secretariat of the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW), Hauge, Netherland.
The OPCW is one of the international organisations having 193 countries as member states working with a mission to implement the provisions of the Chemical Weapons Convention to free the world of chemical weapons and their threat.
The seminar aims at promoting international cooperation programmes that focus on the implementation and raise awareness of the importance of chemical safety and security policy and guidelines to prevent chemical accidents and the potential misuse of toxic chemicals in the Asian region.
Rakesh said his participation in this mega international event would provide an opportunity to share his research finding with the delegates from participating states and discuss polices related to chemical safety and security management that have a direct bearing on the effective implementation of the convention.
