Six BMC school students recognised at Blue Skies 2026

Prachi Rajesh Patel of Maharashtra Nagar English School was among six BMC school students recognised at the Blue Skies 2026 competition at the BMC headquarters.

Additional Municipal Commissioner (Eastern Suburbs) Avinash Dhakane presented the students with certificates and mementoes. Five were selected in the poster category: Patel; Sadika Rizwan Ansari of Andheri West English School; Anurag Umesh Sahani of Shivajinagar Municipal Hindi School No. 1, Govandi; Sumit Ramgopal Sharma of Mankhurd Municipal Marathi School No. 2; and Achal Vinaykumar Jaiswar of Agarwadi Hindi School No. 1.

Ansh Prajesh Kallupalam of BMC CBSE School, Chikuwadi, was recognised in the rap song category.

The BMC Environment and Climate Change Department organised the competition for Classes VII to IX, inviting essays, posters, paintings, songs, rap songs and videos centred on environmental conservation, clean air and climate change. Representatives of the BMC’s environment and education departments, WRI India and C40 Cities assessed the entries.