Kathmandu, Mar 4:Ms. Mahima Singh of Nepal Adarsh High School, Ganabahal was adjudged the winner of the Inter School Painting Competition organised by Organisation for Children Development (ORCHID-Nepal) here Thursday to mark its third anniversary.

In the competition participated in by thirty-one (31) students of various schools of the Kathmandu Valley, Saroj Shrestha of Annapurna Higher Secondary School, Inbahal bagged the second prize while Ashish Tamrakar of Saraswoti Kunj Secondary School, Gyaneshwore stood third.

Similarly, the consolation prizes of the contest went to Suresh Prasad Shrestha of Bal Sewa Secondary School, Jhochhen and Ms Rakshya Shrestha of Saraswoti Kunj Secondary School, Gyaneswor.

Nepal’s well renowned artists Krishna Manandhar, Rakesh Chandra Shrestha, and Ms. Chanda Shrestha were in the panel of judges that decided the winners of the painting competition.

The theme of the painting competition was ‘Garbage Problem in Kathmandu Metropolitan City.’

“In view of the pressing garbage management problem in the metropolis, the need of the our is to create awareness towards it among our children, the pillars of the nation.

The present painting competition is one step towards this direction,” ORCHID-Nepal president Trilochan Shrestha highlighted the purpose of the art competition. He was speaking at the prize distribution function organised after the competition at the premises of Shree Mahankal Secondary School.

At the same function, famous artist and campus chief of Fine Arts Campus Krishna Manandhar underlined the need for organising such art contests for children as they also contribute to enhancing their intellectual capabilities right from their childhood.

Coordinator of the painting competition Rabin Shrestha delivered a  vote of thanks in the programme where Rajesh Shrestha was the Master of Ceremony.

Letters of Participation were also given away to all the contestants. ORCHID-Nepal president also handed over to the students various stationary items donated by Kusumoto Mutsuko group (Kobe) and Aoishi Kazuhisa group (Tokyo).