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GAIL -War of Words

Emphatically putting forth his views

On the occasion of Vigilance
Awareness Week, Gas Authority Of
India Limited (GAIL) organised a
Debate Competition on 4th
November, 2016. The esteemed
guests took time off their busy
schedule to judge the students. The
event started with the welcoming of
the guests; Mr Anil Kumar, Chief The proud winners
Manager (Vigilance) and other
dignitaries.

The debate was conducted in both English and Hindi. This competition was open to
students of grades 9-12. Students were given the topic beforehand and they had to prepare
for the same. The topic provided was “Corruption can be eradicated through Public
participation rather than strict laws”. Students were seen debating both for and
against the topic. This turned out to be a truly enriching experience all the way as
everybody present had some learning to take back with them.

In the English debate, the first prize was bagged by Tirthanka Chatterjee (XI-F). The
second prize was awarded to Niteesh (XII-B) and the third prize was won by Sunidhi (IX)

In the Hindi debate, the first prize was won by Shashanka Tiwari (XI-E), the second prize
was won by Shreeja Mukherjee (XI-E) and the third prize was won by Poorvi (X).
The winners were rewarded with cash prizes and certificates. The first prize being a lump
sum amount of Rs. 5000, second prize, Rs. 3000 and third prize Rs. 2000. As the winners
took to the dais to collect their rewards, the crowd cheered on with a lot of admiration.