Bathinda, Dec. 30 -- In the Green School Programme conducted by the union ministry of environment, Mansa district has topped Punjab with the highest number of 31 green schools located in rural areas. The district has secured the first position in the state for the second consecutive year, an official spokesperson of the Mansa district administration said on Monday.

The government schools were evaluated as green schools on the basis of six parameters - air, energy, food, land, water and waste management.

District education officer (elementary) Manju Bala said that photographs and supporting evidence related to classroom ventilation, rainwater harvesting systems, drinking water facilities and waste management practices were uploaded on th...