Bunts Sangha Mumbai Higher Education Institution's
ANNA LEELA COLLEGE OF COMMERCE & ECONOMICS
SHOBHA JAYARAM SHETTY COLLEGE FOR BMS
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ENVOVENTURE CLUB
24th August, 2013
INAUGURATION
The Ingredients of envoventure is environment and adventure wherein various activities related to environment and adventure are conducted. The inauguration was held on 24th August at 1.00 p.m. at the entrance of the college wherein the re-usable bottles were used to plant the saplings which were later on hooked on the college grills. Principal Dr. K. S. Cheema along with the teachers, volunteers of the club and other students put their handprints on a white sheet signifying the commitment towards protection of the environment and a spirit to endeavor into various adventurous activities. This was followed by a speech by our Principal Sir and the Chief Coordinator Prof. Susan Alex highlighting the importance of ‘GO GREEN’ in today’s era of pollution, waste, etc. the inauguration ceremony ended with vote of thanks.
26th August, 2013
BREAKFREE JOURNEY GOES TREKKING TO KARNALA FORT
Karnala fort is situated about 20 Km south of Panvel situated in the middle of Karnala bird sanctuary. Selected students from FYBMS and SYBMS along with Prof. Sachin Pimple & Prof. Aanchal Jain started off on 26th August on 2013, quite early in the morning, and reached the fort around 01.30pm. The scenery was breath taking well worth the climb up. As it was just at the end of the rainy season, the climb through the jungle was very humid, but on reaching the ridge it was quite cool and a little misty in places, but nothing that posed a hazard. Upon reaching the summit and the Fort the climate was a lot cooler. Having explored, for what there is to explore, it was time to have lunch, which was heartily devoured. But important to be aware of the monkeys at this point. The climb/trek/walk down was equally enjoyable.
September, 2013
CONTRIBUTION TOWARDS COMPOST
A large amount of bio degraded waste is generated during the Ganesh festival also known as Nirmalaya, therefore this event was carried out during the days of Ganesh Utsav, wherein the students collected the waste which was the handed over to the NGO , which they further converted to make compost … The initial contribution made by the EnvoVenture team was 54 kgs of waste which set a level of motivation for the students who further collected more 133.62 kgs of waste. Eventually the total collection of waste was 187.62 kgs which was a great achievement.There was an active involvement of students who created an awareness regarding recycling of waste and its importance by putting up posters and banners around the college which was made of wastepaper like newspapers/magazines, etc.
On 7th January, 2014
A STUDY TOUR TO ANKUR THEME PARK
The Envo-Venture Team accompanied by Prof. Sachin Pimple headed out for a study tour to Ankur Theme Park. Ankur Theme Park is a Project of Enviro Vigil, a NGO situated at Kalwa, Thane, over a 5000 sq. ft. area. It has 16 projects in all consisting of organic farming, rain water harvesting, bio-composting, vermi-composting, medical plantation to mention a few. The students were given a tour of the entire Park & on the way they got a lot of information on several medical plants & their uses, aquaculture, terrace gardening, water harvesting & de-composting of bio degradable waste plants propagations in shade house, biogas. Students also visited a Bio Medical Waste Plant situated near the NGO where they got an insight of disinfecting, shredding, incineration & disposal of bio medical waste.Such an exposure made the students environment conscious, an experience which students thoroughly took interest in and gained from. September, 2013
The name ‘EnvoVenture’ is a fusion of two words “Environment “ and “Adventure” which enables to foster awareness and knowledge about environment, ‘Go Green’ concept and to instill an environmental ethic in all participants through adventurous activities.
This club aims to provide every learner an understanding towards their contribution to the environment, nature conservation, the power of working collaboratively, and their interconnectedness with all living things. Through this club, students explore on how to use adventure activities such as backpacking, trekking, hiking etc as tools to make environmental learning an adventure and an instruction tool through its fun filled activities.
22nd, February, 2014
Jungle in city: Sanjay Gandhi National Park Biodiversity,
Nature education, Nature conservation, Sustainable development are today’s buzzwords. Our country has a treasure of natural resources, most of which are over utilized and destroyed e.g. mangroves; or under-utilized - such as plants which can be used as medicine. Before it’s too late, we need to take measures to save this wealth of our mother land, our natural resources. One of the easiest ways to do so, is to educate young minds at an early stage. If we inculcate the values and importance of nature in young minds, while they are receptive, fresh and unpolluted, we would achieve this goal. Keeping this thought in mind Envo-Venture club decided to take this endeavor of educating young minds. A field trip to Sanjay Gandhi National Park, Mumbai was organized for the BMS students on 22nd February, 2014. The students along with the concerned faculty were guided by Mr. Godambe, a Research fellow in botany who explained about all species of trees available in the National Park. He also shared unique characteristics of various species and told the students that Mumbai has an unique distinction of having a national park in the middle of an urban settlement. Students were further informed about false leaves & real leaves, extracting colour from leaves of trees etc. Students also visited tribal temple of God Tiger, tribal communities have faith that worshipping here can save them from tiger’s attack. Students were also informed about Lake Ecosystem in the Park. He also interacted with students and asked many questions on the importance of biodiversity. The students answered very well. Overall it was a wonderful experience for all to be so close to the nature and to learn the importance of different plants and animals for our environment.