ECO CLUB IN SCHOOLS

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ECO CLUB IN SCHOOLS
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INTRODUCTION

• Environment
• Abiotic and biotic factors
• Man is an inseparable part

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POLLUTION

• Man utilizes and changes the environment
• Most of the inventions of man lead to pollution

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PROTECTION

• Environment must be free from pollution
• Protection is everybodys responsibility
• Especially students and educated people

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How ?

• Self control
• Awareness programme
• Courage to respond

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Why students?

• Students are the future citizens and the best
  agents
• Teachers words-put into practice
• They make their parents to obey
• Brundas project

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ECO-CLUB

• Sahyadri Eco-club
• Establishment

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ACTIVITIES

• Eco-work shops
• Field trips
• Bird watching
• Silent march
• Jacob Putturs house
• Protest against gherkin processing unit

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ACHIEVEMENTS

• No plastic lunch boxes
• We could bring a drastic change in the attitude
  of our school students
• 10 papers have been presented in the lake 2006
  symposium

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CONCLUSION

• Every school should have an eco-club and plan
  their activities to bring awareness among
  children to protect environment

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DREAM PROJECTS

• Restoration of Varthur lake
• Plastic free Varthur
• Eco friendly cultural and religious festival
• Rain water harvesting
• A garden of medicinal plants

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THANK YOU

• I thank the Sahyadri Eco-club members of our
  school because their questions have led me to
  think and prompt them to take up the task of
  monitoring the environment and I thank TVR for
  establishing the Sahyadri Eco club.