(SSR16-036) ONE-DAY AWARENESS PROGRAM ON GLOBAL WARMING & RAIN-WATER HARVESTING

1.       TITLE :

ONE-DAY AWARENESS PROGRAM ON GLOBAL WARMING & RAIN-WATER HARVESTING

2.        MISSION :

                                 i.            Awareness on ecosystem

                               ii.            Career guidance

3.       CORE CONTRIBUTORS :

·         CATEGORY : SSR /AWARENESS/NATURE

·         TEAM CODE: SSR 16-36

·         THE  TEAM :

C.VENKATSAI GIREESH                     - AM.EN.U4EEE14014

MODHUPALLI SURENDRABABU     - AM.EN.U4EEE14027

S.V.ADITHYA VARDHAN REDDY      - AM.EN.U4EEE14040

P.LAKSHMI ARAVINDA SWAMY      - AM.EN.U4EEE14046

V.BALAJI VARUN GUPTA                  - AM.EN.U4EEE14047

·         PLACE :

Racharla CCF Mandal Parishat School, Racharla Mandal, Prakasham district (11 kms away from Giddalur town), Andhra Pradesh.

4.       ACTIVITIES UNDERTAKEN :

                                 i.            Videos & presentations on Global Warming, its causes and Remedies

                               ii.            Planting trees

                              iii.            Water Harvesting System

                             iv.            Interaction with students (Quiz, Dance, Singing)

                               v.            Special talk by Mr. Madhava Krishna Rao. (Mandal Education Officer)

5.       BACKGROUND OF THE PROBLEM :

                                 i.            Improper drainage system

                               ii.            Lack of cleanliness

                              iii.            Lack of awareness about changes happening in the society

6.       IMAGES :

Presentation on global warming

Children planting saplings

Digging a rainwater harvesting pit

7.       ACHIEVEMENTS :

                                 i.            Imparted knowledge about environmental issues to little minds.

                               ii.            Contributed to nature conservation in a small-scale.

                              iii.            Interacted with kids and brought out their creativity.

8.       OBSTACLES FACED :

                                 i.            Irregular power supply to school.

                               ii.            Digging the pit was too tiresome.

                              iii.            Agricultural tools were difficult to handle.

9.       TOTAL MAN HOURS FOR ACCOMPLISHMENT :

60 hours

       ROAD AHEAD :

                                 i.            Motivate underprivileged kids to achieve their dreams using minimal resources.

                               ii.            Give awareness to children on various government schemes for education.

   ROSES AND THORNS :

“We stayed at a different environment away from our comfort zone, which helped us to adapt to difficult situations.”