Green Warriors club had organised an event called E-COganizance – Bringing change and Building change on 23 March 2017 in falconary seminar hall. The event was started by an invocation song sung by the music club. The speaker of the event Mr. Akshay Heblikar, Director of Eco-Watch and Mr.Ulas Kumar, a member from BWSSB office were warmly welcomed by our beloved principal Dr.H.Manjunatha with a tulsi sapling. Mr. Akshay Heblikar spoke about the various awareness steps to be taken for the protection of our environment and conservation of our water resources. He also stated that it is important to save water, instead of demanding it for our future generations. Mr. Ulas kumar on the other hand gave a shocking statement that it is difficult to survive in Bangalore. Politicians are not service oriented. He suggested that each and everyone has to make an effort to save water. He also mentioned that we do not have any rights to demand water from our neighbouring states. The event was an eye opener to most of us as it gave many insights. We are grateful to our principal Dr. H Manjunatha, faculty co-ordinators Dr. Anitha S Rai and Dr. Pratima Khandelwal for this wonderful opportunity and leading this event. We would also like to thank media club, music club and photography club for their support in making this event successful.
Eco-Watch was established in 1998 by Suresh Heblikar, a well known filmmaker and environmentalist with its key objective of spreading a message of environmental conservation through relevant, focused yet diverse programmes and activities. These outreach activities are aimed at building awareness about various environmental issues and concerns among student communities, organisations, corporate entities and the masses, in a simple yet effective manner. This will hopefully create an eco-conscious culture which will help protect and improve existing ecological and environmental conditions in both urban and rural areas. The activities include ongoing research based projects and programmes, thematic campaigns, field studies, surveys and documentation in collaboration with our technical associates-inspired and dedicated people who offer us the wealth of their experience and expertise.
As a part of its activities Eco Watch produces documentaries and short films, which are screened during various programmes. These films are used as educative and informative tools and are widely distributed to reach out to a large section of society. The proceeds of sale of films are utilised in furthering the aims and objectives of the centre.