EVENT: Cleanliness Drive
OBJECTIVE:
We undertook the responsibility of volunteering and helping an NGO, “Jala Poshan”. The main objective was to keep the Jakkur Lake surroundings clean and sustaining the plants and trees by mulching and watering them. It also helped the engineering students to extend their Activity Points.
DATE : 4th March, 2021.
TIME : 7:00 AM to 10:00 AM
VENUE : Jakkur Lake, Jakkur, Agrahara, Bangalore-560064
EVENT DESCRIPTION:
Jala Poshan (NGO) invited Green Warriors Club and Green Energy Club (EEE) for a cleanliness drive at the Jakkur Lake. The event started at 7:00 AM on 4th March, 2021. There were 50 volunteers representing our college. Our tasks were as follows:-
- Watering all the plants and trees on either side of the walking tracks.
- Mulching – it is a process to ensure that all bare soil is covered with fresh leaves in order to provide nitrogen to other plants.
- Clearing the pathway and walking tracks from plastic waste and disposing them.
Sanitizers and gloves were provided to every participant and masks were made mandatory. The NGO workers helped us learn about various plants and the benefits of certain planting processes such as mulching and pruning. The whole group spent 3 hours at the lake and completed the task at hand. We winded up at 10:00 AM and the NGO provided breakfast and refreshments to all the volunteers.
President of Jala Poshan (NGO) addressing the volunteers
- Watering all the plants and trees
2. Mulching
3. Clearing the pathway and walking tracks from plastic waste
CONCLUSION:
We finished all the tasks by 10:00 AM. On the whole, the cleanliness drive helped us gain knowledge on many aspects of plants and as to how much their sustainability matters to every individual. It also helped all the volunteers to gain Activity Points which is mandatory for every engineering student to attain their engineering degree.
