Report of Environmental Awareness committee of Dr. BMN College

1. Committee Members
Prof Mala Pandurang
Ms. Padmaja Biwalkar, Ms. Milina Pereira,
Ms. Elavarasi Navjivan, Ms. Pooja Nair,
Ms. Amruta Sapre

2. • 12 F.Y B.Sc students visited Bandra on 11th
Jan 2015 to understand the highly successful
concept of ‘Citizens reclaim open spaces’
which has been introduced from this year on
every Sunday morning

3. Activities conducted in 2014-15
• 5th August 2014
The committee held discussions on the concept of ‘Green Audit’ with Ms.
Adhiti Muralidhar and Ms. Hamsa Iyer of Observer Research Foundation,
and suggested that a lecture on “Green Audit” should be held for all staff
members.
• 16th Sept. 2014
A session was subsequently organized by the FIP committee by Fr. Alwyn
D’Silva for all staff members

4. Survey by FYBCA students on Waste
Managers & Mapping Biodiversity
• On 21st Feb 2015
FYBCA students conducted a survey on ‘Waste Managers’ such as
Ragpickers, Kabaddiwalas, Mochis etc. from Mumbai and its suburbs to
make a study of their work. They also collected data on Carbon foot
printing. They presented their projects to Ms. Shriya Bhatia, Environment
planner
• 6th Dec. 2014
Under the supervision of Ms. Shriya Bhatia
(Environmental Planner (Consultant) at
Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development
Authority), an orientation was organized to
sensitize students of BCA to the concept of
Solid Waste Management, and Carbon Foot
printing.

5. iNature mobile app project by selected students
Love Bird Plain Tiger
Bougainvillaea

6. Biodiversity
STUDENTS MAPPING BIODIVERSITY

7. iNature Mobile Application Launch
• 8th Jan 2015
Ms. Elavarasi Navajivan and Ms. Pooja Nair attended the iNature
Mobile Application Launch Event at Don Bosco International School,
Matunga, and oriented students on how to use this application to
map varieties of birds, butterflies and trees within their residential
area.

8. Visit to the Flamingo Festival at Sewri
7 Students of T.Y B.Sc.
Witnessed the flamingo festival
at Sewri organized by the BHMS
Ms. Padmaja Biwalkar
organized a visit for FY B.Sc
students (6th Batch) to Enviro-
Vigil’ at Thane to observe waste
management techniques

9. Visit to the Annual Kala Ghoda festival
• 12th and 13th February 2015
Student groups of BCA &BSC visited the Annual Kala Ghoda festival to
particularly view the installations on Best-out of waste

10. Workshop by Paryavaran Samiti
• 8 students of FY B.Sc actively participated in a series of
workshops conducted by ‘Paryavaran Samiti’,organized by Shri
M.P Shah Junior College. They then conducted peer edu sessions
with their classmat6es on topics such as save energy, and how to
recycle and reuse resources

11. CAMPUS CLEANLINESS DRIVE
 Students of the 3rd batch of FY B.Sc
& all BCA students actively took
the initiative to create awareness of
the importance of hygiene in the
toilets, and conducted a peer group
education campaign on the same by
visiting all classes to inculcate
habits of hygiene and cleanliness
while using the college toilets.

12. Thank you