CLUB ACTIVITIES
Cleanliness Drive
Date : 4th March, 2021.
Time : 7:00 AM to 10:00 AM
Venue : Jakkur Lake, Jakkur, Agrahara, Bangalore-560064
Club Coordinator: Mr. Vinod Kumar S
Club President: Ms. Bindhu V
NGO President: Dr. Annapurna Kamath
NGO Member: Ms. Theertha
Objective:
The main objective was to keep the Jakkur Lake surroundings clean and
sustaining the plants and trees by mulching and watering them. And safe disposal
of Bio masses around the lake. of volunteering and helping along with NGO, “Jala
Poshan” and Green Warriors Club, NHCE.
Introduction
Jakkur Lake is situated at North Eastern part of Bengaluru with an area of 160 acres. The preservation and conservation of the Jakkur lake is the main focus of
the ‘Jala Poshan’ group (NGO). Jala Poshan 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.
Activities
1. Watering all the plants and trees on either side of the walking tracks.
2. Mulching – it is a process to ensure that all bare soil is covered with fresh
leaves in order to provide nitrogen to other plants.
3. Clearing the pathway and walking tracks from plastic waste and disposing
them.
4. 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.
1. Watering all the plants and trees
2. Mulching
3. Clearing the pathway and walking tracks from plastic waste
Group picture consisting of all the volunteers
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.
