Jala Dhara inauguration at Govt. Higher Primary School Kote, Gauribidanur, Chikkaballapur.16/1/2025 A Jala Dhara (Rainwater harvesting system) was inaugurated at the Government Higher primary School - Kote under the sponsorship of Dassault systemes. The CFO and his team from Dassault systemes attended the event.
The school did not have a proper water storage system. The newly installed system including a sump has a storage capacity of 40000 litres and can be used to store rainwater as well as municipality water. The students and staff were enthusiastic on this occasion.
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EAB and Gramaantara Trust, along with our sponsors, Titan Company Ltd., inaugurated a Kalyani restoration project in Chikkadasarahalli, Siddlaghatta on the 16th of December, 2024. This Kalyani is a part of Sri Betarayaswamy temple. The restoration work is set to be complete in two months time. The divisional manager of Titan Company Ltd. and trustee Usha Shetty from Gramaantara Trust attended the event.
The Climate Academy, a group of High School Students from VIBGYOR High School, paid a visit to the EAB office on Saturday, the 7th of November, 2024. Their main aim was to learn about how EAB being an NGO is addressing the challenges of Climate Change.
Laksh Kumar, the Chief Operating Officer addressed the students - starting from fund procurement, project management, identification of areas, and so on. They were enlightened about the need for projects like Rainwater Harvesting, Kitchen Gardening, Lake restorations, afforestation and air purification systems which EAB actively carries out. EAB conducted an elocution competition at Oxford English School, Devanahalli on Saturday, the 23rd of November 2024. The topic given to the participants was 'Environment'. 5 minutes was given to each participants and a total of 12 students took part. Three cash prizes for the winners and three consolation prizes for the runners up were given. Certificates were issued to all the participants.
EAB conducted a Nature Classroom Workshop in collaboration with Nature Conservation Foundation (NCF) on 25th October, 2024. The participants included teachers and professionals from Government Schools, Agastya Foundation and our own team. The topics discussed involved learning from nature, there were nature-related games conducted and worksheets completed. The workshop aimed at encouraging educators on how to include nature based topics and activities in their curriculums.
The Annual General Meeting 2024 of EAB was held on Saturday 13, July 2024 as many as 20 members and invitees attended this meeting. The annual report and audited accounts were presented and discussed in the meeting, thereafter they were approved. The current auditors were re-appointed for another year. There was a lively discussion on the projects and programs and suggestions were given for activities to be taken up during the current year. This marks the beginning of another year of progress and growth for EAB. The Karnataka Science and Technology Academy (KSTA) and EAB worked together to host a one-day National Workshop on Soil and Land on the 8th of June 2023. The theme of this workshop being 'The Impact of Climate Change on Soil and Land'. More than 180 participants attended this workshop making it a grand success. The distinguished speakers at this event were - Dr. Shashidharan, NCBS Prof. Sebastian Chirambatte Peter (School of Advanced Material) JNCASR Dr. S Rama Subramoniam- Scientist RRSC-South ISRO Dr. M.N. Thimmegowda HOD Dept. of Agro-Meteorology, UAS Prof. Mahesh Sankaran NCBS Dr. K.N. Murthy, IFS (Retd.) Dr. William Maria Joseph, Soil and Land Use Survey of India Dr. Jayashree, M.S. Ramaiah PhD students from various Universities presented their research. Awards were given out for the quiz and essay conducted previously. Our Kalyani Restoration Project in Burudugunte Village, Chinthamani Taluka, Chikkaballapur District has been completed and inaugurated on the 3rd of June 2024. The inauguration was headed by Shri Sridhar (Chief Sustainability Officer) and his team from Titan Company Ltd. who sponsored this project. The local community members were also a part of this event. A Vana Mahotsava (Afforestation) was taken up in the Govt. Primary School in Shambookanagar Village, Gauribidanur Taluka, Chikkaballapur District. This project has been funded by ACER India Ltd.
The saplings which were planted are now thriving. Below is a comparison between the start of the project vs the current status. |
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