A district level mass awareness programme was organized for sensitizing stakeholders of higher educational institutions in Thrissur district, Kerala on responsible institutional waste management. The programme was organized by the Bhoomithrasena club, in collaboration with Enviro club and Biodiversity club, Christ College, Irinjalakuda and in technical collaboration with the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB), Regional Directorate (South), Bengaluru with the objective to impart awareness to the teaching faculties, student coordinators of different clubs engaged in promoting green campus and on the scientific management of institutional wastes in the light of integrated waste management rules notified in 2016. The three-day training was organized with the financial support from KSCSTE, Govt. of Kerala, under their prestigious ‘Environment Management Training’ (EMT) programme for the year 2019-20. The target trainees were teaching faculties from various colleges in Thrissur district, student coordinators from various colleges, staffs from the health department of various local bodies in Thrissur district, staffs from Kerala State Pollution Control Board, district office, Thrissur and administrators from various colleges.
Programmes
National Seminar
Dr. Patil Suyog Subhash Rao, IFS, Divisional Forest Officer, Thrissur inaugurated the National seminar on ‘Know Your Nature’ organized in connection with World Environment Day celebrations 2017 funded by Kerala State Council for Science, Technology and Environment (KSCSTE), Thiruvananthapuram on 6th June 2017.
National Training Programme
A Three-day national training programme on “Sensitizing Stakeholders for Responsible Institutional Waste Management was held between 6th January -9 th January 2020 at Christ college (autonomous) Irinjalakuda. The programme was organised by Bhoomithrasena clubs in the college in association with Department of Environmental Science and with the financial aid from Kerala State Council for Science and Technology and Environment (KSCSTE), in technical collaboration with Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB). Three Day “Clean Campus”-National Training Programme in technical support with CPCB, Bengaluru funded by KSCSTE (6/1/2020, 7/1/2020 and 9/1/2020) organised by Bhoomithrasena club, Enviro club and Biodiversity Club. A visit to Common Biomedical Waste Treatment facility (IMAGE) at Palakkad also conducted.
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