Port Blair, Jan 07: The Energy and Resources Institute (TERI) is implementing a training workshop for school teachers on energy conservation and its efficient use’ in 22 states and Union Territories including Andaman & Nicobar Islands under the aegis of the Bureau of Energy Efficiency (BEE), Ministry of Power, Govt. of India.
The workshop was organized in collaboration with the Directorate of Education at Siksha Sadan, Port Blair on 7th February 2012. Dr R Devdas, Director (Education), Mr B M Bhatt, DEO, Directorate of Education, Mr U K Paul, Executive Engineer, (NRSE Division) were present on the occasion. Other officials from the Directorate of Education, Department of Energy were also present on the occasion. The training was conducted by Ms Neha and Mr V K Saju from the Educating Youth for Sustainable Development Division, TERI – New Delhi, which is headed by Ms Ranjana Saikia. More than 65 teachers from various government and private schools attended the training.
Dr R Devdas, Director (Education), highlighted the importance of incorporating energy into different subjects. He urged all the teachers to inculcate all the inputs gained during the workshop into classroom teaching.
Mr U K Paul, Executive Engineer (NRSE Division) pointed out various steps that can be taken up at individual levels to conserve energy and use it efficiently. He also appealed all the teachers to educate students about these issues.
Dr Brij Mohan Bhatt, Deputy Education Officer (DEO) briefed about the fact that the children are the best ambassadors of the society, who can easily spread the message of awareness on energy conservation. He emphasized that these activities can also be included in the curriculum through infusion method.
The teachers were trained on various tools and methods for energy conservation and its efficient use. Resource material including a training manual titled ‘Doing More with Less’ , along with CFL bulbs were distributed to all the participants during the workshop. The participants were also awarded with Certificates of participation. Mr Sanjay Seth and Ms Anuradha Bhattacharjee from BEE, and Ms Krishna Bharali from TERI oversee the project in its various phases.
