Port Blair, Apr 13: The Botanical Forum, PG Department of Botany, JNRM adopted the Sippighat Village on a long-term basis. An inaugural program was organized in the Gram Panchayat Community Hall on 11th April 2022.
As part of the program, the M.Sc Ist & IInd Year Students of the Botany Department, JNRM organized a range of activities like plantation of endemic fruit trees, demonstration of kitchen waste composting and the importance of solid waste management to the villagers and sanitary workers.
To curb plastic use, cloth bags were distributed amongst the villagers and they were encouraged to use cloth bags whenever they go to market. To inculcate scientific curiosity among school children, the students of GMS Sippighat were given hands-on training on the use of the simple and compound microscope.
The students were shown live materials of bacteria and fungus. The program was attended by Mrs. Jyothi, Pradhan, Mrs. Sarika, Member Zilla Parishad, Mr. M.A. Abid, Panchayat Secretary, Anganwadi workers, sanitary workers, students and villagers of Gram Panchayat Sippighat. Faculty members Mrs. Rashmi Janak and Ms. Shalini of the Botany Department, JNRM were also present on the occasion.
