BOTANICAL TOUR

Plant grow in different climatic conditions i.e., habitats .How ever great &

excellent is the narration in theory class, students understand better when they see

& explore them in their natural habitat . Hence our association organized a

Botanical Tour to the chilly region of our country covering Bangalore, Mysore,

Ooty & Coimboitore during Pongal vacation i.e., 10^th - 17^th January. The students

studied the plants in their natural habitats 45 students ( Boys & Girls ) were

accompanied by Mrs.T.Rose Mary HOD. Lecturers Mr. K.Sankar,

Mr.CH.Srinivasa Reddy & Lab assistant M .Venu Gopal .The places of visit were

the famous Botanical Garden in India Lal Bagh in Bangalore, Brindavan Garden

in Mysore , Government Botanical Garden , Tea factory , Tea Estate , Thread

Garden & Pine forest in Ooty & SIMS Park in Coonor. Students visited Sri

Chama Rajendra Zoological Park & Ranganippatu Bird Sanctuary in Mysore &

learned about different kinds of animals & birds. They visited Chamundeswari

temple, Tippu sultan Museum, Tippu Palace and Tippu Tomb in Mysore, Boat

club, Pykara water falls, the highest peak in south India, Dodabetta in Ooty

.which are the places of religious, historical & aesthetic significance . Students

also visited the famous Pasteur Institute of India in Coonor which is a Center for

Research & Development in Microbiology and Botany. Students gained lots of

experiences , knowledge and learned about many aspects of life during this

Botanical tour. They felt happy, enjoyed the tour & got satisfied in all aspects.

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WORLD AIDS DAY

World AIDS day was observed on 1^st Dec 2009 .A guest lecture was given by Mr. M.Prasada Rao, Social activist of CERP, Machilipatnam. Posters were displayed in and around the college to create awareness among students & public.

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WORLD CONSERVATION DAY

· World Conservation Day was celebrated on 24^th oct 2009. This programme was organized in collaboration with “THE HINDU”. Krishna University Vice Chancellor Prof .Durga Prasad, officials from A.P. Pollution Board, Manager of THE HINDU and a retired forest official enlightened our students on Conservation of Biodiversity.

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plastic free environment

Work Shop on Plastic Free Environment was organized on 23^rd November 2009. Resource persons were Dr.A.V.V.Swamy, Dr.P.Brahmaji Rao & Dr.J.Chandra Sekhar Rao. Representatives from different Non- Government organizations & students of Botany & Microbiology & NGC attended the work shop.

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Inter Collegiate & Inter School Competitions

Inter Collegiate & Inter School Competitions were conducted on 13^th Nov 2009 on the topics “Global Warming, Green House Effect, Biodiversity, Biofertilizers & Chemical Fertilizers” in Essay Writing, Elocution & Debate. Students from different schools & colleges participated actively in these Competitions.

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FIELD TRIP

Field trip to Kondapalli was organized on 7^th November 2009. Final year student of Botany, Microbiology & Biotechnology attended this field trip under the supervision of HOD T. Rose Mary, Lecturers P. Srinivas Rao, Ch. Srinivas Reddy, K.Sankar & G. Ramesh. The students collected more than 100 plants specimens for Herbarium preparation.

Awareness program me

An Awareness Programme on Swine Flu and related Viral Diseases was organized on 31^st August 2009. The Resource Persons were Dr. Ch. Mohan Rao and his team from Manipal Hospital.

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