NEWS LETTER PUNE MUNICIPAL CORPORATION INDRADHANUSHYA ENVIRONMENT EDUCATION AND CITIZENSHIP CENTRE Half Yearly March.2012–September.2012 Vol.1 No.2 In this Issue : From the Editor’s Desk... Jungle Joy Festival Adventure Camp At Peshwe We are glad to bring out the second edition of our news letter which also happens to be our Park second publication. Kids for Tiger Festival Global warming increases of Green gases Environment festival melting of polar ice caps. Pollutionis some of the Making Ecofriendly Ganesh pressing issue in the world today. All these Idols from clay environmental are the reasons for rising water born and air born diseases. CONTACT US AT:Indradhanushya Degradation of forest especially the Amazon Environment Education and Citizenship Centre forest is having telling effects on the world weather patterns – floods and drought have ADDRESS: Opposite Sachin Tendulkar Jogging Track, Anant Kanhere Path become more common. Rajendra Nagar, Pune 411030 Phone No: 020-24530077 Rising air, water and noise pollution are some of email : the current critic al problems in pune. Ever [email protected] increasing density of population proves counter- Blog: environmentpune.blogspot.com WEBSITE: productive in our efforts to improve our www.indradhanushya.doodlekit.com environment. EDITORIAL BOARD PMC now aims to reverse this trend, Shri NareshX Zurmure, IFS maintain the biodiversity and improve the quality Additional MunicipalCommissioner (G) of water and air. I appeal for the co-operation & Pune Municipal Corporation Shri Sunil Kesari citizens to further our goals. Deputy Commissione(Technical) Pune Municipal Corporation Shri Mangesh Dighe Environment Officer, PROGRAMS/ACTIVITIES AT INDRADHANUSHYA Pune Municipal corporation Dr. SuchetaENVIRONMENT Karande. AWARENESSShri Naresh PI ROGRAMSZurmure, IFS Environment Manager, Additional Municipal Commissioner (G) Indradhanushya Environment, education and citizenshipcentre Pune Municipal Corporation Pune Municipal corporation 1 ENVIRONMNETALEDUCATION PROGRAMS FOR SCHOOL STUDENTS Bal Shikshan Kendre- children in age group of 5yrs to 14yrs. On 12th May from 11am to 1pm and from Bhasheche Godee: 2.30pm to 4.30pm film screenedabout The children of play group visited Indian wild life. After each film an Indradhanushya centre on 17th May 2012 interactive session was conducted. from 10am to 1pm. It was as part of Drawing competition was held from 1.30 outdoor activity of Bal Shikshan Kendre. to 2.30 pm. The topic for thiscompetition The students were given information was ―Jungle Life‖.At 5pm ,interactive about environment, plants and past and session with Dr. Anil Avchat was present of Pune . In auditorium someclips conducted. He conducted workshop on were shown about some birds, animals Origami. Origami is a traditional Japanese &relative information was given to the art of paper folding which started in 17th students. century in Japan. The day concluded by Drama Training Work Shop prize distribution of drawing competition. for PMC School Students: Training workshop for PMC school students was conducted at Indradhanushyacentre on 7th May 2012. The essential basis of dramatics was taught which included amongst other things, the art of public speaking, winner points of attended the training workshop. It was a very joyous experience for the students. Jungle Joy Festival : Documentary screening at Indradhanushya Jungle Joy Festival was celebrated at centre during Jungle Joy Festival Indradhanushya centreon 11am to 7pm which was organized by aNature Walk on The 2nd day of Jungle Joy Festivalstarted 12th& 13th May 2012.In this festival with a nature walkconducted by Mr. Anuj different competitions, lectures, Khare (Hon. Wildlife warden) at Taljai documentary screening wereconducted for hill. The next session started at 11am at 2 Indradhanushya centre.The session titled “In World of Cartoon‖by well-known cartoonist Mr Mangesh Tendulkar. Students of std.7th from DHAYARI – KARNABADHIRSCHOOL visited Indradhanushya Environment and Citizenship Centre Adventure Camp at Peshwe Famous cartoonist Mr Mangesh Tendulkar having a look at the cartoons drawn by Park: students at Indradhanushya centreduring On 22nd and 23rdMay 2012 inbetween10 Jungle Joy Festival. am to 1pm an adventure camp for The following session was conducted by standard of 5th to 10th was organized at Ms. Pooja Bhale on Indian wild life at 12 Peshwe Park. Students from various noon. At 1.30pm workshop on schools participated in this adventure preparingclay toys was conducted by Ravi camp. A documentary on Shekruwas also Ghaisas. screened. The students were later shown School Visit at ―Jigyasa‖—a bus developed by CEE Indradhanushya Centre: whichexhibits various environmental issues through the medium of panels. Students of std.10thfrom D.E.S. Kids enjoying the documentary “Shekru” Secondary School visited during Adventure camp at Peshwe Park Indradhanushya Environment and Citizenship Centre on 17th April 3 2012 of bird watching, Interesting facts about various birds etc. More than 60 bird lovers and club members attended the slideshow. A film on Balpandy was screened on 14th March 2012.The film showcases an individual‘s hard work, his unprecedented efforts to conserve wildlife; especially Kids enjoying adventure games during water birds. The film portrays an Adventure camp environmental success story picturised in Wild Life Camp: the most dramatic way. A group of For students of standard 5th to 10th Wild discussion on the salient film followed. th life Camp was organized On 26 May 2012,Yash Bhandare, an atIndradhanushya centre on 28th may 2012 eleven year old boy and an active member at 11am. Video clips about birds, and of Kika‘s Bird Club, presented his study animals were shown and about on the nesting behavior of the Purple- theminformation was given .The camp rumped Sunbird (Nectarinia zeylonica). included screening of clips like migration He narrated his experiences and keen of birds & animals, poaching, Tigers, observations with the help of visuals – Peacock, Great Indian both still and video clips. A short film on Bustard(GIB),Elephant breeding biology and ecology of the Kika’s Bird Club : Flamingoes was screened in the later part of the program . On 24thMarch 2012, a slide show under the A film on Penguins by the BBC was on activity of ―Kika‘s Bird Club‖ was breeding and migration of this flightless conducted at Indradhanushya Environment bird was depicted in the most amazing and Citizenship Centre. The slideshow manner on 16th june 2012. It was was presented by Mr.Kiran Purandare, a emphasized that global warming is the renowned Bird expert, whose experience only threat to hundreds and thousands of in the field of bird study is over three Adelies (Pygoscelis adeliae) and the decades. The lecture was entitled ―Basics largest Penguin, The Emperor Penguin of Birding‖ wherein very basic (Aptenodytes forsteri)Kiran Purandare information about birds was given. Some gave additional information about the of the points that were talked about: salient features of the film. Habitats of birds, behavior of birds, basics 4 On 28th July 2012- Mrs. Madhavi Kavi and sanctuary harbours more than 80 species Devdatta Lohokare, both members of of birds and invertebrates. The sanctuary Kika‘s Bird Club , gave presentations. The transforms into a buzzing heronry during idea was to encourage the members to the monsoon, attracting many water bird in undertake small projects related to various the vicinity. aspects of bird study. Mrs. Kavi narrated KBC‘s official website was launched, her experiences of photographing birds at the hands of Hon. Shri. Mahesh Pathak, and around her home in Aundh area.She Commissioner, Pune Municipal explained how and why the diversity and Corporation on Saturday, 27th October, number of birds in her backyard change 2012. according to changing seasons. Devadatta, The address is : www.kikasbirdclub.org a student of 8th standard gave a talk on his College Visits: feathered friends while showing some of the wonderful pictures clicked by him. On 25th August 2012-Mr. Rajesh Kange, who works as a Producer at the State Institute ofEducationalTechnology (Balchitrawani) screened short films on birds produced by him. He also narrated his experiences while making films on Students from Sangam NGO visited birds and nature. One of his films has won Indradhanushya centre on 15th March 8 national awards at the National 2012in exchange program paying keen Educational Video Film Festival organized attention to environment issues by NCERT, New Delhi. His films were appreciated by one and all as they were based on nesting behaviour of commonly found birds like the Red-vented Bulbul and the Ashy Prinia. On 31st August 2012, Mr. Hemant Dhadnekar, an avid birdwatcher and an active member of Kika‘s Bird Club gave a presentation based on his visit to GudaviBirds Sanctuary(Karnataka).Spread MBA students from Ahmadabad over an area of 74 hectares, the birds visited at Indradhanushya on 10th Sept. 2012. 5 “Kids for Tiger Festival”: Rally from Shaniwarwada to Balgandharv was organized. Pune Municipal Corporation, Sanctuary Asia Magazine and the Project Tiger Program of Central Government jointly conducted ―Kids for Tiger Festival‖. The dates of the festival were 1st July 2012 to 7th July 2012.The festival was planned with the objective to increase awareness among the students and the citizens about the ―Big Cats‖ viz. Tiger, Lion, Leopard and the Snow Leopard who currently are facing the threat of becoming extinct. The Rally during