Classroom-on-wheels to give students eco-lessons in Bengaluru
The classroom-on-wheels, launched by automotive technology company Tekion and NGO BlueDot Foundation, was flagged off by actor Pranitha Subhash. The vehicle will educate nearly 10,000 students across the state in the coming months on wildlife conflict mitigation strategies, biodiversity and ecosystems of Karnataka, snake awareness and snakebite first aid, climate change and its local impact and water management.
Tekion's chief people officer Rana Robillard said: "Environmental protection is the urgent need of our time, and there is no better way to secure our future than by instilling values of conservation in our youngsters." BlueDot Foundation founder and director Harsha Tej said: "The programme uses a specially customized vehicle to bring interactive learning experiences directly to schools, rural communities and people staying in forest-fringe areas.
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Tekion's senior director (comm) Aravind Gowda said the programme will reach 300 schools in the state. Retractable display boards and presentation kits, learning materials (posters, models, specimens), AV system for videos and sound-based learning, and eco-kits for children are part of the mobile unit.
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