Syamaprasad College

(Affiliated to University of Calcutta, NAAC Acrediated ``B")
Main: 92, SP Mukherjee Road & Annex: 5B, R Dasgupta Road, Kolkata 700-026

(033) 2455-1738/7671,  syamaprasadcollege@gmail.com

Environment Cell

The Environment Cell of Syamaprasad College is an extremely active body which spreads awareness about the Environment. Over the last one year, it has conducted seminars and webinars as well as held an essay competition to celebrate World Environment Day. The Cell with the help of its volunteers from the Environment Club has organized tree plantation on the occasion of the Vana Mahotsav Week. The Environment Cell also organises the Environment Club comprising of student members. Currently the club has around 50 members.

Convenors

  • Dr. Tilottama Mukherjee, Convenor, Dept. of Political Science
  • Dr. Nivedita Bhattacharya, Jt-Convenor, Dept. of French

Activity

The Environment Cell runs an environment club with students who participate in raising awareness about environment protection and improvement.
The Cell has orgnizes several seminars and webinars, poster competition, essay competition, tree planting for Vano Mahotsav, and also publishes peer-reviewed e-book as per its activities.

2023

World Environment Day, 5th June

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Previous Activities
ESSAY COMPETITION AND VAN-MAHOTSAV ON JUNE 5, 2021
  • ESSAY TOPIC: Major Environmental Issues and Possible Remedies in India: A Personal Overview
    (The essays were submitted by students in English/Bengali.Hindi)
  • Tree Plantation Program to celebrate Van Mahotsav week.
ONE DAY NATIONAL WEBINAR ON GLOBAL WARMING AND CLIMATE CHANGE IMPLICATIONS FOR INDIA ON SEPT 25, 2021

Date, time and venue: 25 SEPTEMBER, 2021
Duration: 3 p.m.–7 p.m.
Organised by Environmental Cell and IQAC Speakers: Dr Chandrani Bandyopadhyay Neogi, (Associate Professor, of Urban Planning in the School of Planning & Architecture, New Delhi ); Prof. Souvanik Roy Professor, (Department of Architecture, Town and Regional Planning, Indian Institute of Engineering Science and Technology (IIEST), Shibpur); Dr. Rijaul Islam Sana, (Assistant Professor, Geography, Hiralal Bhakat College, Nalhati).
No of participants: 50

ONE DAY NATIONAL WEBINAR ON ‘HIDDEN THREATS OF COVID-19 PANDEMIC: MENTAL AND PHYSICAL HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENT ON AUG 7, 2020

Date, time and venue: 7th August, 2020, 3pm, online on Google meet
Duration: 3 p.m.–7 p.m.
Organised by Environmental Cell and IQAC

Speakers: Mrinal Kanti Banerjee (Water Conservationist), Dr. Kalyan Mukherjee (Professor-in-charge Psychological Counselling Unit, Aliah University) Dr. Amit Chattopadhyay (Assistant Professor, Zoology, Serampore College)
No of participants: 53

College Level Seminar on ‘Environmental Disaster - Biodiversity Conservation’

Date, Time, Venue: 12th March 2020 , 2.30 p.m.in the Annexe Building.
Duration: 2.00 p.m. – 5.30 pm
Organised by the Environment Cell of the Syamaprasad College, Department of Biological-Sciences, and IQAC, to celebrate National Science Day, 2020.
Resource Person: Dr. Prabir Ranjan Sur, scientist, Botanical society of India
No. of participants: 52 students; 16 teachers