Students head for school which re-opened after an extended summer vacation. Picture by Bhola Prasad

Water harvesting

The searing heat led to water problems for those residing on the outskirts. VIG English School Chota Govindpur offered six acres of its land to Telcon to carry out water harvesting project under TRSDS guidance. The land given by school is a water catchment area. Water flowing from the nearby hillocks would be trapped here. The project would go a long way in solving water crisis in the neighbouring areas and provide water for the school students. We are sure that neither we nor the people residing in the surrounding areas would have any water problem.

A student
VIG English School

More holidays

The extension of summer vacation for schools made most children jump for joy. But for us Carmelites it was a bit of disappointment. First, the scorching summer heat makes it impossible to play outside. Second, the extra holidays reminds us of the hovering exam. Since nothing new would be taught, the portion for the exams is going to be less. This is something to rejoice as we had the whole of the summer holidays to prepare.

Shreya Bhattacharya
Carmel Junior College

Cooler city

The vacation were extended bringing smiles to some faces. But the sad part is we will have to go to school on Saturdays too in July. But we should ponder over the reason why Jamshedpur is getting hotter every year. With more trees being cut, global warming is becoming an international issue and is a cause of concern. So we should all come forward to work for better, greener, cleaner, cooler town.

Arundhati Bakshi
Sacred Heart Convent School  

The Award goes
to the Kerala Public School, Kadma, for launching an environment awareness programme in the slums adjoining the school.