At the crack of dawn, 18 Nasrites and 18 Germans along with 4 teachers met at the Nasr School playground from where we all boarded our buses to Warangal! This trip was organized by the WWF or World Wildlife Fund. The WWF is an international non-governmental organisation working on issues regarding conservation, research and restoration of the environment. It is the world's largest independent conservation organisation. It's aim is to stop the degradation of the planet's natural environment and to build a future in which humans live in harmony with nature. Currently, much of its work focuses on the conservation of three biomes that contain most of the world's biodiversity: oceans and coasts, forests and freshwater ecosystems. Among other issues, it is also concerned with endangered species, pollution and climate change.
Our first halt was at the Shri Jain Swetambar Tirth where we learnt about Jainism as we walked about the magnificent architectural establishment. We then made a beeline for the Pembarthi district where we had breakfast at the Haritha Wayside Amenities. Our next destination was Shyampet where we were taken to the project arena of WWF. The esteemed staff of WWF educated us about sustainable agriculture, water management etc. Lunch comprised of South Indian delicacies. Cotton picking was a fun-filled activity! After the visit to the cotton farm we went to the Gangadevi Palli Model Village where we interacted with the village head, Mr. Raja Mouli. We were enlightened with the various exquisite aspects of this ideal village, main ones being prohibition of consumption of alcohol, equal participation of women, purified drinking water, sanitation etc.
After a long day, we finally arrived at the hotel Haritha where we were put up. After room allotments we had dinner and then enjoyed with our friends. It was a wonderful day.
- Rajvi Mehta
Our first halt was at the Shri Jain Swetambar Tirth where we learnt about Jainism as we walked about the magnificent architectural establishment. We then made a beeline for the Pembarthi district where we had breakfast at the Haritha Wayside Amenities. Our next destination was Shyampet where we were taken to the project arena of WWF. The esteemed staff of WWF educated us about sustainable agriculture, water management etc. Lunch comprised of South Indian delicacies. Cotton picking was a fun-filled activity! After the visit to the cotton farm we went to the Gangadevi Palli Model Village where we interacted with the village head, Mr. Raja Mouli. We were enlightened with the various exquisite aspects of this ideal village, main ones being prohibition of consumption of alcohol, equal participation of women, purified drinking water, sanitation etc.
After a long day, we finally arrived at the hotel Haritha where we were put up. After room allotments we had dinner and then enjoyed with our friends. It was a wonderful day.
- Rajvi Mehta
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