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NECESSITY FOR CHANGENECESSITY FOR CHANGE

School Campus is littered with green leaves falling from the garden trees. It is very important to maintain a clean environment. Thus we need to bring about a change in the situation.

Design for Change contestDesign for Change contest20102010

What did we change?What did we change?

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A CLEAN CAMPUS AND MAKING A CLEAN CAMPUS AND MAKING WEALTH OUT OF WASTE - MANURE WEALTH OUT OF WASTE - MANURE FOR THE SCHOOL GARDENFOR THE SCHOOL GARDEN

ARRANGED FOR A VISIT TO ARRANGED FOR A VISIT TO MR.INDRAKUMAR’SMR.INDRAKUMAR’S ( Senator, EXNORA INTERNATIONAL President, HOME ( Senator, EXNORA INTERNATIONAL President, HOME

EXNORA ) HOUSE TO LEARN ABOUT VERMI-EXNORA ) HOUSE TO LEARN ABOUT VERMI-COMPOSTINGCOMPOSTING

ORDERED FOR CEMENT RINGS TO PUT IN ORDERED FOR CEMENT RINGS TO PUT IN THE LEAVES FALLING FROM TREES.THE LEAVES FALLING FROM TREES.

PROCEDURE:PROCEDURE:

Buy cement rings and place one above the Buy cement rings and place one above the other to form a bin, under a tree shade over other to form a bin, under a tree shade over the soil. Bin height should not exceed 2 feet.the soil. Bin height should not exceed 2 feet.

Collect the garden waste every day in the bin.Collect the garden waste every day in the bin.

Mix cow dung in water and sprinkle it over the Mix cow dung in water and sprinkle it over the garbage waste.garbage waste.

Follow the above two steps every day.Follow the above two steps every day.

Once the bin is filled, start dumping the garden Once the bin is filled, start dumping the garden waste in another bin.waste in another bin.

Within 90 days, entire garden waste in the first Within 90 days, entire garden waste in the first bin will become compost automatically by the bin will become compost automatically by the action of earthworms (Lampito mauritti) from action of earthworms (Lampito mauritti) from earth.earth.

After 90 days, the compost can be removed After 90 days, the compost can be removed from the first bin and can be used for from the first bin and can be used for collection of garden waste.collection of garden waste.

The compost removed from the first bin can be The compost removed from the first bin can be used as manure for the school garden.used as manure for the school garden.

Wealth out of wasteWealth out of waste

The organic manure is used for the plants grown in the garden.The organic manure is used for the plants grown in the garden.

1. N.SIVAKUMAR - IX - C

2. N.MEYYAMMAI - IX - B

3. R.K.GEETHANJALI - IX - C

4. R.HARINEE - IX - C

5. N.ARVIND - IX - A

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The team of NSN Chitlapakkam has succeeded in creating the change.

Success Achieved !Success Achieved !