SRIMCA Nature Club is a body which not only reveals the NATURE-intensive attitude of its members, but what it does more is to make others realize the importance of NATURE-CONSERVANCE in life to everyone. It consists of students of SRIMCA who voluntarily accepts their responsibility towards the role of a human being in protecting MOTHER-NATURE. And very sincerely all the children of MOTHER-NATURE, who are aware enough with her current situation, do their best of the efforts towards saving her from some of her naughty children who have forgotten the importance of her cleanliness.

SRIMCA Nature Club has been formed recently in August 2004. It has gone through various milestones & has made appreciable steps within the area of preserving the nature and its surroundings in the campus at SRIMCA. The current strength of SRIMCA Nature Club is 128 members including students of BCA & MCA, as well as the teaching staff. A working committee ‘CORE’ of 13 representatives arranges meetings at regular basis on WEDNESDAYS. The CORE members are assigned various tasks to perform for effective functioning of Nature Club. Very soon, the web site for Nature Club on http://www.bpkm.org.in/natureclub will be active.

Besides this, the regular activities of the Nature Club are held on each Friday.

Nature Club Activities:

1. Plantations:

We plan to plant saplings all around the campus and even outside of  campus.

2. Snake Rescue Training:

Protect nature and cure injured animals, we will train the members by different type of training programs like – snake rescue, animal rescue, birds rescue and treatment to injured birds and re-habitation of birds.

3. Adventure Activities:

Rock climbing, river crossing, mountaineering etc. activities will be done by students.

4. Tracking Camps:

Dang, Sasangir, Manali etc for tracking places, Camps will be organized to give the students a chance to live in proximity with nature.

5. Bird Watching, Counting & Rescue:

Bird counting activities and their regular monitoring will be done by the members.

6. Waste Management:

Starting from our campus, we shall try to maintain cleanliness of the surroundings by proper disposal of waste and educate the people for the same in nature awareness program.

7. Seminars:

Environmentalists from all over the state/region will conduct regular seminars and environmental awareness talks.

8. Special Functions:

Special functions are held on days like Environment day, World Wildlife day etc to bring out the love for nature among the students.

9. Members Meetings:

Regular meetings (monthly and annual) will be arranged for all the members to discuss/review/formulate policies and determining strategies to meet out the goals of our club.

10. Nature Awareness Program:

We will do some awareness programs in villages. (e.g. We will educate the people of the region e.g. villages, schools, colleges, other institutions/organizations with regards to nature and conduct appropriate activities there.)

 The synopsis of the activities performed till date is as below.

# Plantation in the green areas of the campus:

This activity involved the members in planting the various plants in the special areas of the SRIMCA campus. The various saplings and flower plants were seeded and the existing maintained around the campus.

# Campus Cleaning on 13-Aug-04:

As is the case with any campus, the campus of SRIMCA was crowded by plastic waste, paper waste, etc. The members realized this matter as the first thing to do, and the members cleaned the campus.

# Snake Training Programme

 1. On 20-Aug-04:

The current scenario all over the world is that the awareness towards snakes really needs to be built up among common people. And as is the case with anywhere in INDIA is, just kill the snake as u see it, even without confirming whether it is venomous or not. And thus, some species of snake in INDIA are in danger. So, as one of the activities, SRIMCA Nature Club intends to spread this awareness first among the members and eventually in the whole society. So for that, it was necessary to make members aware with the species of snakes, which are venomous and which are not, their characteristics, their habitats, etc. So, it was an introductory seminar presented by Mr. Harsh Pandit, student of MCA.

2. On 27-Aug-04:

This day, members were made contact with real snakes. The snakes observed on this day were

1) Rat Snake,

2) Checkered Kill-back Snake

3) Indian Python

The members observed the patterns these snakes have, the shape of their head, etc., which together make a set of characteristics that are necessary to recognize the particular species.

3.  On 10-Sep-04:

This was another session involving snake identification. The snakes observed that day were

1)     Indian Python

2)     Rat Snake

3)     Russell’s Viper Snake

Along with that, MR. Viral Prajapati and Mr. Deep Shah, members of SURAT NATURE CLUB, conducted a seminar and slideshow about the expedition they made on the mountains of Himalayas named Gangotri Peaks G1, G2, and G3. They gave instructions on what are the prerequisites for such expeditions, what preparations has to be made before leaving, what cautions to be observed, etc.

# Debate & Snake Training Programme on 08-Oct-04:        

A debate on “whether the uses of animals like rats, rabbits, monkeys, frogs, etc. in experimentation in the area of cosmetic and pharmacy should be legally banned or not “ was held. Along with that, members were made familiar with a different kind of snake called “ Green Vine Snake”.

  # Upcoming Activity:

SRIMCA Nature Club further plans to hold skits and plays in the schools of surrounding areas and to arrange “Bicycle-Expedition” as well as “Jungle Camping” in the areas of Dangs. By conducting skits and plays in schools, the intention is to make children familiar with the need to preserve nature and become aware about the hazards towards the nature.