Seminar on Vermicomposting Technique at Dept. of Post Graduate Studies in Chemistry
A UGC Sponsored Seminar on Vermicomposting and Organic
Manuring was held under the auspicious of
Department of Post Graduate Studies in Chemistry on 05.02.2018 in the Audio
Visual Hall of Govinda Dasa College, Surathkal. Dr. Harish Joshi, Rtd.
Professor and HOD of Zoology was the chief resource person. With many real-life examples and cases, he dwelt in
detail the history of vermicomposting, how we can preserve mother earth, the
raising, and production of earthworms and
harvesting worm castings, using worms to decompose organic food waste, turning
the waste into a nutrient-rich material capable of supplying necessary
nutrients to help sustain plant growth. He amused the students with is a beautiful poem on earthworms and enlightened
about different vermicomposting techniques and organic manuring. He explained
in detail how vermicompost or worm fertilizer is strictly organic, how it
enriches the soil, creates an ecologically safe system of food production and
raises land productivity. He impressed the participants how we can reduce
the harmful effects of chemicals and pesticides. He reiterated that Cleopatra
who renamed the worm as a sacred
creature, whose removal from Egypt was punishable by death. Nile Valley is said
to be the most fertile tract of land on earth and it is literally one vast bed
of earthworm soil.
He suggested that we can feed
our worms almost anything, but advised to avoid anything acidic, oranges. Th
programme was presided by the Principal of Govinda Dasa College, Dr. B. Muralidhar Rao, Guest of Honour Dr. Sureshramana Mayya, Director, PG Studies
who said that by inputting waste, we can get black gold as an output, he
suggested to save money by letting worms make compost for us free and
fast. Prof. Krishnamurthi, Vice Principal of the College and Prof
Neelappa, Dean of the Science were also present on this occasion. Miss.
Rashmi Kumari rendered invocation and Mis. Namratha Bhandari compered the programme. Mr.
Sharath Kumar introduced the resource person and Mr Karthik GS welcomed the participants and guests. The programme
was followed by "Swacha GDC", cleaning of campus.
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