Activities

ACTIVITIES (2017 ONWARDS)

• COMMERCIAL UTILITY OF HERBAL PLANTS IN RELATION TO DEVELOPMENT OF SOCIAL ENTREPRENEURSHIP; OUTREACH PROGRAMME FOR TRAINING UNDERPRIVILEGED PEOPLE OF THE SOCIETY: Download

COMMERCIAL UTILITY OF HERBAL PLANTS IN RELATION TO DEVELOPMENT OF SOCIAL ENTREPRENEURSHIP; OUTREACH PROGRAMME FOR TRAINING UNDERPRIVILEGED PEOPLE OF THE SOCIETY (11th and 21st September, 2023)

A Seminar was organized by Medicinal Plant Garden Committee and by the Department of Botany, entitled “Commercial utility of herbal plants in relation to development of social entrepreneurship; outreach programme for training underprivileged people of the society” on 11th September, 2023. Resource Persons of the Seminar were SRI ARUN KUMAR MUKHOPADHYAY, IFS, Conservator of Forests, Development Circle, W.B. and SRI DULAL KAR, Senior Horticulturist, GREEN MALL, SAMUK POTA, SOUTH 24 PGS, West Bengal. A workshop - exhibition cum fair was organized by Medicinal Plant Garden Committee and by the Department of Botany on 21st September, 2023 in continuing with the same objective. The resource persons of the workshop were Dr. Mithu Biswas (Herbal soap preparation) , Dr. Anindita Dey (Herbal Abir preparation ) , Dr. Soma Halder ( Herbal Tea preparation ) , Dr. Mrs. Phalguni Bhattacharyya ( Plant Active Constituent Detection ). An exhibition cum fair was held in the Room no.33 on herb or plant based jewellery, apparels and artefacts, exhibition cum sale of indoor plants by ‘Alokdishari’ and other entrepreneurs.

TITLE OF EVENT:"PLANT DONATION AND ENVIRONMENTAL REHABILITATION"
DATE: 23.04.2023
TREE PLANTATION PROGRAMME AT 'SUSHRUT' MEDICINAL PLANT GARDEN, BHASA CAMPUS, ORGANIZED BY MEDICINAL PLANT GARDEN COMMITTEE AND IQAC-ASUTOSH COLLEGE
RESOURCE PERSONS: DR. AMITAVA GHOSH AND DR. MITHU BISWAS

The primary objective of the programme is environmental rehabilitation. The Medicinal Plant Garden and the adjoining areas were completely destroyed by the devastating Amphan cyclone in 2020. The existing plots in the garden are replenished with new saplings mostly donated by the students and faculties of various departments of the College. Students learned to identify different medicinal plants and through the Tree plantation programme, they became aware of the need for conservation of these plants. They not only got acquainted with the diversity of the plant kingdom in their natural habitats but also felt the urge in conserving and protecting our environment.