LAND RESOURCES: USE FOR PROSPERITY, SAVE FOR POSTERITY

LAND RESOURCES:
USE FOR PROSPERITY, SAVE FOR POSTERITY


Sub-Theme:

1. KNOW YOUR LAND
2. FUNCTIONS OF LAND
3. LAND QUALITY
4. ANTHROPOGENIC ACTIVITY ON LAND
5. SUSTAINABLE USE OF LAND RESOURCES
6. COMMUNITY KNOWLEDGE ON LAND USE




Coordinators’ Note


At the outset we thank Dr.R.N Ray and his team of NCSTC Network and Dr.D.K Pandey of RVPSP/DST, GOI for entrusting us with the task of organizing and conducting the brainstorming workshop for the preparation of activity guide NCSC 2010-11
This year a large number of renowned scientists, professors, researchers and teachers spent their valuable times for a couple of days in the National Brain Storming Workshop held at Kalyani Campus of Bidhan Chandra Krishi Viswavidyalaya, West Bengal as well as exchanged their views and enriched each and every session with their valuable contributions and suggestions. We have no words to express our sincere gratitude to all of the respected persons. We particularly thank the academic and technical staff of Bidhan Chandra Krishi Viswavidyalaya, West Bengal and the university authorities actually who were instrumental in giving the brainstorming session a shape to its desired destination. Rest of the scientists and academics were invited by RVPSP.
The focal theme for NCSC 2010–2011has been unanimously selected as “LAND RESOURCE: USE FOR PROSPERITY, CONSERVE FOR POSTERITY”, with six subthemes, viz. (i) Know your land, (ii) Functions of land, (iii) Land quality, (iv) Sustainable use of land resources, (v) Anthropogenic activities on land, and (vi) Community knowledge on land use.

This guide book will provide a number of project ideas including few suggested areas of work with a brief background under each sub-theme. In addition, a detailed and informative note on the focal theme has also been included for ready reference. Moreover, a good number of related informations necessary for various types of calculations and measurements have also been incorporated for convenience of both teachers and children at large. The book has been designed in such a way that it can be preserved for ready reference for both privileged and unprivileged children of our country.

This is the first draft after incorporating not only the inputs emerging out of the session, but it has also incorporated the suggestions made by the group leaders after some rethinking and commands forwarded by various participants sent afterwards through e-mail. Cartoons, pictures and other technical instruments will be incorporated later on. However, we put forward the draft to the state coordinators to enable them to prepare for the National Orientation workshop, which will be held later on. We hope that this will also help the state coordinators to make preparations for its transformation into regional languages.

Once more we thank you all with the hope that you will feel free to send your comments and suggestions.

S.S Roy & P.B.Chakraborty