GDC Vijaypur organises Industrial visit for Students

SAMBA, November 07: Department of Environmental Sciences of Government Degree College Vijaypur organizes students visit to the Kandhari Beverages Pvt. Ltd. Unit II, Phase III Samba under the aegis of Atam Nirbhar Bharat, Skill India & Make in India. The visit/workshop was aimed at making students aware of various pollution control devices installed in the industries and working of ETP (Effluent Treatment Plant).

The students, along with faculty members, interacted with the Manager, professionals and workers working at Kandhari-Beverages Industry, Samba. About 32 students of Environmental Sciences department attended the visit. At the outset, Prof. Poonam Kundan (Head, Department of Environmental Sciences) briefed the about the objective of an industrial tour. Mr. Satinder Nagra Vice president of Kandhari explained various initiatives by the company to safeguard environment like rainwater harvesting structures, working on restoration of ponds, recycling of PET bottles and other various other initiative. Other officials who briefed the students were Mr. Jatinder (HR Manager), Hardeep Singh (Quality Manager) and Abhinav Bakshi (Administration Head).

Speaking on the occasion, Principal of the College, Prof. (Dr.) Vandana Gupta congratulated the Environmental Sciences department for such initiatives and that is the need of the hour. She further added that it provides the students an opportunity to learn practically through interaction, working methods and employment practices.

The one-day tour was coordinated by Prof. Poonam Kundan in collaboration with DIC Samba and co-coordinated by Prof. Renuka Kundan, Lecturer Political Science and Prof. Rakesh Kumar, Lecturer History.