Transforming our Waste Problem into a Climate Solution
| Meeting Date | 08 Jan 2022 |
| Meeting Time | 18:00:00 |
| Location | Zoom |
| Meeting Type | Regular |
| Meeting Topic | Transforming our Waste Problem into a Climate Solution |
| Meeting Agenda | |
| Chief Guest | Mr. Priyadarshan Sahastrabuddhe |
| Club Members Present | 65 |
| Minutes of Meeting | Pre-fellowship started at 6 PM on Zoom where many members joined and interacted with each other on various topics. Post pre-Fellowship, the meeting was called to order by Pres. Amitabha Mukhopadhyay and all members and guests were welcomed to the meeting. As a salute to spirit of giving, the members appreciated the contribution by: Rtn PP Madhu Rathi - 1000$ for APF We received donation of Rs 5,86,250 from IIMB Alumni Association and Rs 2,05,000 from Alkyl Company for Mobile Covid Vaccination Project. Also, Franklin Templeton Asset Management Pvt Limited has committed and amount of 1.78 crores for the Vaccination Project of which we have received the first instalment of Rs 58,74,000/-. President Amitabha updated members about the Vaccination on Wheels Project status. 7,24,035 vaccines have been administered as on 7th Jan. The Robotics Project online classes has started from 7th January, 2022. These Classes will be conducted on Friday and Saturday from 7 pm to 8 pm. Those students unable to attend the online classes, will see the videos on “MPOWERO” mobile App. Total 167 girls enrolled from Z P School Dhanore and Kanya Shala Chakan. Rtn. Oni and Nafisa Kakajiwala handed over 10,800- N95 masks to Vaccine-On-Wheel project. An Eye Check Up Camp was organized at Disha Institute on 29th December, 2021 by Rtn Oni and Nafisa Kakajiwala. A total of 87 persons had their eyes checked of whom 81 were adults and 6 were children. 32 reading glasses given out and 6 need cataract surgery including one 11-year-old girl. President Amitabha made announcements regarding the Utsav District Conference, the Innerwheel Cancer Awareness Programme. We wished happy birthday to R'Ann Sita Bhatia, Rtn. PP Polly Patel, R'Ann Fatema Chinoy, R'Ann Hutokshi Pundole, Rtn. Arun Shroff and Rtn. Surendra Shroff. We wished happy anniversary to Rtn. Jayant and R'Ann Meera Luthra, Rtn. PP Sanjiv and R'Ann Rita Kumar. This week guest speaker Mr. Priyadarshan Sahasrabuddhe spoke on “'Transforming our Waste Problem into a Climate Solution”. Through his waste to energy system Vaayu, a compact biogas system, he is managing 2.5 tons of food waste per day, offsetting 2,670 cylinders/year worth of LPG and creating a fossil CO2 offset of 115 tons/year. It was a very informative session and we hope that RCPC and Mr Priyadarshan can work on some good waste management initiatives in the future. Last week End Polio Now collection was Rs 1000/- Next Week Saturday, 15th January 2022 the Club Birthday will be celebrated in online mode due to the Covid restrictions. |