Institutional Distinctiveness 2020-21

Mahishadal Raj College promotes and practices eco-centric learning in all aspects. Students complete a course on Environmental Studies where they are bound to submit a project focusing on sustainable practices and lifestyle. Students are also made aware of the importance of ecology and the need to protect and preserve the same for future generations. Students also regularly visit the markets to supervise cleanliness of the area and to ensure proper disposal of daily biodegradable and non-biodegradable wastes separately.

The Departments of Biological Sciences, especially the Department of Zoology, is a pioneer in this arena. The department has undertaken measures for saving the Gangetic Dolphins. The department has also conducted workshops with fishermen of the area to teach them the benefits of appropriate nets that catch big fishes but lets the small fishes escape, thereby helping them in growing and reaching reproductive age. Capturing small fishes jeopardizes the fish population by killing and preventing the production of fish spawns.

The department also observes different days dedicated to environment like International Tiger Day, World Environment Day etc. to promote awareness among students and staff about environmental degradation and the methodologies to combat the same. Seminars and conferences are regularly conducted for furthering the awareness and practice of environmental conservation. The college has also signed an Agreement of Collaboration (as good as Memorandum of Understanding) with the World Wildlife Fund. Dr. Tanmoy Rudra, the General Secretary of International Foundation for Environment and Ecology, periodically visits the college to interact with the students and encourage them towards preserving ecology and practice sustainability.