Press Coverage :

1. Filth greets kayakers in trip down ‘holy’ Ganga, Times of India

Kayaking  Expedition 2011

ALLAHABAD  -  KOLKATA

Distance : 1500 km approx.

Supported by

Ministry of  Youth  Affairs & Sports,

Govt.  of  India

and

Department of Youth  Services,

Govt. of West Bengal

Project On: – WATER QUALITY  OF  TOLLY’S NULLAH
( FROM  KHIDERPORE  TO  KUDGHAT)
DURING POST-MONSOON

The project was undertaken by the students of  batch No. 28 of Environmental Analyst Course of the Institute under the able guidance of their faculty Mr. Debashish Chatterjee and Ms. Sruti Chatterjee.

It was undertaken during the last week of December 2010. The project was mainly intended towards finding out the water quality of Tolly’s Nullah as compared to the quality of Ganga water both during high tide and low tide. It was based on a small sample size study of 7. The sample locations were selected on the basis of their scenario and activities. However the standard methodology was followed during the process and the outcomes of the project are based on the physical and chemical parameters of the samples.

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The Sea Explorers’ Institute,  Kolkata   will  hold  a Seminar on the  topic ‘Promotion of Adventure Sports (Land and Water)’ on   Saturday, 26th March, 2011 and the time is from 5:00 pm to 7:00 pm  in the Institute premises

Training Schedule in respect of   “ Disaster Management (Flood Rescue )” for   the financial year 2011 – 2012.

Download the Disaster Management Training  schedule 2011-2012.

a)      Life-Saving  &  Rescue  Operation  in  Surface  Water ,

• Batch 54 [New], commence from   10 October ’11 to 5 November’11, reserved by  1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8, 9 NDRF  Bn
• Batch 55  [New], commence from   10 October ’11 to 5 November’11, reserved by SSB.

b)   Underwater  Diving  Course  on  Life saving & Salvage,

• Batch 61 & 62 [Running] , from   31^st Oct’11 (Mon) to 10^th Dec’11 (Sat) , reserved by  04,05,06,08  NDRF Battalions.

Medical Care Course (STCW ’95)  [ ISO - 9001 : 2008 Certified],

• Starts from 18 May 2011  to 28 May  2011,  Batch : 23  ( completed).

Download the Application Form (PDF format)

This is to inform you that the Sea Explorers’ Institute, Kolkata has arranged to hold a Kayaking Competition 2011, on Friday, the 18th March 2011 from 12:00 noon at River Ganga.

Registration fees :  Rs. 25/- ( Rupees Twenty Five only)

• Contact :  Mr. Tapas Chowdhury   9007141695
• E-mail    :  info@seiindia.org
  

Sit and Draw Competition
Saturday, February 12, 2011 at the Millennium Park, Kolkata.

• Group – ‘A’ 1ST PRIZE, – Swastik Jana
• Group – ‘A’ 2ND PRIZE, – Rajib Nandy
• Group – ‘A’ 3RD PRIZE, – Rupsa Sengupta
• Group – ‘B’ 1ST PRIZE, – Rojannya Banerjee
• Group – ‘B’ 2ND PRIZE, – Shreya Singh
• Group – ‘B’ 3RD PRIZE, – Asmita Ghosh

The Sea Explorers’ Institute,  Kolkata   and   School of  Oceanographic  Studies,  Jadavpur University  will  hold  a Seminar on the  topic ‘Water and The Future of India’ on   Thursday, 3rd March, 2011 from 2:00 to 5:00 PM at Dr. K. P. Basu Memorial Hall, Jadavpur University .

Prof. Pradip Narayan Ghosh, Vice-Chancellor, Jadavpur University,  will preside over the Seminar .

Eminent speakers  like  Dr. Jayanta Bandyopadhyay, Dr. Kalyan  Rudra, and  Dr. Sugata Hazra will deliver speeches. .