Regional Museum of Natural History, Bhopal (A Regional Centre of National Museum of Natural History, New Delhi) is organizing various activities under Summer Nature Study Programme- Green Teen for the students of class 8 to 10.
In continuation of the environmental educational programmes; Films like Kanha, Effects of Climate Change were screened during the Film Show on Wednesday.
A study visit of Waste Paper Recycling Unit at Environmental Planning & Coordination Orgnization (EPCO), Bhopal was arranged for the participants to provide the knowledge about Waste Paper Recycling.
Rajesh Mishra and their team demonstrated the process of waste paper recycling in to useful paper and told that the collected waste paper are being turned into small pieces with the help of Rag Cutter and those small pieces are poured with water in to Hydra Pulper to get Paper Pulp. 25% of Hosiery Cloth and Deodar gum are being mixed in to paper pulp to get stronger paper and this mixture is being transferred in to Beater for better mixing and finally that pulp can be spread on the mesh of Auto Vat to get Wet Paper.
Wet Paper is being pressed under Screw Press Machine to extract 60% of water and remain 40% water evaporates during Sun Dry. Final product of paper is processed after pressing and cutting in desired sizes. Participants of the programme prepared paper under practical session of the programme. Manik Lal Gupta, Scientist-C was the coordinator of this programme.
