Hans Raj Mahila Maha
Vidyalaya, Jalandhar is offering a 10 day Induction Programme in Life and
Professional Skills for +2 students. On the seventh day of this programme Dr.
Nitika Kapoor from Post Graduate Department of Botany was the Resource Person.
In first session, she delivered a lecture on “Basics of Kitchen Gardening”. She
demonstrated the preparation of compost from kitchen waste and garden waste. She made the students aware about various techniques of organic farming by which they can produce
chemical free vegies and other herbs at their home. In second session, she told
the students about how to prepare vermicompost at their home. In addition to
this various practicals used to test physico-chemical properties of soil like
pH, electrical conductivity and water holding capacity of soil etc. were also
performed with the help of Ms. Harpreet Kaur. Students took keen interest in
these experiments and setting of compost units. Principal Prof. Dr. (Mrs.) Ajay
Sareen congratulated the Resource Persons, organizers Mrs. Meenu Kohli and Ms.
Shallu Batra.
