Educational Field Trip to Bindu Hydel Power Plant and Washabari Tea Gardens

The Department of Computer Science of The Bhawanipur Education Society College embarked on an educational field trip to Bindu Hydel Power Plant, Jaldakha. Before visiting the power plant, the students and teachers would be stopping by at “Washabari Tea Garden Primary School”.

The purpose of this trip was to educate the students about the automation involved in the running of a full-fledged power plant and to encourage them to be responsible citizens of our country.

No. of Teachers	5 + 1 Support Staff
No. of Students	54
Name of the Teachers	·       Mr. Sanjib Halder ·       Ms. Runa Ganguli ·       Mr. Utsab Mukherjee ·       Mr. Akash Mehta ·       Ms. Shawni Dutta ·       Mr. Soumen Pradhan (Support Staff)
Duration	22nd September 2019 – 25th September 2019
Places Visited
Day-1	·       Washabarie Tea Garden Primary School
Day-2	·       Bindu Hydel Power Plant, Jaldakha
Day-3	·       Teesta Barrage

Day-1:

The Students and Teachers of the department of Computer Science first visited the Washabarie Tea Garden Primary School on 23-09-2019. The Departmental members proceeded to present the School Teachers and Students with gifts – colour pencils, crayons, drawing books and small toys. The Departmental Students and Teachers then spent time with the little kids of the school

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Day-2:

The Students and Teachers of the department of Computer Science then visited the Bindu Hydel Power Plant, Jaldakha on 24-09-2019. The Students and teachers were then divided into groups. Each group was then given a tour of the facilities. The groups were taught about the running of the power plant, and they were shown the role played by automation in the working of the plant.

Day-3:

The Students and Teachers of the department of Computer Science then visited the Teesta barrage on 25-09-2019. The visit proved fruitful as the students got to witness, firsthand, the sheer humongous nature of a Dam. Some Dam engineers were kind enough to explain the running of the Dam to the students. They went on to elaborate about the role played by such barrages in controlling flood in the plain regions of our state.