Under project: Supply of Citizen Science Research & Education services
Funded by: Earthwatch Institute India
Citizen Science Leader events are part of HSBC-Earthwatch Water Programme. During this whole day event HSBC employees are generally empowered on the importance of fresh water resources and about various aspects of East Kolkata Wetlands. They get trained to measure basic water quality parameters using handy kits and are taken for a ‘walk and talk’ session around the bheries in the wetland.
CSL events are attended by HSBC Kolkata employees, NEWS team, Earthwatch respresentative and resource persons from NEWS, Dr. Manas Ranjan Roy, eminent (ex-)scientist from Chittaranjan National Cancer Research Institute. CSL events are organized at 4 No. Bheri, Chingrighata, East Kolkata Wetland, Kolkata.
Till now 13 CSL events were organized on 19.09.2014, 12.12.2014, 16.01.2015, 27.02.2015, 26.03.2015, 24.04.2015, 11.09.2015, 11.12.2015, 15.01.2016, 22.01.2016, 12.02.2016, 26.02.2016,11.03.2016 and 18.03.2016. total participants number is 344.