“Young Ecologists” visited the Mining Metallurgical Institute of Tajikistan, the Hydrometeorological Center of Sughd, and the decentralized wastewater treatment center in Spitamen district.
From August 2 to 9, 2024, the 11th educational and environmental camp “Our Green House 2024” is being held at the international camp “Shohin” with the participation of more than 50 members of the youth initiative group “Green Patrols,” who came from Dushanbe, Bokhtar, Rasht, and 12 cities and districts of the Sughd region.
According to the camp program, early on August 6, armed with energy and enthusiasm, the Green Patrols set off on an educational excursion.
According to the camp program, early on August 6, armed with energy and enthusiasm, the Green Patrols set off on an educational excursion.
Our excursion began with a visit to the Hydrometeorological Center of Sughd, located in Guliston, where the head of the center, Khamitov A., introduced the young ecologists to the work of the Hydrometeorological Center. Green Patrols watched with interest the station’s work process, the weather forecasting system, and the methods of using the latest equipment, which accurately measures atmospheric humidity and temperature, wind direction and speed, as well as equipment for measuring the level and volume of water in open sources.
Next, our young ecologists were warmly welcomed by professors and teachers of the Mining - metallurgical Institute of Tajikistan, who not only talked about the institute’s activities but also showed their laboratories for environmental chemistry, atmospheric and hydrosphere monitoring, as well as the water analytical laboratory. The students also visited the mineralogical cabinet with samples of minerals and rocks from all over Tajikistan and Central Asia, got acquainted with the Confucius Institute located at MMIT, the history of the institute, and other classrooms where they could imagine their future student lives. Unexpectedly, there was even a chance: Chinese language teachers conducted a small master class on calligraphy and other arts of the Chinese people.
One of the groups of “Green Patrols” also managed to visit the decentralized wastewater treatment system of the local kindergarten in the village of Safedteppa, Spitamen district. They got acquainted with the methods and processes of wastewater treatment, such as biological, aerobic, and anaerobic treatment, and subsequently with the infiltration of treated wastewater.
And at the end of the excursion, they visited the sanitary zone for water preparation for supply to the network of the village of Safedteppa. There, the students got acquainted with the water supply system and saw the water supply sources and wells. They thoroughly examined the water reservoirs with a total volume of 1000 m2, the operator’s room, and the chlorination room, and had an active discussion with the director of the water supply organization.
The excursion not only broadened the participants’ horizons but also sowed the seeds of interest in professions related to environmental protection and water resource management. This is an important step towards forming a new generation of responsible citizens ready to actively participate in the preservation of nature and the sustainable development of their region.
This excursion took place within the framework of the 11th environmental summer camp, “Our Green House 2024,” which is held with the support of the Hukumat of Sughd region, Main department of environmental protection in Sughd, and development partners: ISW, OSCE, IWPR, and Arvand Bank.
The excursion not only broadened the participants’ horizons but also sowed the seeds of interest in professions related to environmental protection and water resource management. This is an important step towards forming a new generation of responsible citizens ready to actively participate in the preservation of nature and the sustainable development of their region.
This excursion took place within the framework of the 11th environmental summer camp, “Our Green House 2024,” which is held with the support of the Hukumat of Sughd region, Main department of environmental protection in Sughd, and development partners: ISW, OSCE, IWPR, and Arvand Bank.
