Name of the Event: One Day Trekking Trip
Conducted by: Nature’s Club
Date: 23rd July, 2019
Venue: Sinhgadh Fort, Pune
The Nature Club of Pillai HOC College of Arts, Science and Commerce in collaboration with N.S.S. organized ‘A One Day Trekking Trip to Sinhgadh on 23rd July, 2019.
The objective of this adventurous trip was to make students and the teaching fraternity aware of environmental consciousness keeping in line with the motto of preservation of nature as a resource for economic development. Hence the slogan of this activity was “Save Nature, Nature Will Save You’.
Sinhgadh Fort is situated at around 35 kilometres southwest of the Pune city. Around 172 students and 8 teachers reported to the base of Sinhgadh fort at 10.30 am. It took 2 hours and 30 minutes to reach the peak which is loaded with natural beauty and panoramic view of the city. The experience helped enable the students to adjust themselves in natural environment with unforeseen eventualities consequently enhancing their skills by learning different activities during the trek. Buses departed from the fort location at 7.00 pm and reported in the college campus around 10.00 pm.
The activity conducted by Nature’s Club helped to inculcate the value of unity and importance of physical exercise among students.