A Report on Field Trip # 4 (Class - 1)

To: The Chikoo Farm, Kappagal Road, Ballari                              13-Feb-2024

Farm is an area of land with fields and buildings that is used for growing crops and keeping animals as a business. It is the basic facility in food production. 

To learn practically about the farming and stages of farming, we took the students of Class I to the Chikoo Farm on Tuesday, 13 February 2024. The field is close to the Amareshwara Temple, Kappagal Road. It is approximately 3 km away from Dream World School. 

The students along with the teachers visited the ‘Chikoo Farm’. Mr. Gangappa, the incharge of the field gave us information about the plants of chikoo fruit. The field is about 2 acres with 120 chikoo trees and the owner of the field is Mr. Sai Prasad Reddy. Mr. Gangappa explained that, chikoo plants need red or black soil for their growth and the water is supplied from a borewell to all the trees. The trees in the farm yield nearly 1,00,000  fruits per year and are exported to the markets in Bangalore. The owner cultivates the chikoo fruits not only for the commercial purpose but also for the domestic use. He also explained that the chikoo fruits help to build immunity, maintenance of strong bones and to promote proper growth. 

Students went around the farm very eagerly and were happy to know the different types of plants, parts of plants, vegetables, fruits cultivated in the farm and their facts. They understood the uses and importance of chikoo trees. Later, they enjoyed having their lunch and playing games in the shade of chikoo trees.

We thank Mr. Sai Prasad Reddy and Mr. Gangappa, for their co-operation in making our field trip a successful one.

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                                                       A Report on Field Trip # 4 (Class – 2)

To: Rameshwari Temple, Ballari.                                                        14-Feb.-2024

     A temple is a place where we spend time to relax ourselves, to pray and thank God for all his blessings. On Wednesday, 14 February 2024, the students of Class II along with teachers visited the Rameshwari Temple, Ballari. 

   The temple is famous for its pleasant and beautiful environment. Shri Mahesh Agiwal had constructed this temple under the guidance of  his Guru Ganashyamacharya Ji. It was established in the year 2009. At present Suresh Agiwal is looking after the temple. The temple is constructed in such a way that it resembles Tirumala. The god’s idol in the temple resembles the idol at Tirumala. The students went around the temple and saw the idols of different incarnations of God Vishnu namely Matsyavatara, Kurmavatara, Varahavatara, Narasimhavatara,  Vamanavatara, Parashuramavatara, Ramavatara, Balaramavatara, Krishnavatara and Kalkiavatara. On every Vaikunta Ekadashi and on Saturdays, special rituals and pooja are done in the temple and the trust provides prasadam to all the devotees. 

        The Rameshwari temple is very pleasant with beautiful architecture. The students took the blessings of God Venkateshwara for a fruitful year and had the prasadam distributed in the temple. They also chanted slokas and sang bhajans in the temple.  

     The students had lunch along with the teachers and played games in the temple premises. This visit provided a very good opportunity for our students to know dashavataras (incarnations) of Lord Vishnu.

We are thankful to the management and the staff of ‘temple’, for their co-operation in fulfilling the objective of this field trip.                                                                                                   

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                                                      A Report on Field Trip # 4 (Class - 3)

To: Chikoo and Pomegranate fields, Ballari.                                            2023-2024

 A farm is an area of land where livestock (animals) are raised and crops (plants) are grown for use as food, fibre and fuel. The people who own and work on the farm are called farmers. Farming includes growing of fruits, vegetables, grains and tubers like potatoes.

The objective of the trip was to know about the farming which plays an important role in overall status of the mankind and the nation. Fruit fields has both economic and nutritional advantages.     

To learn practically about the farming and stages of farming, we took the students of class III to the Adrutha Farm (Pomegranate) and Chikoo field on Tuesday 10 January 2023. The fields are close to the Amareshwara Temple, Kappagal Road. 

Our students were excited to visit the fields and wanted to know about the parts of plants and their function, types of plants in the chikoo and pomegranate fields and fruit plants grown there. At first we visited the Adrutha Farm, where the field consisted of pomegranate plants. The land is taken care by Mr. Narsimha a labourer and the landlord Shivananda. Mr. Narsimha explained about the land and the growth of pomegranate plants of the field to our students with great patience. The land of the field is about 11½ acres and drip irrigation system is used to water the plants in the field. He explained that, pomegranate plants need red or black soil for their growth. The plant takes 2-3 years of time to yield and the lifespan of pomegranate plant is minimum 12 to 13 years. A pomegranate fruit helps in the reduction of blood pressure and is a remedy for digestive problems. Hence, the demand for these fruits is great and so, they are cultivated for commercial purpose. 

Later we visited the chikoo farm which is near to the Adrutha Fram. Mr. Ramu and Mr. Gangappa is incharge of the field and the owner of the land is Sai Prasad Reddy. Mr. Gangappa gave us information about the chikoo fruit plants of 120,100 coconut trees and 20 mango trees. The land of the field is about 2 acres. He explained that, chikoo plants need red or black soil for their growth. Chikoo fruits help in the control of blood glucose levels, is good for the maintenance of strong bones and to promote proper growth. The owner cultivates the chikoo fruits not only for the commercial purpose but also for the domestic use. 

Students were happy to know the different types of plants, parts of plants and fruits cultivated in both the fields and their facts. We thank the landlords of the Adrutha and Chikoo Fruit Fields, for their co-operation in making our field trip a successful one.                                                                                                   

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                                                           A Report on Field Trip # 3 (Class - 4)

To:  The Brick Making, Guggrahatti, Ballari.                                           16-Feb.-2024

       Bricks are small rectangular blocks that can be used to form parts of buildings, typically walls. Bricks remain popular because they are relatively small and easy to handle, can be extremely strong in compression, are durable and low maintenance. Since it is labour intensive activity, it generates a lot of employment opportunities for rural folk. 

To learn practically about the Brick Making and the steps involved in it, On Friday, 16 February 2024, the students of Class IV along with the teachers visited the Brick Making unit at   Guggrahatti. It is approximately 14 km away from Dream World School. The Brick Making unit is spread over 1 acre and 20 cents of land.   

Ms. Jayalakshmi, is the incharge of the Brick Making unit. There are ten brick makers in total. 

Bricks are one of the basic materials needed for the construction of building, walls, canal, bridges etc. Generally, the clay bricks are made by two ways that is stiff mud process and soft mud process. Firstly, clay will be prepared by crushing and grinding by adding water. The clay becomes stiff dough and all the air will be pressed out and then it is put inside a mould to give a shape. The mould will be removed when the clay is set and laid to dry in the sun. These sun-dried bricks are then baked in a kiln at high temperature. The baked bricks are pulled out slowly after they are cool. 

Our students were excited to see the soft mud process going on in the unit. The brick makers get the clay from Malkatte, Hitlapura and Honnali. The first step in brick making is done using a tractor in that area by adding more amount of water and then the clay is put in a mould to give a shape. Later, the bricks are dried for few days under the sun’s heat and then baked in a kiln. The brick makers in this area take one month’s time to make 10,000 bricks. The number of bricks they make, varies as per the season. The bricks from this unit are sold to places like  Guntakal and local places in and around Ballari.

This visit has helped our students gain the practical knowledge about the Brick Making. We thank the management and staff of ‘Brick Making’, for their support and co-operation in the successful completion of the field trip.

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                                                          A Report on Field Trip # 4 (Class - 5)

To: Sri Sai Filling Station Petrol Bunk, Ballari                                      19-Feb.-2024

On Monday, 19th February 2024, the students of class V visited Sri Sai Filling Station Petrol Bunk, Ballari, along with respective teachers. It is about 6.0 km far away from Dream World School. 

To provide first-hand experience and to create awareness among our learners, a visit to petrol bunk was organized. A filling station is a facility that sells fuel and engine lubricants for motor vehicles. The main objective of filling station is to ensure maintenance of continuous and smooth supplies of petroleum products by the way of crude oil refining, transportation and marketing activities. 

Mr. G. Umesh Kumar, the owner of the petrol bunk and Mr. Ramanjineyulu the manager of petrol bunk educated our students about the petrol bunk along with two helpers. The area of the petrol bunk is about 2 acres. There are 6 workers who work in two batches on shift basis. The bunk starts in the morning 6 a.m. and it will close at 11 p.m.

The bunk has four pumps - one for petrol and other three for diesel. The petrol transportation tank truck has four divisions in it. Each division is of 5000 litre capacity in a tank based on the requirement of petrol and diesel the tank is filled (if 5000 litre is petrol and remaining 15,000 will be diesel). Total capacity of tank truck is 20,000 litre and for petrol it is indicated with red and diesel is indicated with blue. In Sri Sai Filling Station there are four big underground storing tanks - two each for diesel and petrol. They even showed how they check the density, temperature and purity of petrol and diesel using density dip.

   The present (06th January 2023) market price of petrol is ₹103.9 p / litre and diesel is about ₹89.68 p / litre. The fuel is imported from Dubai to Mangalore oil refinery and then to Hubli, Hassan, Bangalore, Bijapur and finally to Ballari.

   Using a software in the computer the manager keeps monitoring the cost and litres of fuel sold everyday and also checks and avoids any kind of malpractice. 

This visit helped our students to gain the knowledge about petrol bunk with a real learning experience. We are thankful to Mr. G. Umesh Kumar and Mr. Ramanjineyulu for the support and concern in fulfilling our objective in this field trip.

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                                                        A Report on Field Trip # 4 (Class - 6)

To: The Gram Panchayat, Shridhargadde, Ballari.                                     2023-2024

On 20th February 2024, the students of VI std along with teachers visited the Gram Panchayat  Shridhargadde, Ballari district. It is 7 km away from Dream World School. We left for the place from school at 11:10 a.m.  

With the objective of knowing how the Gram Panchayat works in the local administration we visited the Gram Panchayat at Shridhargadde.

The students were excited to know about the Gram Panchayat. We were guided by           Mr Jammanna Gowda. He gave information and the historical background of the Gram Panchayat and the working system of the Gram Panchayat.

Field Observation: 

Gram Panchayat is a basic village - governing institute in Indian villages. Gram panchayat plays an important role in the local administration. In Ballari taluk, there are 27 members in the Gram Panchayat, including the president who is the head of the gram panchayat followed by a vice-president. The rest are the members of the gram panchayat. Mr.Pranesh is the Panchayat Development Officer (P.D.O)

Gram Panchayat has undertaken many schemes for the development of the village like the Fifteenth Finance Commission Scheme to grant for water and sanitation, Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme for providing job opportunities for the unemployed people in the village, by giving them job cards. Swachh Bharat Mission for building toilets as well as for maintaining cleanliness in the village. The sources of funds for all the developmental programmes of the village are from the taxes recieved on houses, markets, sites etc., Government Scheme funds and donations received from the community works. Funds are received through the zilla panchayat from various government departments. 

With the information provided by the guide Mr Jammanna Gowda and the staff of the Panchayat, our students came to know about the role and the importance of the Gram Panchayat in the villages. 

We thank Mr Jammanna Gowda and staff for their support and cooperation in fulfilling our objective in this field trip..                                                                                                   

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                                                 A Report on Field Trip # 4 (Class - 7)

To: ICAR, APMC, Ballari.                                                                              2023-2024

Soil is the main basement for the plants to grow since it supplies nutrients and water to the plants. Only fertile soil can sustain the plant life hence it very essential to maintain its fertility. Testing of soil regularly will help us to know its fertility rate. This helps farmers to know about the type of crops to be grown and also about the type of nutrients to be added. Such a fertile soil gives good yield thereby meeting the demands of the increasing population.  

On Wednesday 21, February the students of Class VII visited the Indian Institute of Soil and Water Conservation Research Centre which is one of the institutions of ICAR, the Indian Council of Agricultural Research in Ballari at APMC along with their respective teachers as a part of educational programme. It is 6 Km away from Dream World School.

The Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR) is an autonomous organization under the Department of Agricultural Research and Education (DARE), Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare, Government of India. It is responsible for coordinating agricultural education and research in India. The ICAR has its headquarters at New Delhi. It has many branches across India.

We visited one of them located in Ballari named as Indian Institute of Soil and Water Conservation Research Centre, which was started in 1974. It consists of total five working staff which includes one soil analyst, one assistant director of agriculture, two field workers and one water analyst. It runs from 10:00 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. About 100 soil samples are checked by each technician every day.

Mr. Dayananda, the Assistant Director of the ICAR in Ballari, explained the students regarding the 17 essential nutrients (such as C, H, O, Mn, Mg, N, P, K etc..) that are needed for the complete life cycle of plants. He also explained that they collect the soil samples from the farmers to test the nutrients present in it and suggest the necessary fertilizers to be added to it during the process of agriculture for a better yield. He also explained bout the green manure seeds (which means instead of using chemical fertilisers, these seeds can be used to add the nutrients to the soil). At the ICAR of Ballari only nine nutrients are checked that assist the agricultural process. The staff also showed the instruments like pH meter, EC meter, Flame Photometer, Spectrometer and Atomic Absorption Spectro Photometer to the students which are used to test different nutrient levels of the soil. 

They check the pH level and EC level of soil and resolute whether the given sample of soil is suitable for growing crops or not. If the pH value is from 6.5 to 7.5 it is graded as normal range, below 6.5 is acidic and above 7.5 is basic. If the EC level is less than 1, it is considered as normal soil, from 1 to 2 critical range and more than 2 the soil is injurious for growing crops. At the end, Mr. Dayanand cleared the doubts raised by the students.

This visit helped the students to gain knowledge regarding the fertility of the soil which is an essential part of agriculture that helps the farmer to overcome the hazards of agriculture.

We are thankful to Mr. Dayanand and his team for their support in fulfilling our objective of the field trip more productively.                                                                                                   

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                                                           A Report on Field Trip # 4 (Class - 8)

To: TGY Solar Power Developers, Ballari.                                                2023-2024

On Thursday 22nd February 2024, the students of class VIII along with respective teachers visited the TGY Solar Power Developers, Yerrangali, Ballari. It is 20.3 km away from the Dream World School via NH-150A.

A solar power plant is a facility that converts solar radiation, made up of light, heat and ultraviolet radiation into electricity suitable to be supplied to homes and industries.

The key benefit of a solar plant is that it will minimize the energy consumption. As the sunlight is enormous in our region, we can generate energy to power up. 

There are basically three major types of Solar Power Plants; On-Grid, Off-Grid and Hybrid. All these solar power systems are different from each other based on their features and specifications whereas all solar power plants function on the same principle. 

We visited the TGY Solar Power Plant to know the method of producing electricity using solar energy. It is a non-government power plant built and started in the year 2017 in a vast 10-acre land with a capacity of producing 2.2 MW. The plant manager Mr. Satish Kumar received us and gave the information and showed us the power plant.

The panel is fixed in the North and South Pole direction. The panels start to receive sunlight slowly as the sun raises and the peak time to absorb sunlight is 11:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. and the intensity of sunlight absorption decreases once the sun starts setting. The panels are cleaned with mineral water every fortnight to avoid the deposit of salt on the panel. The total number of panels fixed in this plant is 6780. A group of 40 panels is called a table and a group of 16 tables form the SMB (String Module Box) and each SMB is connected to the transformer to supply the electricity. The panels present here are of fixed type but not a tracker (movable panel). On an average each panel produces 325 watts of electricity, so in total the whole power plant produces about 2.2 MW. 

The solar power plant produces direct current (DC) and with the help of generator it is converted to alternate current (AC) and the produced current is sent to the grid (power supply line) of GESCOM to supply electricity for the nearby places of Kurugodu.

Solar power is a renewable resource which can be harnessed and used, as it is pollution free. It can be obtained in large amount in the semi-arid regions. People should utilise such energy and save the environment and the non-renewable resources like coal.

We thank the staff of TGY Solar Developers for their support and cooperation in educating our students regarding the working mechanism and importance of solar panel.

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