MPU 4 Green In Resurgence
GROUP 3 FINAL REPORT
Advisor
:
Group Members
:
No
Ms. Ting Jean Nee
Name
ID
Course
1
DIVIYAN RAJ A/L SUNDERA RAJ
19544
CV
2
SHANKER A/L CHANDRASEGARAN
18843
CV
3
VINOTTHESAN A/L JEGATHESAN
18838
ME
4
SURESH KUMAR A/L KALIAPPAN
18925
CE
5
PRIYANK A/L NANJI
19143
ME
Contents EXECTIVE SUMMARY ..................................................................................................................................... 3 INTRODUCTION ............................................................................................................................................. 4 OBJECTIVES ................................................................................................................................................... 8 PROJECT CONDUCT FLOW ............................................................................................................................ 9 OUTCOME OF PROJECT ............................................................................................................................... 12 CONCLUSION ............................................................................................................................................... 15 FINANCIAL REPORT ..................................................................................................................................... 17 RECOMMENDATION FOR IMPROVEMENT.................................................................................................. 18 APPENDIX .................................................................................................................................................... 20
EXECTIVE SUMMARY
The “Green in Resurgence” project focuses mainly on the aspects of conserving and improving the water quality in lakes and river ways around us. The conc ept of the project is to use Effective Microorganisms, which is one of the Green Technologies, in the form of mudballs to
effectively purify the quality of the natural water resources by the method of bioremediation which involves Effective Microorganisms to help curb the problem without causing additional environmental impacts to the environment. The water resources around us have become polluted due to the waste materials which have been disposed into them. Effective Microorganisms are microorganisms which help to facilitate the breakdown of organic matter and other insoluble sources of nutrients in the water which otherwise would cause pollution to the water ways. Besides that, EM also helps to convert nitrogen from air to ammonia to be used as fertilizers by plants eliminating the need for chemical fertilizers. These factors help to promote the growth of natural plants and organisms in the water which rejuvenate the ecosystem.
INTRODUCTION
The river is a large stream of water. The river rises generally from a mountain or lake in a tableland. At first several very narrow streams of water join together and form one larger stream. This stream gradually widens in its course. On its way, it is joined by other smaller rivers. They are called its tributaries. At last the river falls into a sea, lake or another river. The mouth of the river becomes very wide. A river generally receives its water by the melting of snow on mountains. Sometimes it is fed by rain. The river is of great use to us. It helps us in many ways. It flows through many places. It makes them fertile. Prosperous cities are all situated on the banks of rivers. Ancient civilizations flourished in some river valleys. The river is of great help to farmers. In some countries, there are many rivers. Crops grow there in plenty. So famine is very rare there. Irrigation is possible easily where there is a river. Irrigation helps agriculture. Rivers help us in another way. Some rivers have strong currents when they flow down from a high place. These currents are used by men in turning the wheels of mills or in generating electricity. Our National Government has established many power stations in the river project areas. Zacharias et al. (2005) emphasized that sustainable water management which incorporates both socio-economic and environmental perspectives is a difficult but essential task in order to prevent potential environmental deterioration. Here electricity is generated at a very cheap cost by using the waterpower of those rivers. In spite of a relatively positive environmental record, Malaysia faces problems of deforestation, pollution of inland and marine waters, soil and coastal e rosion, overfishing and coral reef destruction, along with air pollution, water pollution and the problem of waste disposal.Malaysia has enjoyed one of the least polluted urban environments in Asia. However, with the massive industrial development of recent years, and an increase in urbanisation and
vehicle use, air and water pollution are of growing concern. Solid waste from industries channel towards the river and this cause river pollution.
Water pollution still poses a serious threat in certain parts of Malaysia. Studies show that the major contributors to water pollution are agriculture, agro-based industries such as the processing of palm oil and rubber, food and beverage processing plants, textile and leather tanneries, and electronic hardware factories, many of which discharge effluents directly into rivers. Municipal sewage dumped into rivers is also a major contributor to water pollution. In 1995 only 41.7 % of Malaysian rivers were classified as ‘clean’, that is safe for use by humans. There has been a steady improvement since. In 2006, the number of rivers in the ‘cleanest’ category had doubled from 2005. Only seven of Malaysia’s 146 river basins were categorized as ‘polluted’, down from 15 the year before. One of the promising ways for improving Z. Zakaria et.al. / Effective Microorganisms (EM) Technology for Sustainable Water Resources and Management water quality of rivers and lakes, is the effective microorganism (EM) technology which has been much appreciated comparative to other conventional methods because of its ecofriendly nature, and requires less inputs, cost and capital.
The concept of EM was developed by Professor Dr. Teruo Higa, University of Ryukyus, Okinawa, Japan in 1980. There are three types of microorganisms which are categorized into decomposing or degenerative, opportunistic or neutral and constructive or regenerative. EM belongs to the regenerative category whereby they can prevent decomposition in any type of substances and thus maintain the health of both living organisms and the environment (PSDC, 2009). The basic purpose of EM is the restoration of healthy ecosystem in both soil and water by using mixed cultures of beneficial and naturally-occurring microorganism. Therefore, the EM has great potential in creating an environment most suitable for the existence, propagation, and prosperity of life (Higa & Parr, 1994). It has also been emphasized that the sustainable water supply should include non-excessive use of surface water, non depletive groundwater abstraction, efficient re-use of treated wastewater, etc. (Downs et al., 2000; Shiklomanov, 2000; Vörösmarty et al., 2000). The EM technology has a great potential for restoring water quality by increasing freshwater supply to meet the demand of va rious sectors.
The 'Green in Resurgence' project follows the same concept as above which make use of the 'good microorganisms' in digesting the waste in the river banks. The function of EM is the conversion of a degraded ecosystem full of harmful microbes to one that is productive and contains useful microorganisms. In this project we made mud balls using soils and mix it with EM .The function of mud balls in the river is to eliminate the odor that causes by chemical substances that flowing in the river. Besides stopping the growth of algae and to break down of sludge. Through EM technology , we can safe the nature from polluting in a minimal cost and also keeping the river safe from chemical. This gives better environment for the aqu atic animals .
From this project ,it gives an overview of how serious river pollution and drastic action should be takes to reduce the pollution before it become worse .Humans are the main reason for this pollution to occur. From this project, the students of SMK Menglembu are aware of the river pollution and they will be more caring towards the nature and understand that destructions are made by humans. However, people are aware of this river pollution but they thinks that the government should be responsible of it and the same goes to student of SMK Menglembu .Many of them are not aware of the positive changes towards river by using EM chemicals. The major river pollution is caused by throwing solid waste, plastics and all the household waste into river. It creates very unbalanced environment in the river. Moreover, industrial waste are also the main reason why toxic substances are in the river.
Furthermore, even though some do know how to treat it, but the treatment cost is more to a concern for them. Hence, this project not only exposes the students in SMK Menglembu but also the organizing committee that such a simple and effective way of river pollution reduction does exist. By just mixing the EM with molasses and red earth soil and making it into a mudball which then will be thrown into the river for cleansing purpose. All the materials can be obtained easily and at a lower cost. This bring benefits to all of us, either students or the committee members because this is an off-class knowledge and they can experience themselves instead of just listening how it is done. Apart from that, this project allows us to know the importance of teamwork. Every department has to perform specific task assigned in order to ensure a smooth flow of conduct. Early exposure of this kind of project is beneficial for us because no matter any job disciplinary, teamwork is an essential quality that one must possess so that any project can be carried out successfully.
OBJECTIVES
The project focuses on getting the students involved in the creation and dispersion of mudballs into waterways around Perak and would also educate them on the science behind how mudballs are able to work effectively. The specific objectives of this community service project are as follows:
To encourage students to take part in activities to conserve the environment,
To inculcate the sense of responsibility towards the need to conserve the environment,
To stimulate the students to think critically to contribute constructive ideas for the betterment of present technology.
Departmental Objectives:
To ensure everything goes smoothly on the day of the event.
Provide a master of ceremony on the day of the event.
Organize games and conduct the activities as planned The High Committees & Public Relations Department has the responsibility and
obligation to supervise all the activities and responsibilities within the department and in the other departments to go according to the schedule that is bellow mentioned. Moreover, it is the department’s responsibility to keep in constant contact with the Supervisor and the School where the activity will be conducted, to give them periodic updates about all the activities that are been conducted in order to achieve our goal. In order to help promote environmental awareness among the younger generation and to encourage them to take preventive measures to protect the environment, this “Green in Resurgence” project would be a great avenue.
PROJECT CONDUCT FLOW
Task allocated
Plan the detailed event flow
Supervise and control the flow of activities
Prepare and facilitate ice-breaking games
To enhance the interaction between the members and children
Host the starting (introductory session) and ending (sharing and debriefing session)
Facilitate and assist the children during the process
Departmental Workflow
Meeting 1 Meeting and Discussion with Advisor Meeting 2 Event Flow Preparation Ice-breaking Session/MC Script Planning Meeting 3 Proposal Preparation and Approval Meeting 4 Preparing materials for the event EM Tech Training (All) Grand Meeting (Briefing)
Event Day
Departmental Gantt Chart MONTH
MARCH
W 1
ACTIVITY
W2
W3
APRIL
W4
W1
W2
Meeting 1 Meeting with Advisor Meeting 2 Event Flow Preparation Ice-breaking Session Planning Proposal Preparation and Approval Meeting 3 EM Tech Training Grand Meeting Event Day
Tentative Flow TIME
ACTIVITIES
8.00 a.m.
Departure from UTP
9.00 a.m.
Introductory session & Ice breaking games
Divide into groups
Create group logo and names
9.30 a.m.
Landmine walk EM talk, Q&A session
10.00 a.m.
Briefing for EM Mudball Making Session
10.30 a.m.
EM Mudball making session
Building strong building
Gaming sessions
12.00 p.m.
Paper maze Color bomb Paku payung Lunch break
1.00. p.m.
Briefing for Mudball throwing session
1.15 p.m.
Departure to Kinta River
W3
MAY
W4
W1
W2
W3
W4
EM Mudball throwing session into Kinta River. 1.45 p.m.
Departure from Kinta River Sharing session & Presentation of souvenir to the children
2.00 p.m.
Adjourn
OUTCOME OF PROJECT
The effective micro-organism (EM) mudball project that was conducted had brought many benefits to the people who took part in it as well as the environment. This project was essential in cleaning the Kinta riverfront as the water flowing there had been polluted by the flow upriver. We as residents of Perak Darul Ridzuan, need to take care of its rivers as it is part of our responsibilities. When asked about the effective micro-organism mudball project, not many people have actually seen or heard of this project before. The rivers are so polluted yet there is no way to clean up the rivers efficiently. This project had h elped us to understand the roles of microorganisms in cleaning the rivers and that there is an efficient way of cleaning our rivers. This knowledge that we obtain from this project can be further used in othe r developments like for example, the treatment of soil pollution or even air pollution. Since the making of the mudball was participated by secondary school ch ildren, it would be easier for them to understand the concept of micro-organisms as they would be studying biology. They would also have a basic understanding of chemical reactions in chemistry that can help later on in college when they are exposed to subjects like wastewater engineering or microbiology. This knowledge that they have gained from the project will also be spread to their parents and indirectly more and more people are coming to know of this project.
This project was also like a bonding session bet ween the students of Universiti Teknologi Petronas and SMK Menglembu. We got to know the students of SMK Menglembu in a way that
not a simple seminar would normally do. We joined hand in hand in making the mudballs as we guided them through the steps of making those mudballs. We had lots of fun with them especially during the games and activity session. All of the games that were conducted that day involved teamwork as it is the most important a ttribute in nowadays society. Also, games such as ‘landmines’ and ‘color bomb’ were new to them so they took an instant liking to those games and we hope that they continue these games in the future as they become facilitators just like us. When we reached the riverfront there was a competition between the facilitators and the students on who could throw the mudball the furthest and both the facilitators and the students had a good time there.
Furthermore, we learned about what it was like to be involved in a charity project. We learned the steps involved in coming up with the project, proposing the project to our supervisor, preparing for the event and carrying out the event on the specified day. This project was very challenging to us as there were many obstacles we have had to face during the preparation and the event day. Some of the problems we faced were the uncertainty on the number of students joining the event. Estimation cannot be done as materials will be wasted if there is too little students and materials will not be enough if the re is too many. Since my group is in charge of games and activities, our solution was to create ma ny low budget games so that even if the number of students exceed our expectation we can still split them into many groups to take part in various games with the budget kept in control. One of the problems we faced on the day of the event was the time allocation. Based on the main event schedule, we were allocated only about 30 minutes for games and about 1 hour for EM explanation on slides but on that day the EM explanation finished 30 minutes earlier and the games department had to take care of the extra 30
minutes with entertainment. So, through this we have become more quick-witted and creative due to thinking of games on the top of our heads. Needless to say, this project had brought a lot of benefits that will help to strengthen us for our future endeavors.
CONCLUSION
In conclusion, the “Green in Resurgence” community project is a social service for the good of society and also the environment where the conservation of environment by using Effective Microorganism Technology is used and it is also being a platform where we will be creating awareness among youth today especially students, towards the harmony relationship between humans and the environment we dwell in. Other than that, by conducting this project, it will be an important measure towards saving environment especially rivers that is being o ur source of domestic water. Furthermore, Effective Microorganism (EM) technolog y, as it is environmental friendly which improve quality of water in a cost effective way is a good way to start with it. With that, this “Green in Resurgence” project aimed to instil the awareness and responsibility among the various group of society especially young students so that they can become a better citizen and play their important part into protecting and preserving the environment before passing them on to the next generation.
We have by conducting the community service, achieved the targeted objectives where wholly we were focusing the project towards getting the students involved personally in the creation and dispersion of mud balls into waterways around Perak and would also educate them on the science behind how mud balls are able to work effectively. Throughout the project we were also successfully abled to fulfil all the specific objectives that we aimed to achieve from the start to the finishing of the program. The objectives achieved were:
To encourage students to take part in activities to conserve the environment,
To inculcate the sense of responsibility towards the need to conserve the environment,
To stimulate the students to think critically to contribute constructive ideas for the betterment of present technology. Apart from that, we as the Games & Activities Department had our fair share of our job
scope to make the event successful. We successfully planned the detailed event flow of activities that takes place on the day of the event and we were also in-charged of ice-breaking sessions with the students. Also, our department members hosted the introduction and closing ceremony of the event in a smooth and cheerful manner. Overall, we did a satisfying job in supervising, facilitating and controlling the flow of the activities.
Apart from that, it is evident that the event turned out to be a successful one that we together as team felt that we had reached the outcome that we had expected to gain from it. We as a team when recapped our progress through the journey of implementing “Green Resurgence”, we managed somehow to help promote environmental awareness among the younger generation and to encourage them to take preventive measures to protect the environment. We feel immensely happy that the community service has brought up a significant change and outcome to the students, society and also to our own team. Throughout the project, the outcome was so widely beneficial that the group members developed a sense of social responsibility and of community service, hence it developed the sense of need to give back to the commun ity what we have been taught throughout our years in the University. Not only that but by having school students involved in the project, we have learned that the best way of shaping a society is by shaping the children, because th ey are capable of understanding easier and also they are the future to of a nation. Hence, indirectly, we have not only helped to build a better and preserved green environment but also helped to nurture the future of the nation through the noble and responsible way that they would one day become a good addition to the future society. Last but not least, the community service had played a crucial part in the participants’ most aspects of life including of the environment. The approach of improving the water quality by mud balls is fresh and innovative but is believed will be practiced more and broader in future.
FINANCIAL REPORT
No.
Categories
Subjects
Amount
Total
1 Materials and prizes 2 for games session
Cloth
1
3.50
Cotton bud
1
8.90
3
Foam bowl
1
9.95
4
Mahjong paper, Marker pen
1
15.45
5
Tali rafia
1
1.90
6
Stationeries
1
19.50
7
Kitkat
1
31.75
8 Materials for EM 9 Mudball making
Soil, rice bran
1
187.50
EM bokashi, molasses
1
178.00
10
Brown sugar
1
2.15
11
Paper cup
1
2.90
12
Basin
1
50.00
13 Refreshment 14 (breakfast, lunch, tea break) 15
Lunch set
1
300.00
Breads (breakfast)
1
51.00
Breads (tea break)
1
96.00
16
Package drinks
1
40.00
17 Technical supporting 18 stuffs
Printing
1
6.60
Photocopy
1
8.40
19
Photocopy
1
27.60
20
Banner
1
48.00
21
Nametag
1
24.00
22
Lanyards
1
40.00
23 Souvenirs for 24 school and participants 25
Plak, notebooks, ball pen, files
1
201.35
Notebooks
1
17.45
Plak
1
15.00
26 Mileage (petrol fees)
UTP ↔ SMK Menglembu (RM20)
5
100.00
27
UTP ↔ Seri Iskandar (RM5)
6
30.00
28
UTP ↔ Ipoh (RM30)
3
90.00
Total (RM)
1606.90
RECOMMENDATION FOR IMPROVEMENT
Although this event turned out to be successful, several measures can be taken into consideration to improve the performance of the event. Some of those measure include: 1. Pre-event meeting and post-event meeting: All group members must have one final meeting before the event to highlight each other’s roles in the event and the flow of the event from start until finish. Once the event has con cluded, all group members should meet again to share their opinions on the event performance and to discuss any problems faced during the event. This is a crucial point because even if one member is not present during the briefing, it could disrupt the whole event flow and cause confusion among other group members. The details of every member’s roles discussed must be very specific and not have any changes because last minute changes can reduce the effectiveness of the program. 2. More fun games and activities: Since the participants of the event are mainly students, they find it difficult to bond with the facilitators as some of them are shy and nervous. In order to eliminate this barrier of awkwardness, the facilitators should find a wa y to become friendly towards the students. Introducing games and fun activities is an effective way to bond with them. However, not all games can be suited with secondary school students. The only way a game can be interesting to a person is if it is age-suited. It is difficult for a group of 30 year old men to have fun playing ‘musical chairs’ and at the same time it is difficult for a group of 3 year olds to have fun playing ‘treasure hunt’. Therefore, it is necessary for the games and activities department to prepare games that are more age-suited so that everyone taking part in it can have a good time. 3. Research and Development: Event planning nowadays has become very basic with little preparation only. In order for an event to be meaningful, the organizers should come up with a new idea or concept that nobody has seen before. With this said, every event should have at least one element that makes it a surprise that helps people remember it for a long time as well as the message interpreted by it. This element can exist in many ways like for example the way the presenter presents his topic or the way the facilitator interacts with the students. This is especially important for students from secondary
school because these students go through a lot of seminars as they are sitting for Sijil Pelajaran Malaysia (SPM). If your event does not stand out and motivate the students, then it becomes just another boring seminar for them. 4. Collaboration with the related Ministry: As we know not all community service programs are associated with natural environments. It is to be noted as the community service is conducted out in the public with the involvement of school children, it not only important to have the support of the school community but also encouragement from the government part. Our program, “Green Resurgence” is mostly about the good aspects to be done to the environment especially rivers by using the Effective Microorganism technology that originated from the Japanese. By the help of the ministry, they help to ease the process of selecting the proper rivers and the proper school to be chosen to go with the community program. It is because the Ministry of Environment h as the information and the required means to see which river is more polluted and which region has the most people or the community with the least awareness regarding the cleanness of the river. 5. Propagation through social media: For most of the events conducted, it is important to let the society know about the effort that we are putting into, so that we could gain more outreach. Instead of using the social media for some unbeneficial purposes, we could use them to send out the relevant information to the participant and the society related to let them know that there is such a program going to run in their neighborhood. Other than that, it would also add up value to the main objective of the community service by making the other community realize about issue that is going on and start to take up the program as an example. In other words, the program will outreach to various parts of the world and make the program a famous way to counter the issue of uncleanliness of rivers around us. The use of social media also can give us new alternatives and means to improvise our method of implementing the program.
APPENDIX
Event Photos
Figure 1 : Briefing the students
Figure 2 : Group activity (making mudballs)
Figure 3 : Prize giving ceremony
Figure 4 : Group Photo
Figure 3 : Green in resurgence big group
Figure 4 : Smk Mengelembu students with UTP students
Figure 5 : Student throwing mud ball
Figure 6 : Mud ball
Figure 7 : Smk Mengelembu students
Figure 8 : Closing Ceremony
