Odisha BSE HSC Env & Pop Ed case studies
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Environmental Science and Population Education is a Higher Secondary (Class XII, +2) subject offered under the Odisha Board of Secondary Education (BSE Odisha) curriculum. It combines two strands that are usually taught separately: environmental science - ecosystems, natural resources, pollution, biodiversity - and population education, which covers demographic concepts, the relationship between population and development, and adolescent and reproductive health. The Odisha BSE HSC Env & Pop Ed case studies are 5 cases and about 3,042 words.
1The Village Pond Clean-Up Committee
In a village in Khordha district, the pond used for bathing and cattle watering is about 60% covered by water hyacinth. The sarpanch has ₹80,000 and wants to spray herbicide and mechanically clear the weed before the village festival.
633 words, about 3 min2The Borewell That Ran Dry
A high school in a drought-prone block of Balangir district has 620 students and one borewell. In 2019 the borewell yielded about 4,000 litres a day; in May this year it yielded 1,200 litres a day.
593 words, about 3 min3The Brick Kiln Upwind
A brick kiln operates 300 m upwind of a village in Cuttack district. It burns coal and waste tyres.
607 words, about 3 min4Lights on the Turtle Beach
On a 3 km stretch of beach near Rushikulya, olive ridley turtles nest between February and March. A resort proposes 40 floodlights along 800 m of beach, a road through the sand dunes, and boat trips for 200 tourists a day.
596 words, about 3 min5The Register That Does Not Add Up
In a high school in a tribal block of Koraput, 38% of Class 9–10 girls are absent on the same few days each month. A health check found 62% of girls and 40% of boys anaemic (haemoglobin below 12 g/dL for girls and 13 g/dL for boys).
613 words, about 3 min