AN INTERVIEW WITH ARUN KRISHNAMURTHY

Exercise-2-- SHORT NOTES:

◆Write short note using the given questions below the title.

1) Arun - a young environmentalist.

( March - 2018 )

( 1 ) At what age did Arun start an NGO?

• At the age of just 17, Arun founded an NGO.

( 2 ) What is the name of his NGO?

• The name of his NGO is the Environmentalist Foundation of India (EFI).

( 3 ) What do Arun and his team do?

• Arun and his team have started cleaning beaches and water bodies in almost all the major cities. 【Like Chennai , Hyderabad, Delhi etc】 He and his team clean lakes , beaches and zoos , plant trees , educate people through street plays and also make environment friendly paper bags .

( 4 ) Why did he decide to leave his job at the google ?

• For the sake of environment , he left his well - paid job at the Google . He felt that he wanted to do something better for the environment and for that he needed his full attention , so he left his job at Google for EFI .

( 5 ) What do they do to keep waterbodies clean ?

• He and his team care for water bodies . They try to keep lakes and other water bodies free from garbage thinking that birds , frogs and snakes can live in peace . They wear nose masks , sanitary gloves and carry rakes and spades to collect garbage . They also use heavy machinery like earth movers and Poclain to desilt the lake and clear the weeds and shrubs harmful to environment .The team also takes care of other creatures.

Short Note :

1) Arun - a young environmentalist.

( March - 2018 )

• At the age of just 17, Arun founded an NGO.

• The name of his NGO is the Environmentalist Foundation of India (EFI).

• Arun and his team have started cleaning beaches and water bodies in almost all the major cities.【Like Chennai , Hyderabad, Delhi etc】 He and his team clean lakes , beaches and zoos , plant trees , educate people through street plays and also make environment friendly paper bags .

• For the sake of environment , he left his well - paid job at the Google . He felt that he wanted to do something better for the environment and for that he needed his full attention , so he left his job at Google for EFI .

• He and his team care for water bodies . They try to keep lakes and other water bodies free from garbage thinking that birds , frogs and snakes can live in peace . They wear nose masks , sanitary gloves and carry rakes and spades to collect garbage . They also use heavy machinery like earth movers and Poclain to desilt the lake and clear the weeds and shrubs harmful to environment .The team also takes care of other creatures.

( 2 ) Arun's NGO EFL :

( 1 ) What is the name of the foundation that Arun has Set up? At what age did he set it up?

• At the age of just 17, Arun founded an NGO. The name of his NGO is the Environmentalist Foundation of India (EFI).

( 3 ) Why did he start that NGO ?

• He started the NGO to prevent environmental damage. This NGO began their work saving turtle eggs and young hatchlings in his city Chennai .

( 4 ) What have the members of the EFI done so far ?

• Now a days Arun and his team of volunteers have cleaned beaches and various water bodies in almost all the major cities.【like Hyderabad , Chennai , Delhi , Coimbatore and Punducherry.】 His NGO cleans lakes and beaches by removing garbages . The team also cleans Zoos , plants trees , educates people through street plays and also makes environment friendly paper bags .

( 5 ) What else does the NGO do for the sake of environment ?

• The NGO cleans the surroundings and keeps the waterbodies free from trash and garbages .Using heavy machinaries , EFI removes the trashes and other waste that people throw around and into the lakes. The team also tries to restore the water bodies so that snakes , frogs turtles , fish can live happily .

( 6 ) How does the NGO encourage the students ?

• The NGO encourages the students to join his NGO for environment . The NGO also offers scholarships (fellowship) to the students .



( 2 ) Arun's NGO EFL :

Ans:

• At the age of just 17, Arun founded an NGO. The name of his NGO is the Environmentalist Foundation of India (EFI).

• He started the NGO to prevent environmental damage. This NGO began their work saving turtle eggs and young hatchlings in his city Chennai .

• Now a days Arun and his team of volunteers have cleaned beaches and various water bodies in almost all the major cities.【like Hyderabad , Chennai , Delhi , Coimbatore and Punducherry.】 His NGO cleans lakes and beaches by removing garbages . The team also cleans Zoos , plants trees , educates people through street plays and also makes environment friendly paper bags .

• The NGO cleans the surroundings and keeps the waterbodies free from trash and garbages .Using heavy machinaries , EFI removes the trashes and other waste that people throw around and into the lakes. The team also tries to restore the water bodies so that snakes , frogs turtles , fish can live happily .

• The NGO encourages the students to join his NGO for environment . The NGO also offers scholarships (fellowship) to the students .