“When We Met the Ocean” – WCC Training Session at BMM Department, St. Andrew’s College.
On Friday the 17th, February 2017, the students of St. Andrews College’s BMM department were privileged to be given the opportunity to meet Ms. Shibani Sachdeva. Ms. Shibani is a sailor and environmental enthusiast. Her love for the ocean and our surroundings sees no bounds. She had come to visit the BMM department with the purpose of spreading awareness amongst the youth to make them more vigilant of the ocean condition and the problems that lay ahead, the cause, the effect, and how can it be prevented by us all coming together.
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India is considered to be on the most mesmeric countries on plant Earth. The country of 1.2 billion people (the second largest population in the world after China) boasts of so many attractions, both natural and man made. The Taj Mahal, one of the seven wonders of the world, is situated in Northern India.
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The clock ticked past 7:45 and gathered together the student’s from the Management Degree section of St. Andrew’s College, Bandra. The morning sunshine greeted the campus as the soon to be graduates found themselves in a class filled with students interested to learn, understand and grow as more responsible citizens. Led by St. Andrew’s Colleges very own Prof. Omkar Bhatkar and Social Activist Ms. Shibani Sachdev the workshop began with the understanding of the problem and it’s roots. The discussion of how beaches in Bombay have been neglected and not been taken care of with the help of statistics, experiences and pictures was done. This helped throw light on the current state of affairs and how there is a need for immediate action to protect and secure our coast lines. Ms. Shibani shared her own experience and visits to beaches and how there is little to no attention drawn at this vital issue. 
A Municipal Corporation, City is a local government in India that administers urban areas with a population of more than one million. The growing population and urbanization in various cities of India were in need of a local governing body that can work for providing necessary community services like health care, educational institution, housing, transport etc. by collecting property tax and fixed grant from the State Government.
The urban local government which works for the development of any Metropolitan City with a population of more than one million is known as the Municipal Corporation in India. The members of the Municipal Corporation are directly elected by the people. A Municipal Corporation is made up of a Wards Committee. Each ward has one seat on the Wards Committee. Members are elected to the Wards Committee on the basis of adult franchise for a term of five years. These members are known as Municipal Coporators. 