Children at a Guwahati school learn to test water quality under a biodiversity conservation initiative organisation to transform science lessons into real-world environmental action. SPECIAL ARRANGEMENT
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GuwahatiLearning to test water quality may soon become an essential life skill for Assam’s school students amid growing concerns over pollution.Aaranyak, a Guwahati-headquartered biodiversity conservation organisation, has started an initiative to teach schoolchildren how to turn science lessons into real-world environmental action. The crash course began with water testing—at school, home, and elsewhere—for pH (potential of hydrogen), total dissolved solids, hardness, alkalinity, chloride, nitrate, iron, fluoride, and other parameters.The organisation has partnered with the Assam Pollution Control Board, Samagra Shiksha Assam, and Wipro Earthian to instil water conservation and pollution awareness in young minds during what the United Nations described as a looming era of global water bankruptcy.The initiative, beginning with Krishnanagar Vidyapeeth High School on Wednesday (May 13, 2026), seeks to sensitise students to the growing global and local water crisis through hands-on scientific learning and practical community engagement.“Apart from learning simple testing methods, I came to know about fluoride and arsenic and their potential impacts on our bodies. The activity has inspired me to think differently about water-related issues in my locality,” Pratisma Rabha, a Class 8 student of the school, said.
