Std 10 English
Unit - 3 An Inetrview With Arun Krushnamurthy
Short Notes
Write
a Short-Note on the followings by answering questions :-
1. Arun Krishnamurthy and The NGO : EFI
Questions :-
(Who
is Arun Krishnamurthy ? - Which NGO did he found ? When Did he
found EFI? What are the
activities of Arun & his team ? – which was the first
activity? What are his views on animals and birds ? - Why did he quit
his job at Google ? - How does he encourage students ?)
Ans: -
Arun Krishnamurthy is a young environmentalist. He founded an NGO called EFI - Environmentalist Foundation of India. He was just seventeen years old when he founded EFI. Arun and his team of volunteers clean beaches and other water bodies, plant trees and also make environment friendly bags. At first, he cleaned a lake next to his house. It was heavily polluted . It led to the spread of mosquitoes. Arun‘s parents and teachers supported him a lot. He feels that it is important to protect animals and birds. He also feels that water bodies should be cleaned so that birds and animals can live peacefully.
The NGO cleans water bodies and uses
the garbage for landfill with no or minimal exposure to envoronment.Arun
left his job at Google to devote his full attention to environment. EFI offers
fellowships to students who are interested in it.
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