Nature Bodies had started as a vibrant eco-group of young people studying in schools of Bilaspur, Chhattisgarh and investing their time and soul in what they do best - maintaining the fragile ecological balance and restoring natural beauty lost to urbanisation and modernisation. Nature Bodies has earned tremendous amount of accolades and appreciation in India and abroad for their innovative projects which include solving the traffic chaos in their city, cleaning up the lake of water hyacinth using an insect, vermi-composting, medicinal garden in school, tree plantation drive among many others. As a closely bonded group full of enthusiasm, they have been well-mentored by their Environment Teacher, Mr Panu Halder who has been running this group since 1999 against all odds. Under his valuable and creative guidance, several students have been a part of nature bodies and still continue to be.
In June '10, Nature Bodies decided to scale up their activities in Chhattisgarh using the larger platform of IYCN and joined the network. An IYCN Chhattisgarh Advisory Council has been established with students represented from nearby towns such as Pendra, Raipur, Bhilai, etc. The group began with a massive membership drive and organised a launch event for the IYCN Chhattisgarh Advisory Council on Friday July 30, '10. The event was attended by over 250 students from different parts of Chhatisgarh as well as teachers.The RJ of 94.3 My FM Bilaspur Mr Anupam was the chief guest who encouraged the gathering for more environmental activities and unity in efforts.
Since June the team has organised a whole set of activites including celebrating Friendship Day with the trees. Banners were made by hand and were tied to the trees symbolically saying that trees are our friends and we need to care for them like a friend, just as trees care for us. Going forward a massive Green Transport campaign has been planned on the eve of Independence day (August 15) in which everyone in the state, from Ministers & senior Government officers to teachers & students, will be using a cycle to travel.