The RYLA was conducted on 10th and 11th October for Interactors. It was nature awareness and adventure RYLA. In all 43 students from 7 schools participated in this event. Saturday 10th Oct. was a classroom event consisting of awareness of western ghats. Biodiversity of western Ghats was explained to the students by Mr. Rahul Khanolkar with the help of numerous slides. Sunday 11th Oct. was a nature trail and adventure sports. Students were taken to Chorla ghats in bus provided by NS Pai associates.
Students were taken in the thick forest for the trail and they experienced the thick forest of western Ghats. Resource person Mr. Rahul showed them flowers and insects and other things on the trail. Students had first-hand experience of leeches in the forest. After the trail they were taken to valley crossing. Initially few of them were reluctant but after few brave students and few brave Rotarians took part, the fear of the students vanished. All the students experience the thrill of crossing valley hanging on to the ropes.