ECO-FRIENDLY-SUSTAINABLE-CAMPUS , MAHILPUR 2024.pptx

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1. ECO-FRIENDLY SUSTAINABLE CAMPUS Best Practice -1

2. Objectives of the Practice Take measures for sustaining green practices on campus Sensitize the youth to embrace green lifestyle Foster a culture of eco-sustainability through curricular, co-curricular and extra- curricular activities Ensure participative environment awareness Adopt practices to reduce carbon footprint

3. Green Campus C ommittee NSS NCC Equal Opp o rt un it y Cell Env i ron m ent Education classes Green Policy doc u ment Green Manage m ent practices

4. Energy Conservation - Wheeling to the Grid LED Lights Solar Power Plant

5. Water Conservation & management Recycling water Rain Water Harvesting unit Storage tank of Rain Water Harvesting unit Maintenance of drinking water bodies

6. Restricted entry of vehicles & Landscaping Restricted entry of vehicles beyond iron bars Res e rved p ar k i n g Pedestrian friendly pathway Green Landscaping on campus

7. Practice of Green Souvenirs

8. Waste M a nagement practices Waste bins Composting pits Recycling initiatives and workshops

9. Paperless Campus to reduce carbon footprint ERP Sol u tion TCS iON Digital transformation of academics - digital attendance and digitization of records E-communication Biometric attendance for staff RFID enabled library Digital Library Digitization of Flora QR Coding of heritage trees

10. Swachhta on Campus & neighborhood 2022 Swahhta hi Sewa by NSS Environment Conservation

11. Film BANDAGE on Environment 3 rd Prize in Best Eco club (2018) Recognized as Sustainable Campus by MGNCRE Nurturers Peace award Reached Nationals of Environment Youth Parliament E v idence of success

12. Sustainable initiatives n E x h i b itio -cum-sale of Recycle goods World bicycle day by NSS Kulhad planters Green wall from bott l es Kulhad planter workshop Sustainable solutions at Environment Fest Plastic awareness ambassador workshop Waste to wealth – Green Consumer day

13. Tree Plantation drives

14. Swachhta Rally, 21 September, 2019 Tree plantation at Nav city, Kharar - 8 July 2021 Swach h ta Rally, 3 Oc t ob er, 2022 Stall on Sustainability at CHASCON,15 September 2022 Science exhibition for school students, 26 April 2022 Anti-Cracker campaign at 46 market, 15 October 2022 Anti-Cracker rally at 32 residential area, 2 November 2021 Cyber awareness to Senior citizens & students - Mohali, 1 October, 2022 SR

15. Problems Encountered and Resources Required Implementation of the practice requires active collaboration between student, staff and society which faces few bottlenecks Breaking old habits - Changing the attitude and public mind set towards green practices is the biggest challenge Herd mentality at work – convincing peers towards digital transformation voluntarily is a work place challenge Resource constraint – sustainable practices come with a high budget maintenance cost Time constraint - Faculty members have to dedicate time beyond class