Green Initiatives

Clean and Green Campus Policy Document

About College:

Our  college comes under pachora taluka cooperative education society ,  which is the only  educational institution in Bhadgaon tehsil  providing quality education since 1979.  The college has been trying at its best to fulfil the aims and objectives of the institution especially to quench the thirst of the neglected and the downtrodden.

Taking into account the necessity of protecting environment for a sustainable, pollution-free and healthy life on the planet Earth in the coming years, the college has formed its Green Protocol. This is in tune with the vision of institution The college endeavours to follow this policy strictly by actually enacting to and also creating environmental consciousness among the students and thereby among the society in general by organizing various activities within and outside the campus .The college works towards creating a green, pollution-free and healthy environment with  dedication. The students are given strict instructions to maintain the campus clean and green .

The Clean and Green Campus Policy

The Green Campus Policy of the college envisions a Clean and Green Campus where environmental friendly practices and education combine to promote sustainable and eco-friendly practices in the campus and beyond the campus. It also offers the institution an opportunity to take the lead in redefining its environmental culture through instilling environmental ethics among the students and staff.

Mission

 To create environmental consciousness among the society and actively involved in the activities to protect the planet earth from the unscrupulous human invasions for a sustainable, pollution-free and healthy life ahead.

• To sensitize the students and the staff to minimize the use of polluting products and use environment-friendly products and services.
• To instil the importance of cleanliness for a healthy life
• To create awareness about environmental issues by organizing Events, Rallies, Awareness Campaigns, Cleanliness Drives, Tree Plantation Drives,  Essay Competitions, Bird Watching Programs, etc.
• To make students and staff aware about raising voice against the hazardous practices destroying Nature and promote environment friendly practices among the society.

Initiatives Taken to Implement the Clean and Green Campus Policy

The Institution is committed to managing its campus in accordance with its Clean and Green Campus Policy by establishing the following infrastructure and carrying out the following activities:

• Landscaping with Trees and Plants
• Ban on Single-Use Plastic
• Observance of Green Saturday to Restrict the Use of Petrol/Diesel Vehicles
• Use of LED Bulbs/Tubes and Power Efficient Equipments
• Rainwater Harvesting
• Paperless Office and Communication
• Solid Waste Management
• Laboratory liquid waste management system through percolation system:
• E-waste Management
• Display Boards to Promote Environmental Sensibility on College Campus
• Observance of Days to protect and Nurture Environment
• The Green, Environmental and Energy Audit

Landscaping with Trees and Plants

As per the Clean and Green Policy of  our  College  the college strives to plant various types of ornamental and medicinal variety, wild plant species of trees in large numbers within and outside the campus.   The Vermicomposting Unit is also established in college premises.  The tree-plantation drives are undertaken by the NSS  unit on regular basis generally in the month of July/august  every year.

Ban on Single-Use Plastic

The campus of our college is a plastic-free campus where there is a complete ban on single-use plastics in classrooms, laboratories, and in the other premises. Ourstaff encourage students to avoid the use of single use plastic.

Observance of no vehicle day  to Restrict the Use of Petrol/Diesel Vehicles

As per the unanimous decision of the college administration every Saturday of the week is observed as no vehicle day.  The Teaching and Non-teaching staff  and students  of the college will be promoted to make use of bicycles, battery-operated E-bikes and the petrol/diesel vehicles will be restricted inside the college campus

Rainwater Harvesting

The college ensures rain-water conservation through rainwater harvesting. The rain water from the roof top outlets  and the overflowing rain-water from these tanks is discharged in the soak-pits for ground water recharge

Paperless Office and Communication: –

 The college has a policy to minimize the use of paper in all types of official/academic communication of the college through E- Communication. The use of paper is substantially reduced through digitization. One-side blank pages are used to avoid wastage of paper. All the college staff have been provided the college E-mail IDs and through which they make all the required official and college-related communication. What’s app – Class-wise groups, Department wise groups, Committee wise groups have been formed which have reduced the usage of paper in notices and circulars. and shared on the e-platform. 

Solid waste Management  

The Solid waste generated in the campus is segregated as bio degradable and non-degradable and handed over to Bhadgaon  Municipal Corporation ghanta gadi  as a part of Swachh Bharat Abhiyan and ”    for dry wastage disposal. Dustbins  allotted  at strategic locations in the college.

Vermicompost Unit

 Vermicompost Unit is established.in the college premises   The organic waste material is collected from the college campus by the students to deposit it in the special vermicompost tank. Using cow dung, Earthworms the soil mixture is made with appropriate proportions. With the help of students and farmers this mixture is installed in the tank and watered properly for 4-8 weeks. First flush of pure, odorless and granular, soft vermicompost is obtained.

Liquid waste Management

 Laboratory liquid waste management system through percolation system: –  Soak Pits for groundwater recharge are constructed for non-hazardous liquid west generated from labs.  In this liquid waste can be defined as waste water of practical without chemical.  This waste liquid of  laboratory is percolate in to the soil through different water percolation system. This percolation pit is also like rain water harvesting system .

E-waste Management

. some of  the electronic components from the discarded instruments, PCs, UPS, etc. such as transformers, transistors, ICs, Capacitors, Inductors, Resistors, Connectors, Sockets, Switches, Wires, etc. are reused if possible. other E-waste material is disposed off by selling to proper scrap dealer.  

Observance of Days to Protect and Nurture Environment

 The organization of various events like Rallies, Awareness Campaigns, Cleanliness Drives,    Tree Plantation Drives,   Essay Competitions, Bird Watching Programs, , Guest Lectures,  etc. on the occasion of various days like- ‘International Day for the Preservation of the Ozone Layer’ (16 September), ‘World Environment Day’ (05 June), February), Mahatma Gandhi Jayanti (02 October),. ensures to create awareness among young students and public about various environment related problems and conservation of Nature and natural resources in the surrounding area and educating on how to live a Eco-friendly life.

The Green, Environmental and Energy Audit

The Green, Environmental and Energy Audit of the college is done by Nature Adobe Systems, Shirpur. The initiative regarding this is taken by the Department of Environment Science of the college.