BEST PRACTICES

BEST PRACTICES - 2

1. Title of the Practice - SKSD- GREEN INITIATIVES: THINK GREEN AND LIVE GREEN FOR A SUSTAINABLE FUTURE

2. Objectives of the Practice:

i)To enable better environmental management,greater sustainability and an improvement in the quality of life for all stakeholders associated with the campus.

ii)To educate students about organic farming and to motivate them towards organic cultivation.

iii)To help students to develop team spirit and capacity building by involvement in green activities.

iv)To maintain greenness and freshness in the campus and making it a green hub.

v)To create awareness to REDUCE,REUSE and to RECYCLE the waste generated in the campus.

3.The Context:

SKSD Green is an initiative with the aim of creating pollution free, green and healthy environment for the college and surroundings.In this endeavour,college organized various activities to reduce carbon footprints and has inculcated greener practices.

4.The Practice:

By upholding the motto ‘Clean Campus- Green Campus’,sustainable future is our aim. UG & PG students are given training to practice organic farming at home. Also Programmes conducted in the campus are organized in compliance with Green Protocol. Awareness programmes are conducted and coordinated in the college by NCC & NSS. In this endeavour, college has undertaken initiatives to reduce carbon emission. Our campus is blessed with a variety of trees pivotal in controlling carbon emission in the locality. The efficient carbon sequestration of the campus ensures fresh air for the college .To minimize use of paper,instructions and notices are communicated to the staff online. A beautiful garden is maintained to make the campus eco-friendly. Also the butterfly garden adds more greenery in the campus.The college has undertaken various energy and water conservation initiatives like rainwater harvesting, use of energy efficient LED lamps and installation of solar power plants.

5. Evidence of Success:

i) This practice was launched to enable students to take up the causes of environmental changes.Therefore students started engaging in preservation activities,tree planting, gardening and in maintaining kitchen gardens.

ii)According to Green audit,Carbon sequestration is running well by the biodiversity protected in the campus.It ensures clean air not only for the college but also for the surrounding areas.

iii)A kitchen garden in the household of students and staff members and introducing non-toxic vegetables into their diet is an achievement of the practice.

Iv)Paper materials and other alternatives were used for decoration purpose during programmes and this helped to reduce non-degradable waste materials.

v)As per Economic survey of Government of India,National level per capita of Carbon footprint is 1.84 T CO2 eq .per annum in 2021With minimal effort, it can be maintained in coming years.

6.Problems encountered: 

i) Natural Disasters like floods and COVID-19 pandemic affected the initial phase of the practice.

ii) Placing these programmes within the tight academic schedules and untimely conduct of Semester examinations was challenging. But by conducting programmes on holidays and during pre and post class hours, this problem was addressed.

iii) Development and maintenance of proper infrastructure for green practice was rather expensive and it needed expert advice and investment in resource.

iv) Educating the local community about green initiatives to enable them to adopt adequate measures remained a challenge.

v) It required  determination and long-term commitment from all the stakeholders.