Goals:

1. To conserve the global environment and achieve a sustainable society
2. To contribute towards increasing forest and tree cover
3. To increase energy efficiency in our institution
4. To train the students and increase their responsibility towards society by creating awareness for environment
5. To develop and disseminate for environment materials protection in self-learning format to all sections of the society

Context:

It is essential to make human civilisation sustainable on the finite resources that are available. It is our foremost duty to protect the environment. Unless and until awareness is created among the young generation to protect and save environment, corrective measures cannot be initiated.

The main issue is to create awareness about conservation of energy, environmental issues, water conservation, rainwater harvesting, pollution awareness, awareness drive for dry and wet waste which helps in proper disposal waste.

This effort has helped us to spark the light in the minds of the students to do something for saving the environment. Making them aware about how conserve and preserve nature is possible as well as important.

Implementation:

1. Around 1000 saplings have been planted in the college premises and nearby areas.
2. Fresh water is used only for drinking purpose. Rain water harvesting is in the college campus.
3. Our college is located in the tribal area. It faces electricity crisis. To meet the energy crises college has installed generator and inverters. College has taken various initiatives for creating awareness regarding environment in society such as taking out rallies relating to saving environment, by creating banners and slogans.
4. Distribution of saplings on a large scale to members in society. It has taken place successfully to inculcate tree plantation habit, Seminar has been organised to create awareness among students.
5. Our institution has been successful in making the premise of the college “Plastic free zone”.

Evidence of success:

Various departments of our college conducted many activities. With these activities our students are aware about various things that are beneficial to the protection of the environment We make aware our students about the methods of waste disposal, so they are well trained for separating wet and dry garbage. Students are practicing this activity in the college as well as their own homes and in their villages. Students are participating in tree plantation on their own due to the encouragement given by nature club and National Service Scheme. Students are aware of electricity conservation as a result, students themselves switched off the bulbs, fans at the time of short recess and after the long recess.

Every year students of our college through N. S. S. arrange cleanliness drive in the college campus itself and in the surrounding villages. i.e. Onde & Zadpoli.

Problems Encountered and Resources Required:

Our college is in tribal area. It is far from the main stream of the city, so we faced some of the problems i.e.we didn’t get the resources in time due to the lack of transportation facilities. Due to the ignorance of the people it is very difficult to convince the people about any awareness programme.

Many times we face financial problem to start any costly activity such as use of sprinkler irrigation unit, to make the cement concrete fence around the college boundary for protecting the saplings etc.

People in surrounding area are mostly illiterate, they have superstitious, it becomes very difficult to convince them about any activity like to cut the trees for domestic needs, at the time of festivals like Holy.

Our college is in Onde village. Most of the time we received the letters important University circulars and such other documents after the concern date of the function.