Annual Quality Assurance Report (aqar) 2013 – 14

*Provide the details in annexure (annexure need to be numbered as i, ii,iii)

7.4 Contribution to environmental awareness / protection

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  Tree saplings were planted in the campus and houses belonging to adopted village of NSS units. Vinyl banners are banned in the campus.
  
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  NSS units organized a demonstration class on paper art work by using waste papers on 13^th of February 2014.
  
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  All members of Bhoomithrasena Club visited a model farm at Puthenchira for harvesting paddy and to learn about Zero Budget Farming in December 2013.
  
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  Tree litter and other organic wastes are buried instead of burning.
  
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  Vermicompost is used for vegetable farming in the campus.
  
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  Star – rated electrical equipments only are purchased.
  
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  The Department of Economics has conducted a UGC Sponsored National Seminar on the topic ‘Gift in Green-A lyrical lament on environmental degradation’ on 3^rd & 4^th December 2013.
  
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  Suitably observed all national and international occasions of environmental significance like World Environment Day, Ozone Day, Gandhi Jayanthi etc.
  
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  NSS units launched ‘Haritha Samridhi’ (a scheme for setting backyard organic vegetable gardens in the adopted village) on 24^th of September 2013 (NSS Day). As part of the final stage of the Haritha samridhi programme, volunteers arranged vegetable gardens in 15 houses of the adopted village (Ward No. 21 of SN Puram Panchayath) on 15^th February 2014.
  

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7.5 Whether environmental audit was conducted? Yes No