Dhirendra Mahila P.G College

Sundarpur,Near Pani Tanki, Varanasi, UP 221005

                 

Dhirendra Mahila P.G. College – Innovations & best Practices

  • The use of plastic bags is avoided in the campus and the authority is planning to declare the entire campus as “No Plastic Zone”.
  • Students and staff are motivated to use jute bags or cotton bags.
  • The students and staff have planted several tree saplings during various tree plantation programmes organized by the institution through the NSS wing and all these trees are taken care of and maintained by the gardeners of the institution.
  • Care is taken to ensure that the college environment has low levels of carbon emission and low pollution levels so that the campus is healthy for all.
  • The college is declared as ‘ Tobacco Free Zone’

Energy conservation

  • The College conducts awareness programmes on energy conservation and adopts measures to ensure that energy is conserved wherever possible.
  • Every department follows a policy of switching on power only when required and switching off when not in use.
  • Many classrooms, departments, administrative office and the Principal Chamber of the college are airy and well illuminated for the maximum use of natural lighting during the day time. LED bulbs are used instead of incandescent bulbs wherever the natural lighting is insufficient to minimize power consumption. The institution strictly observes to see that no electric equipments run unnecessarily. Thus enough measures are taken to use electricity carefully
  • Almost all the computer monitors in use are either LED, LCD or TFT types to ensure minimum usage of electricity and also to reduce the level of radiation

Efforts for Carbon neutrality

  • Plantation of trees and green grass in the college quadrangle and in the front end
  • Potted plants dot the corridors of the college with more than 250 different samples
  • The College has made arrangements for the parking of the vehicles of the students and staff near the entrance. This helps in keeping the campus as much clean as possible

Efforts for Carbon neutrality

  • Potted plants dot the corridors of the college with more than 250 different samples
  • The College has made arrangements for the parking of the vehicles of the students and staff near the entrance. This helps in keeping the campus as much clean as possible.
  • The campus is also smoke free. The dead leaves and waste papers are not allowed to be put on fire. The dead leaves and waste papers are scientifically decomposed off by burying them in the soil.
  • The campus is also smoke free. The dead leaves and waste papers are not allowed to be put on fire. The dead leaves and waste papers are scientifically decomposed off by burying them in the soil.

Hazardous waste management

  • The college generally does not generate any hazardous waste in any manner. However, the college strives to generate minimal waste and tries to reduce the use of plastics whenever possible.
  • The college has built a solid waste disposal bin in the college.
  • Use of pesticides and other harmful chemicals in the garden is replaced by adopting organic methods of gardening wherever possible.
  • In order to dispose the acid fumes, chemistry labs are equipped with exhaust fans and fume hoods.
  • Mild chemicals are used for cleaning and maintaining the campus.
  • Sterilization is performed by autoclaving and then the remaining wastes are properly disposed off, in accordance with standard waste disposal norms.

E-waste management

  • Printer Cartridges are generally refilled and not disposed. Wherever refilling is not possible, the cartridge is returned to the manufacturer.Paper waste is sold off to vendors who send it for recycling.
  • Computers in satisfactory working condition, but are obsolete for the system, are usually used for teaching – learning purposes of Computer Architecture and Hardware courses. Similarly, computer parts and peripherals are reused in other systems.
  • All damaged or non-functional electronic materials (e-waste) is returned to the manufacturer.
  • UPS batteries are exchanged for a nominal cost (buy back offers) with the vendor of the new batteries.
  • The management has evolved a procedure for e – waste wherein the individual departments in the college store the waste and once in six months it is collected by a designated person from the management. It is later sent for recycling units.