7.1.5 MAINTENANCE OF CLEANLINESS, SANITATION, GREEN COVER

 

7.1.5       

Cleanliness

Our institution maintains plastic free campus.

Measures adopted to keep our campus clean

a)     Sweeping and mopping all hard surface flooring

b)    Vacuuming floors and carpets in administrative, classroom and dormitory building.

c)     Cleaning the walls, windows and other surfaces of rooms and buildings throughout the campus.

d)    Maintaining hand soaps and toiletries in public and dormitory rest rooms.

e)     Maintenance of floor drains to assure that floors drain and dry properly after cleaning.

f)      Proper storage of cleaning equipment and supplies to prevent rodents and pests.

g)     Use of effective and safe cleaning products in rest rooms, cafeterias and food preparation spaces.

h)    Maintain plastic free campus.

 

Measures adopted to keep our campus sanitation

a)     Providing sanitation facilities by providing toilets and latrines that flush in to a sewer or safe enclosure. There must be a bucket with water and a jug inside female latrines.

b)    Proper Health faucets were maintained in the bathroom.

c)     Promote good hygiene habits through education. Proper hand washing with soap and water can reduce diarrhoea.

d)    Providing clean and pure water through automatic water purifier.

e)     Provision of solid waste management facilities :

1)    Waste bins / buckets in each classroom and teacher’s office.

2)    Waste disposal pit at an appropriate location; a local incinerator can be used if the amount of college solid waste is significant.

3)    Waste handling facilities such as latrines, an incinerator.

4)    Sanitary Napkin incinerator is used for instant disposal of used napkins.

 

 

The covid 19 pandemic highlights the importance  of cleanliness, sanitation and hygiene to student’s health and wellbeing.

 

 

Measures adopted to keep our campus greenery

 

a)     Compost bin for food waste.

b)    Created a campus garden: Plant a garden to beautify your space or use it to grow some of your own vegetables.

c)     Grow your food: Created simple vegetable gardens in our nearby campus location.

 

d)    Green belt project : 

This project was started in the year 2014.  From that year onwards we maintained the plants in a good way. As a part of this project we planted near about 50 plants in the nearby campus. We mainly planted Nelli, Mahagony, Koovalam, Lakshmi tharu, Bamboo, Ariyaveppu  etc. In every year on June 5 th our college distribute one plant to each student. Through this project we keep our campus greenery.

 

 

YEAR	No.of trees planted	Total Acre
2015-16	100 nos	2.5 Acre
2016-17	50 nos
2017-18	50 nos
2018-19	50 nos
2019-20	100 nos

 

e)     Avani  natural club

 

BVNCTE  formed  an  AVANI nature club  in the year on 2017. The forest department of Kerala invited our college for participating a 3 days nature camp. Near about 40 students became the members of this club.