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ENVIRONMENT AUDIT REPORT

SGT (Shree Guru Gobind Singh Tricentenary) University, Gurugram (Haryana) 122505

ENVIRONMENTAL AUDIT REPORT

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C O N T E N T S

ACKNOWLEDGEMENT 4 DISCLAIMER 5 CONTEXT 6 INTRODUCTION 7 OVERVIEW OF INSTITUTE 8 AUDIT OBJECTIVES & SCOPE 11 AUDIT PARTICIPANTS 11 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY 12 AREA OF IMPROVEMENTS 12 ENVIRONMENTAL AUDIT - QUESTIONARE 13

WASTE MINIMIZATION AND RECYCLING 15 GREENING 16 ENERGY CONSERVATION 17 WATER CONSERVATION 18 CLEAN AIR 19 ANIMAL WELFARE 20 ENVIRONMENTAL LEGISLATIVE 20 GENERAL PRACTICES 21

BEST PRACTICES FOR ENVIRONMENT 22 RECOMENDATION 23 CONCLUSION 24 REFERENCE 25 ANNEXURE – PHOTOGRAPHS OF ENVIRONMENT CONSIOUSNESS 26


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A C K N O W L E D G E M E N T

EHS Alliance Services Green Audit Team thanks the management of SGT (Shree Guru Gobind

Singh Tricentenary) University for assigning this important work of Green Audit

(Environmental Audit). We appreciate the co-operation to our team for completion of study.

Our special thanks are due to:

Director IQAC Professor of Andragogy & Educational Philosophy Professor Emeritus

Forensic Medicine & Forensic Sciences Unit Head, UNESCO-Bioethics Unit – Dr. T.D.

Dogra

Green Audit Coordinator –Dr. Archana Chaudhary - HOD Environmental Science

Teaching & Supporting Staff of Collage

For giving us necessary inputs to carry out this very vital exercise of Green Audit (Environment

Audit). We are also thankful to other staff members who were actively involved while collecting

the data and conducting field measurements.


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D I S C L A I M E R

EHS Alliance Services Green Audit/Environment Audit Team has prepared this report for SGT

(Shree Guru Gobind Singh Tricentenary) University based on input data submitted by the

representatives of university complemented with the best judgment capacity of the expert team.

While all reasonable care has been taken in its preparation, details contained in this report have

been compiled in good faith based on information gathered.

It is further informed that the conclusions are arrived following best estimates and no

representation, warranty or undertaking, express or implied is made and no responsibility is

accepted by Audit Team in this report or for any direct or consequential loss arising from any use

of the information, statements or forecasts in the report.

If you wish to distribute copies of this report external to your organisation, then all pages must be

included.

EHS Alliance, its staff and agents shall keep confidential all information relating to your

organisation and shall not disclose any such information to any third party, except that in the

public domain or required by law or relevant accreditation bodies. EHS Alliance staff, agents and

accreditation bodies have signed individual confidentiality undertakings and will only receive

confidential information on a ‘need to know’ basis.

Report by: (Puneet Kaushik) Lead Auditor


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C O N T E X T

The National Assessment and Accreditation Council, New Delhi (NAAC) has made it mandatory

from the academic year 2016–17 onwards that all Higher Educational Institutions should submit

an annual Green Audit Report. Moreover, it is part of Corporate Social Responsibility of the Higher

Educational Institutions to ensure that they contribute towards the reduction of global warming

through Carbon Footprint reduction measures.

In view of the NAAC circular regarding Green Auditing, the College Management decided to

conduct an external Green Evaluation by a competent Green Auditor along with a Green Audit

Assessment Team headed by Dr. Archana Chaudhary, HOD Environmental Science, Faculty of

Physical Science, SGT (Shree Guru Gobind Singh Tricenenary) University, Gurugram.

Green Audit or Environment Audit focuses on the Green Campus, Waste Management, Water

Management, Air Pollution, Energy Management & Carbon Footprint etc. being implemented by

the College Management.

The concept, structure, objectives, methodology, tools of analysis, objectives of the audit are

mentioned below.

C O N C E P T

The term ‘Environmental audit’ or ‘Green audit’ means differently to different people. Terms like

‘assessment’, ‘survey’ and ‘review’ are also used to describe similar activities. Furthermore, some

organizations believe that an ‘environmental audit’ addresses only environmental matters,

whereas others use the term to mean an audit of health, safety and environment-related matters.

Although there is no universal definition of Green Audit, many leading companies/institutions

follow the basic philosophy and approach summarized by the broad definition adopted by the

International Chambers of Commerce (ICC) in its publication of Environmental Auditing (1989).

The ICC defines Environmental Auditing as:

“A management tool comprising a systematic, documented, periodic and objective evaluation of how

well environmental organization, management and equipment are performing with the aim of

safeguarding the environment and natural resources in its operations/projects.”

The outcome of Green Audit should be established with concrete evidence that the measures

undertaken and facilities in the institution under green auditing.


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I N T R O D U C T I O N

A Nation’s growth starts from its educational institutions, where the ecology is thought as a prime

factor of development associated with environment. Educational institutions now a day are

becoming more sensitive to environmental factors and more concepts are being introduced to

make them eco-friendly. To preserve the environment within the campus, various viewpoints are

applied by the several educational institutes to solve their environmental problems such as

promotion of the energy savings, recycle of waste, water reduction, water harvesting etc.. The

activities pursued by colleges can also create a variety of adverse environmental impacts.

Environmental auditing is a process whereby an organization’s environmental performance is

tested against its environmental policies and objectives. Green audit is defined as an official

examination of the effects a college has on the environment. As a part of such practice, internal

environmental audit (Green Audit) is conducted to evaluate the actual scenario at the campus.

Green audit can be a useful tool for a college to determine how and where they are using the most

energy or water or resources; the college can then consider how to implement changes and make

savings. It can also be used to determine the type and volume of waste, which can be used for a

recycling project or to improve waste minimization plan. Green auditing and the implementation

of mitigation measures is a win-win situation for all the college, the learners and the planet. It can

also create health consciousness and promote environmental awareness, values and ethics. It

provides staff and students better understanding of Green impact on campus.

Green auditing promote financial savings through reduction of resource use. It gives an

opportunity for the development of ownership, personal and social responsibility for the students

and teachers. Thus it is imperative that the college evaluate its own contributions toward a

sustainable future. As environmental sustainability is becoming an increasingly important issue

for the nation, the role of higher educational institutions in relation to environmental

sustainability is more prevalent.

A clean and healthy environment aids effective learning and provides a conducive learning

environment. There are various efforts around the world to address environmental education

issues.

Environmental Management Systems (EMS) is very popular in the industrial sector, but the

general belief is that EMS is something pertaining to industries only. Other parts of the world

have started adopting compatible environmental management systems either voluntarily or for

promoting standards by external certification. International environmental standards do not suit

the existing Indian educational system. Hence EHS Alliance has developed a compatible system by

developing locally-applicable techniques.


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A very simple indigenized system has been devised to

monitor the environmental performance of educational

institutions. It comes with a series of questions to be

answered on a regular basis. Environmental conditions may

be monitored from angles that are relevant to Indian

requirements, without stress on legal issues or compliance.

This innovative scheme is user-friendly and totally voluntary.

The environmental monitoring system helps the institution to

set environmental examples for the community and to

educate young learners. It can be adapted to urban and / or

rural situations.

O V E R V I E W O F I N S T I T U T E

SGT (Shree Guru Gobind Singh Tricentenary) University, Gurugram, which spreads over 70 acres

of lush green campus enveloped with serene beauty and environment. The University is situated

at Chandu-Bhudera on the outskirts of Gurgaon; it is less than five kilometers from Delhi border at

Daurala and has an easy and convenient access from I.G International Airport.

SGT University came into existence by the Haryana Private Universities (Amendment) Act No. 8 of

2013 making educational opportunities available to all segments of the society under the parasol

of Dashmesh Educational Charitable Trust, which was founded in 1999 with the holly cause of

propagating the message of Shree Guru Gobind Singh Ji, the great philosopher and social reformer


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which says “spread of learning is the best service to mankind”. In fact, the seeds for its magnificent

growth were sown way back in 2002 with the establishment of the SGT Dental College.

The most valuable investment any educational institution can make is “Nurturing Future

Leaders”. With the continuous rise in expectation of essential leadership standards, SGT

University torch bearers have taken a responsibility for this investment to nurture the Next-Gen

leaders with a vision to bridge the existing skill gap. With a firm step forward to attain an

academic excellence, several Centers of Excellence, laboratories, incubation cell and industry-

academia associations have been setup at the SGT University in association with global leaders.

With dedicate Corporate Resource Center, Centers of Excellence and academic associations like

Apple, Laerdal-Jhpiego, SAP Next-Gen, UNESCO Bioethics, IBM, ORACLE, University of California –

Berkley, Nobel Biocare, Trimble, Intel, NSE, Tally India, OISTAT, SMC India, CIMA & German

Academy for Digital Education we are committed to develop naturally confident young innovative

leaders who will weave career advancement opportunities through continuous learning &

development support and experience they gain. With the continuously changing nature of work

and the war for talent wages, at SGT University we Foster a Culture of Continous Learning to

develop future innovative leaders of international repute, who are quick to learn & implement,

understand changing customer needs, highly comfortable & creative with change, are able to

revamp operations modestly with an appreciable ROI.


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The modern infrastructure and learner centric andragogy at SGT University extend full support to

the learners and we are focused to invest more in “Nurturing Future Leaders” to produce much

more resourceful and productive employee for each level in the organization be it a “Green

Graduates” or a “Tenured Senior Managers”. To map the galloping pace of innovations blended

with changing technology and HR systems. We are determined to inculcate Domain Specific Skills

and Soft Skills to our emerging innovative leaders and make them future ready. At SGT University,

we are focused to inculcate skills and behaviors for a good cultural fit along with right academic

background.

SGT University imparts education from Undergraduate to Ph.D. level in the following faculties:

Faculty of Law

Faculty of Nursing

Faculty of Education

Faculty of Physiotherapy

SGT College of Pharmacy

Faculty of Dental Sciences

Faculty of Fashion & Design

Faculty of Physical Sciences with faculty of Sciences

Faculty of Behavioral Sciences

Faculty of Agricultural Sciences

Faculty of Allied Health Sciences

Faculty of Indian Medical System

Faculty of Medical and Health Sciences

Faculty of Engineering and Technology

Faculty of Commerce and Management

Faculty of Hotel & Tourism Management

Faculty of Mass Communication & Media Technology


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O B J E C T I V E S

The broad aims/benefits of the eco-auditing system would be

• Environmental education through systematic environmental management approach

• Improving environmental standards

• Benchmarking for environmental protection initiatives

• Sustainable use of natural resource in the campus.

• Financial savings through a reduction in resource use

• Curriculum enrichment through practical experience

• Development of ownership, personal and social responsibility for the university

campus and its environment

• Enhancement of university profile

• Developing an environmental ethic and value systems in young people

A U D I T P A R T I C I P A N T S

On behalf of Institute:

Name Position/Department

Mr. Mr. N N Gupta Registrar, SGT University

Dr. Archana Chaudhary Green Audit Co-ordinator, SGT University

Dr. Bijender Sindhu Manager - NABH

Dr. Abhishek Swami Associate Professor – Department of Environment

Dr. Sunanda Assistant Professor – Department of Physics

Mr Gaurav Chaudhary Legal Compliance

Mr. D L Kohli Administration

Mr. S K Khare Electrical Department

Mr. Ramesh Semwal Accounts Department

Audit was conducted on behalf of EHS Alliance Services:

Name Position Qualification

Puneet Kaushik Lead Auditor M.Sc. M.Tech (Environment Science & Engineering),

PGDISM, Lead Auditor ISO 14001:2015, OHSAS

18001:2007

Vijay Singh Co- Auditor M.Sc. M.Tech (Environment Science & Engineering), Energy

Auditor , Post Diploma in Industrial Safety Management


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E X E C U T I V E S U M M A R Y

An environmental audit is a snapshot in time, in which one assesses campus performance in

complying with applicable environmental laws and regulations. Though a helpful benchmark, the

audit almost immediately becomes outdated unless there is some mechanism in place to continue

the effort of monitoring environmental compliance.

This is very first environmental audit of institute for NACC affiliation; QS Programme and doing

their bid towards environmental protection and environmental awareness at local and global

front. Audit criterion is environmental cognizance, waste minimization and management,

biodiversity conservation, water conservation, energy conservation and environmental legislative

compliance by the campus. A questionnaire is used during audit. This audit report contains

observations and recommendations for improvement of environmental consciousness.

A R E A O F I M P R O V E M E N T S

Environment Policy to be adopted by the University Campus.

Metering of Water from bore well and other sources in different uses are not available.

Water Meter should be installed and maintain the inventory of water resource

Stack height should be as per DG Rules

Storage of chemicals like; paints, gums resins, oils, lubricants, acids etc. in designated

place and safety/warning signs should be displayed.

Internal inspection system should be developed for various equipments available in

campus.

Waste Management plan should be prepared for the campus.

Environmental drills for response against spillage and leakage of chemicals in the campus

Plastic usage can be reduces in university campus.

The monthly inventory of e-waste is required to be maintained in formats on regular

basis.


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E N V I R O N M E N T A L A U D I T - Q U E S T I O N A R E

The areas of eco/environmental/green auditing to be followed/practiced by participating

institutions:

I. Waste Minimization and Recycling

II. Greening

III. Energy Conservation

IV. Water Conservation

V. Clean Air

VI. Animal Welfare

VII. Environmental Legislative

VIII. General Practices

Dose any Environmental Audit conducted earlier? No, this is first time a systematic way of monitoring their environmental eminence initiative taken by university for environment protection. What is the total permanent population of the Institute?

Male Female Total

Students 3461 2921 6382

Teachers 337 321 652

Non Teaching Staff 705 177 882

Sub Total 4503 3419 7922

Approximate Number of Visitors (Per day) 70

What is the total number of working days of your campus in a year? 246

Where is the campus located? The campus is Located in outskirts of Gurugram city.


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Which of the following are available in your institute?

1 Garden area

2 Play ground

3 Kitchen

4 Toilets

5 Garbage Or Waste Store Yard

6 Laboratory

7 Canteen

8 Hostel Facility (numbers)

9 Guest House

Available

Available

Available

Available

Available

Available

Available

Yes

Available

Which of the following are found near your institute?

1 Municipal dump yard

2 Garbage heap

3 Public convenience

4 Sewer line

5 Stagnant water

6 Open drainage

7 Industry – (Mention the type)

8 Bus / Railway station

9 Market / Shopping complex / Public halls

Not in vicinity of institute

No Garbage heaps

Yes , public convenience is available

4 km sewer line within campus

No stagnant water

No

No

Faraway from campus

Yes


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I – WASTE MINIMIZATION AND RECYCLING

1. Does your institute generate any

waste?

If so, what are they?

Yes, Solid waste Canteen waste, paper, plastic,

Horticulture Waste etc

2. What is the approximate amount of

waste generated per day? (in

Kilograms/month) (approx.)

Bio

Degradable

Non-

Biodegradable

Hazardous others

1500kg 150kg Yes <1kg

3. How is the waste generated in the

institute managed? By

1 Composting

2 Recycling

3 Reusing

4 Others (specify)

Reuse of one side printed Paper for internal

communication. Sewage water is discharged to

public Sewer. Domestic Waste is given to Municipal

Corporation. Two types of Waste bins are provided

at campus for biodegradable and non biodegradable

waste. Horticulture waste is also given to Municipal

Corporation.

4. Do you use recycled paper in institute? Yes, in academic evaluation works

5. Do you use reused paper in institute? Yes

6. How would you spread the message of

recycling to others in the community?

Have you taken any initiatives? If yes,

please specify.

Not done in locality for awareness of resource

crunches.

7. Can you achieve zero garbage in your

institute? If yes, how?

Not yet achieved. Possible through waste

management plan.


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II – GREENING THE CAMPUS

8. Is there a garden in your institute? Yes, about 70010.62 Sq. Meter areas are

developed as Gardens.

9. Do students spend time in the garden? 2-4 Hours during winters

10. Total number of Plants in Campus Plant type Approx. number

Trees 2365

Shrubs 26545

Grass Cover 12.46 Acre

11. Suggest plants for your campus. (Trees,

vegetables, herbs, etc.)

Ashoka, Ficus Religeosa, Boganvellia,

Alovera and many more as per

geographical regime.

12. Is the university campus have any Horticulture

Department

Yes

Number of Staff working in Horticulture

Department

Tree Gardeners, One Civil Engineer and

Services of External Experts are also taken

13. Number of Tree Plantation Drives organized

by School per annum. (If Any)

Yes, Two Tree Plantation Drives are

Organized Annually. 1500 trees and 2300

shrubs planted in this financial year.

14. Number of Trees Planted in Last FY. 1500

Survival Rate 85%

15. Plant Distribution Program for Students and

Community

Yes, Saplings are distributed to Students

and visitors at various Occasions. Besides

this landscape of some area in city are

developed by Institute. (photographs

attached)

16 Plant Ownership Program Various Trees are Planted and owned by

Visitors as well as students. The Name

plates are also displayed near the plants.


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III – ENERGY

13. List ten ways that you use energy in your

institute. (Electricity, LPG, firewood, others).

Using this list, try to think of ways that you

could use less energy every day.

Electricity saves by use of CFL/LED bulbs

for illumination, LPG saves by use of

Pressure cookers for cooking food.

Alternate source of energy i.e. Solar Heater

Installed.

14. Are there any energy saving methods

employed in your institute? If yes, please

specify. If no, suggest some

Yes, Renewable source of energy through

solar plant (910 KW) in commissioning

phase. 320 Watt is operational.

Massages are displayed at various locations

to Aware the Peoples about Energy

Savings.

Use of Natural Lights and Natural

Ventilation are promoted.

15. How many CFL/LED bulbs has your institute

installed?

95 % of Total Conventional bulbs are

replaced by LED/CFL Lights.

16. Are any alternative energy sources employed /

installed in your institute? (photovoltaic cells

for solar energy, windmill, energy efficient

stoves, etc.,) Specify.

Yes, photovoltaic cells for solar energy,

energy efficient stoves

17. Do you run “switch off” drills at institute? Yes

18. Are your computers and other equipment’s put

on power-saving mode?

Yes, In Practice

19. Does your machinery (TV, AC, Computer,

weighing balance, printers, etc.) run on

standby modes most of the time? If yes, how

many hours?

No


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IV – WATER CONSERVATION

20. List four uses of water in your institute Basic use of water in campus:

1. Drinking – 6000KL/month

2. Gardening – STP treated water

3. Kitchen and Toilets – 3651KL/month

4. Others – 7140 KL/month

21. How does your institute store water? Are there

any water saving techniques followed in your

institute?

04# Overhead Water Tanks and 03#

Underground Water tank installed for

storage of water.

Avoid overflow of water controlled valves

are provided in water supply system. Close

supervision for water supply system.

22. If there is water wastage, specify why and How

can the wastage be prevented / stopped?

No

23. Locate the point of entry of water and point of

exit of waste water in your institute.

Entry-

Exit-

Entry- Water comes from two Submersible

Pumps at campus

Exit- From Water Drainage System to STP

and ETP

24. Write down four ways that could reduce the

amount of water used in your institute

Basic Four ways:

1. Close the taps after usage

2. Maintenance and monitoring of valves

in supply system to avoid overflow,

leakage and spillage

3. Water Conservation awareness for new

students

25. Record water use from the institute water

meter for six months (record at the same time

of each day). At the end of the period, compile

a table to show how many litres of water have

been used.

No, Water Meters available for calculation

of usage of total quantity only.

26. Does your institute harvest rain water? Twelve number of Modern rain water

harvesting system are available.

27. Is there any water recycling System. Yes


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V – CLEAN AIR

28. Are the Rooms in Campus are Well

Ventilated?

Yes

29. Window Floor ratio of the Rooms Very Good

30. What is the ownership of the vehicles used

by your school? (Please Tick only one)

Yes

Operator-owned vehicles

School-owned vehicles

A combination of campus-owned and operator-owned vehicles

31. Provide details of school-owned motorised

vehicles? Buses Cars Vans Other Total

No. of vehicles 44 16 04 10 74

No. of vehicles more than five years old -- -- -- -- --

No. of Air conditioned vehicles 08 11 04 -- 23

PUC done Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes

32. Specify the type of fuel used by your

school’s vehicles: Total

Diesel 24

09

41

--

02

Petrol

CNG

LPG

Electric

33. Air Quality Monitoring Program (If Any) Yes, Monitoring is being done by approved Laboratory

34. Students suffer from respiratory ailments? (If

Any) No

35. Details of Genset Yes, 4 Numbers of Genset; The capacities of DG’s are (750, 500, 250 & 125) KVA. All have acoustic enclosure canopy and adequate stack height.


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VI – ANIMAL WELFARE

VII – ENVIRONMENTAL LEGISLATIVE COMPLIANCE

37 List the animals (wild and domestic) found on

the campus (dogs, cats, squirrels, birds, insects,

etc.)

Birds and Squirrels are commonly found in

campus. A variety of birds species and

other flora and fauna available but these

are not harmful to human so institute

doing their bid for its conservation.

36. How many dogs in your area have undergone

Animal Birth Control - Anti Rabies (ABC - AR)?

Not required

37. Does your institute have a Biodiversity

Programme or a KARUNA CLUB?

No, but students spread awareness through

nukkar natak in locality of Sultanpur

National Park, Gurugram.

38. Are you aware of any environmental Laws

pertaining to different aspects of

environmental management?

Yes

39. Does your institute have any rules to protect

the environment? List possible rules you could

include.

No rule but innovative initiatives are being

taken by campus to reduce pollution and

go green.

40. Dose Environmental Ambient Air Quality

Monitoring conducted by the Institute?

Yes, by NABL approved Laboratory.

41. Dose Environmental Water and Wastewater

Quality monitoring conducted by the Institute?

Yes

42. Dose stack monitoring of DG sets conducted by

the Institute?

Yes

43. Is any warning notice, letter issued by state

government bodies?

No

44. Dose any Hazardous waste generated by the

Institute?

Yes

45. Dose any Bio medical waste generated by the

Institute? If yes explain its category and

disposal method

Yes, It is being disposed though the

authorized external agency.


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VIII – GENERAL

46. Are you aware of any environmental Laws

pertaining to different aspects of

environmental management?

Yes

47. Does your institute have any rules to protect

the environment? List possible rules you could

include.

No

48. Does housekeeping schedule in your campus? Yes, Swatch Bharat movement

49. Are students and faculties aware of

environmental cleanliness ways? If Yes Explain

Yes, Periodically pollution reduction,

plantation, energy conservation awareness

campaigns carried out by institute

50. Dose Important Days Like World Environment

Day, Earth Day, and Ozone Day etc. eminent in

Campus?

Yes

51. Dose Institute participated in National and

Local Environmental Protection Movement?

Yes, Swatch Bharat Abhiyan by students at

campus.

52. Dose Institute has any

Recognition/certification for environment

friendliness?

No

53. Dose Institute using renewable energy? Yes

54. Dose Institution conducts a

green/environmental audit of its campus?

Yes, This is second environmental audit

done by the university.

55. Has the institution been audited / accredited

by any other agency such as NABL, NABET,

TQPM, NAAC etc.?

Yes


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B E S T P R A C T I C E S / I N I T I A T I V E S F O R E N V I R O N M E N T

A Renewable Energy

Solar water Heater (20 Numbers) at SGT campus

A clean source of energy is utilized at campus.

Efforts towards Carbon Neutrality

The capacity of 910 KW Solar plant on building

roofs is commissioned and will be operational in

a month that will supply approx. 40% of total

power in campus.

B Biodiversity Conservation

Flora and fauna conservation

It is in schedule plan of Campus

Environment committee

C Tree Plantation Drives

Two Drives Annually as well as Every Guest is

honored by Tree Plantation at Campus.

Yes

d Ground Water Recharge

12 units of Rain Water Harvesting System.

Yes

E Pollution Reduction Personal Vehicles (Students)

not allowed at campus

Reduction in Air Pollution through

vehicular emission.

F E Waste Management

Old Computers Donated to Government School

Authorized recycler “Greeniva

Recycler Pvt. Ltd.”

G Solid Waste Management

Lifting of garbage from SGT campus on alternate

day by Municipal Corporation.

Yes

H Adoption of Village

CSR

Budhera Village adoption

I Water Conservation Yes, The STP treated water used for

gardening in campus.

j Corporate Resource Center (CRC) SGT University Corporate Resource

Center (CRC) is dedicated to nurturing

future leaders


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R E C O M E N D A T I O N S

Formation of Environment Policy and communicated to all faculties and

other staff.

Environmental Monitoring i.e. (Ambient Air Quality monitoring, Stack

Monitoring of DG sets, Water and wastewater monitoring need to be

conducted by Haryana State Pollution Control Board, approved laboratory

with frequency of six month.

Reduction in use of paper work by go digital system.

E-waste monthly inventory be maintained at campus as per E waste rules

2016.

Water Meter should be installed at institute for monitoring of water

consumption per capita.

Increase in Environmental promotional activities for spreading awareness at

campus.

As practically feasible avoid use of personal vehicles inside the campus.

Involve lower hierarchy staff in environmental awareness programmes and

campaigns.

Substantial initiatives to be taken for reduction in carbon footprints


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C O N C L U S IO N

This audit involved extensive consultation with all the campus team, interactions with key

personnel on wide range of issues related to Environmental aspects. The SGT University has

Environmental Committee for sustainable use of resources. Overall 30% of university campus is

for landscaping. The audit has identified several observations for making the campus premise

more environmental friendly. The recommendations are also mentioned with observations for

university campus team to initiate actions.

The audit team opines that the overall site is maintained well from environmental perspective.

There is no major observations but few things are important to initiate urgently are waste

management records by monthly inventory of hazardous waste, rainwater harvesting recharge;

water balance cycle and periodic inspection of buildings; environment policy and initiation of

composting at campus.


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REFERENCE

The Environment [Protection] Act – 1986 (Amended 1991) & Rules-1986 (Amended 2010)

The Petroleum Act: 1934 – The Petroleum Rules: 2002

The Central Motor Vehicle Act: 1988 (Amended 2011) and The Central Motor Vehicle

Rules:1989 (Amended in 2005)

Energy Conservation Act 2010.

The Water [Prevention & Control Of Pollution] Act – 1974 (Amended 1988) & the Water

(Prevention & Control of Pollution) Rules – 1975

The Air [Prevention & Control Of Pollution] Act – 1981 (Amended 1987) The Air (Prevention

& Control of Pollution) Rules – 1982

The Gas Cylinders Rules – 2016 (Replaces the Gas Cylinder Rules – 1981

E-waste management rules 2016

Electrical Act 2003 (Amended 2001) / Rules 1956 (Amended 2006)

The Hazardous Waste (Management and Handling and Trans-boundary Movement) Rules,

2008 (Amended 2016)

The Noise Pollution Regulation & Control rules, 2000 (Amended 2010)

The Batteries (Management and Handling) rules, 2001 (Amended 2010)

Relevant Indian Standard Code practices

TRANSPARENCY OF GREEN AUDIT REPORT

Green audit report is one of the useful means of demonstrating an organization’s

commitment to openness and transparency. If an Organisation believes it has nothing to

hide from its stakeholders, then it should feel confident enough to make its green audit

reports freely available to those who request them. As a basic rule, green audit reports

should be made available to all stakeholders.


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ANNEXURE – PHOTOGRAPHS OF ENVIRONMENT CONSIOUSNESS

Sapling presented to honorable guests and Plantation at SGT University Campus


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Hygiene – Clean and Green campus

Swatch Bharat Abhiyan is also initiated at campus.

Waste Segregation at campus


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Renewable Energy – Solar Power at campus

Rainwater Harvesting

Water Conservation awareness at campus

E –Riksha utilization at campus

Wastewater treatment plant


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Environmental and Health awareness in locality to enhance awareness amongst villagers. The personal hygiene and solid waste management awareness programmes are being initiated by the organization.


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Green Campus- Landscaping, gardens and Indoor Plants inside the building.


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Reused water for gardening at campus, CCTV Surveillance and clean Hostel facilities


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Environmental Audit/Green Audit Exit Meeting Photograph

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