Green Campus Initiative Committee

RIWAR COLLEGE GREEN CAMPUS INITIATIVE COMMITTEE

A Green Campus is a place where environmentally friendly practices and education combine to promote sustainable and eco-friendly practices in the campus and outside the campus. The green campus concept offers an institution the opportunity to take the lead in redefining its environmental culture and developing new paradigms by creating sustainable solutions to environmental, social and economic needs of mankind. The Green Campus Committee was established in 2021 and Shri. Teiborlang Dkhar as the first In charge of the committee. The Green Campus initiatives will enable the institution to develop the campus as a living laboratory for innovation.

Objectives of the Green Campus Committee:

1. To promote awareness about the environment among the stakeholders in and outside the campus.
2. To promote sustainable and eco-friendly practices in the campus.
3. To incorporate green protocol among students and faculties.
4. To motivate staff, students and teachers through environmental literacy.
5. To promote campus into plastic free manner.
6. To ensure development along with safeguarding the environment.
7. To decrease energy consumption to enhance energy utilization efficiency.
8. To change the campus into pollution free and environmentally friendly manner.
9. To identify gaps and suggest recommendations to improve the Green Campus status of the institution.

Composition of the Green Campus Committee

1. Principal of the college- Chairperson Convener
2. IQAC Coordinator
3. Faculty Representative nominated by the principal
4. Student Representative
5. Non-Teaching Staff Representative
6. Parent Representative

Role of the Green Campus Committee:

The impetus for a successful Green Campus must begin at the top and emanate throughout the rest of the campus. The committee will plan and execute to:

1. Seek views of all the Stakeholders to make the Go Green Campus initiative functional throughout the year.
2. Conduct the Campus’ environmental impacts to identify the targets for improvements.
3. Establish a Green Campus Environmental Ethic Awareness campaigns
4. Set forth a Green Campus Mission and a Statement of Principles.
5. Link Green-Campus activities to Academics in the Institute.
6. Organize Awareness Programs for the students, faculty and society.
7. Chart out a yearly planner for the Institute, local community and Stakeholders.
8. Develop a strategic plan and create student teams to carry out specific tasks.
9. Conduct an Annual Green, Environment and Energy Audit.

COMPOSITION OF GREEN CAMPUS DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE

Activities

1. The committee take part in the cleaning drive of the college campus and its surrounding.