AAKRITI-Nature Club

We all know that we are part of the environment we live in. And the solution to many environmental problems lie in our attitude towards environment. Be it awareness to keep our surroundings clean or the realization to conserve natural resources by re-using and recycling wherever possible, they all are attitudinal. But changing the attitudes of 100core plus people is not going to happen overnight.

The best way to attempt to bring about a change in the attitudes in the society is through young students. With the support of our management, faculty & students we would like to start and maintain a successful environmental club in our college. It suggests a myriad of activities that clubs can pursue and where to go for help. It encourages us to study the local environment and to contribute to solving environmental problems. In so doing, we will be playing an important role in environmental education for sustainable development (EESD).

In view of this, our college has made special efforts to start the Nature-club, namely AAKRITI.

Objectives

• Enriching the importance of Trees in the society
• Aware the importance of Reuse, Reduce, Recycle in the society
• Enlighten and motivate the students & fellow people to understand their responsibilities and roles towards environment
• Promoting our college and community towards the protection of nature
• Enhancing the importance of medical gardens in the college, where it is possible

Waste Management in CMREC

Solid waste management

The solid waste is segregated by providing separate dustbins for bio-degradable and plastic waste. AAKRITI, Nature Club from CMREC takes an initiative to reduce the solid waste in the college premises as a part of which they came up with recycling process which a WOW (Wealth out of Waste) programme is taken up by ITC Ltd, to handle paper, metal, glass, and plastic. Metal waste from the workshop are stored and given to authorized scrap agents for further processing.

Liquid waste management

In our chemistry laboratory, organic solvents are collected in a special container -chemically compatible, securely fitted with a tight-fitting lid and labelled as hazardous waste and handover to authorized agents. Corrosive liquids are appropriately diluted to a pH between 5.5 and 10.5 and then, these can go down the drain.

E-waste management

Obsolete Computers, printers and other equipment from CMREC are donated to charitable organizations if they are in working condition. We have MoU with M&F Social Enterprise for establishing plant in our college for making use of e-waste to good products. The main aim is to collect E-Waste and segregate the useful circuits and components and make it into useful products. This will help by providing employment to village youth.

 Memorandum Of Understanding(MOU)

Events

Massive Bucket Immersion:

The main aim of this program is to protect our lakes and also bringing back our indigos practice and to stop the use of pastor-of-Paris (POP) idol worship. It also aims to start a new practice of celebrating the Ganesh festival and to make the immersion a green practice by immersing the clay Ganesh in our households itself.

Recycling:

Recycling is the process of converting waste materials into new materials and objects. It is an alternative to "conventional" waste disposal that can save material and help lower greenhouse gas emissions. Recycling can prevent the waste of potentially useful materials and reduce the consumption of fresh raw materials, thereby reducing: energy usage, air pollution, and water pollution. Recycling is a key component of modern waste reduction and is the third component of the "Reduce, Reuse, and Recycle" waste hierarchy.

Eco Film Fest:

Enhancing the importance of environment and the methods that can be adopted to protect it in all the possible ways is explained in this ECO FILM FEST by the movies.

The above events are organized as a part of celebrations on the following days:

• 29th April, 2017: Inaugural of the club
• 5th June, 2017: Worlds Environment Day (ECO FILM FEST)
• 29th-31st August, 2017: Massive Bucket Immersion
• 28th -30th October, 2017: Environmental leader ship training (Camp)
• 21th November, 2017: Recycling
• 14th-16th December, 2017: workshop on Environment & Sustainable Technology (WEST)

 Photo Gallery

Rain Water Harvesting In Campus

Recharging of ground water and rain water collection and utilization are implemented in CMR Engineering College. Rain water harvesting methods that are implemented in the college campus and hostels has many benefits, such as it prevents soil erosion and increase ground water levels. CMR Engineering College is deeply concerned and unconditionally believes that there is an urgent need to address regarding the rain water harvesting methods.

Artificial recharge of groundwater: Recharge the rainwater in a scientifically planned way by construction of rain water harvesting recharge pits to augment the groundwater. It has been very helpful to increase the ground water levels. We have followed Hyderabad water supply board guide lines for the construction of www.hyderabadwater.gov.in/en/rainwater/aboutus.aspxrecharge pits

Rain Harvesting Recharge Pits in CMREC