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In Environment
: Kirloskar Eco Club |
With an aim to make students
aware of their responsibility towards environment and ensure
this awareness reaches their homes, family and friends;
KPCL, has started a new initiative in schools called Kirloskar
Eco Club in 2007-08. Under this project, student members
were enrolled and projects undertaken in each school. Projects
on themes like Solid Waste Management, Bio diversity, Effects
of festivals on environment were undertaken in 2007-08.
In 2008-09 the theme was Water Management & Conservation.
The assessment of the projects was done by experts on criteria
such as project selection, implementation, awareness programs
conducted and results achieved etc. This brought out the
best practices followed by each school in different areas,
which were then shared with all schools to improve on their
performance in the next year. To bring in a measurable impact
we plan to continue with the Water Management and Conservation
theme for the next few years.
Some of the best practices followed by the schools are:
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Water Management
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Water filter
put in the line for purifying/ cleaning the water. |
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Saline water principles used for
watering the trees so as to save water, at the same
time plants also survive. |
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Displaying dates of cleaning and
next due date of cleaning of water tanks to simplify
the monitoring. |
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Training students to repair taps
and using their time for the same. |
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Using quick method of testing water
at school level—Use of Litmus paper— based
on pH value. |
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Use of chemicals for purification
of water at school. |
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Conducting “Water Audit”
at home front by students. |
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Allocating / distributing total activities
into groups of students and supervisor to make the /
task / project work easy. |
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Water Conservation
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Permanent solution
resorted for avoiding water wastage while drinking,
by providing a steel glass with chain attached to
it. |
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Adopting a nearby school and propagate
water conservation activities in that school. |
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Monitoring the progress and continuity
of some good initiatives / activities by the Principal
himself. |
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Communication of some good initiatives
to all during “Prayer time”. |
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Washing and cleaning hands after
lunch in the nearby tree or plant. |
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Special taps—knob type to save
water during drinking at “Nal kondale” |
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Organizing a rally in the nearby
community / village. |
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Introduction of oath and pledge,
conducting slogan & essay competitions, street plays
and songs to spread the message of water conservation. |
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Propagating importance of water conservation
by one to one dialogue and interview method in nearby
community. |
