GREEN INITIATIVES AT IIMB Brief outline and benefits

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GREEN INITIATIVES AT IIMB Brief outline and
benefits
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1. WASTE MANAGEMENT PROGRAMME AT IIMB

• The Indian Institute of Management currently
  generates around 500 kgs of waste per day. This
  includes 400 kgs of food waste which is
  generated from households on campus, MDC,
  students hostels and various other food outlets.
• In addition to food waste recyclable material
  in the form of large quantities of plastic and
  paper is also generated from the same sources.
• IIMB has a collection system whereby the waste is
  then collected from the generators and brought to
  the waste management facility which is located
  within the campus. Here 100 kgs of organic waste
  per day is converted into compost. A part of the
  compost generated from the food waste around 100
  kgs per month is given back to the campus for its
  own landscaping purposes.
• The campus also generates a lot of leaf litter.
  This is collected and put in one end of the
  campus for slow natural composting. In addition
  to the management of the organic waste. All the
  other recyclables collected are further sorted
  into different waste streams like white paper,
  coloured paper, cups, plastic, Tetra Pak

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• 2. Ground water recharge wells
• IIMB has taken initiative to harvest the rain
  water by construction of recharge wells at
  catchment areas in the 100 acre campus. Recharge
  Wells have been provided in Campus at various
  locations. Totally 28 numbers of Rain water
  recharge wells have been put in place, with 30
  feet depth and 5 feet in diameter. Each well has
  a capacity of 16,000 lts. The purpose of
  providing the recharge well is two-fold.
• Avoiding rain water run-offs and capturing the
  water at specified locations identified.
• Recharge the underground water table.

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3. Rooftop Rain water harvesting Rain water is
harvested by collecting the water from the roof
tops of the Institute building and carried
through pipes and led to filtration tanks and
then stored in Underground tanks which is pumped
back to the overhead tank for flushing purposes.
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• 4. Use of Treated Water for Gardening purpose
• ETP water supplied by M/s Strides Arcolabs is
  being used for horticulture purpose, thereby
  avoiding use of fresh water for horticulture
  purpose. Plumbing lines have been drawn at
  various points for distribution of ETP water.

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• 5. Use of Biological blocks for Urinals
• Biological blocks are being used in urinals
  thereby avoiding frequent flushing of water. The
  biological blocks absorb odours, kills bacteria
  and also gives a pleasant smell. These
  biological blocks will help in less water
  consumption at a zero maintenance, thereby saving
  substantial amount of water.

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• 6. Solar Water Heaters
• The solar water heaters have been installed in
  the following areas.
• All Hostel Blocks
• Quarters B, C, D ,E and new quarters.
• MDC
• Hostel canteen.
• This is one of the main energy saving
  initiatives. 2 to 3 of energy is saved with
  usage of solar water heaters. O an average
  62,000 Ltrs of hot water is generated / day.
  Effectively the solar water heater reduces peak
  power demand to a tune of 100 KW during
  morning hours.

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7. LED lighting The LED lighting has been
introduced in phased manner for Street Lights
and Classrooms which has resulted in substantial
power saving with more illumination. Total
energy saving /day is approximately 250 Units
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8. Bio Gas plant near Staff Canteen This plant
utilizes food waste generated at Hostel canteen
and Staff canteen. Per day the plant will
generate bio-gas equivalent of One LPG
cylinder. The manure generated from the plant
can be effectively used for gardening works.
With this ,Waste is managed effectively and
also results in Energy saving.
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9. Solar Panels at Students Mess Large
Parabolic reflectors have been installed on the
roof top of Hostel blocks. The solar energy
capture by these reflectors is used to generate
hot steam, which in turn is used for cooking in
the Students Hostel Mess. There is saving of 25
kgs of LPG per day.
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10. Campus Greening

• The phase-1 of IIMB campus greening was done
  during 2009, 10 different species were planted at
  various places in the campus. The total saplings
  planted were 6,058 numbers.
• The phase-2 of Campus greening was during 2010
  with 20 different species. The saplings planted
  were medicinal and mixed varieties. Total of
  8,578 numbers were planted at various places in
  the Campus.

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