Environmental Club

Academic & Administrative Committees

The widest range of environmental benefits will be provided by the nature for sustenance of life, but due to various indiscriminate activities of man such as industrialization, urbanization, burning of fossil fuels, mining, deforestation etc in the name of development exploring and exploiting available precious natural resources that leads to environmental degradation in various forms such as disasters, drastic changes in climatic conditions, contagious diseases right from Spanish flu to recently occurred corona Virus, entire globe had been experienced these since long ago. Man is running behind money and technology and least bothered about the consequences of nature, we need to pay huge in future towards our sustainability for good environmental quality in terms of fresh air, clean water, fertile soil, nutritious organic food etc. Though the governments take number of decisions towards climate protection in Paris Agreement, Sendai Framework, CoP, Sustainable Development Goals (SDGS), unless and until we aware and involve taking right decisions and play in its implementation, nothing can be changed in the society. Now there is an urgent need to protect our environment, conserve the resources, maintain the ecological balance through sustainable development. In this regard, GNITS as an academic institution, has come forward to take appropriate measures to protect the environment and conserve the resources with the help of students and staff as a part of sustainable Development Goals.

S.No	Name	Designation	Department	Responsibility
1	Dr. K. Ramesh Reddy	Principal	EEE	Chairman
2	Dr. K. Shyamala Devi	Assoc. Prof.	BS	Convener
3	Mr. Y. Prakash	Asst. Prof.	ECE	Member
4	Mr. B. Vamshi	Asst. Prof.	CSE	Member
5	Mrs. B. Vijaya Lakshmi	Asst. Prof.	CSM	Member
6	Mrs. E. Gouthami	Asst. Prof.	EEE	Member
7	Ms. G. Santhoshi	Asst. Prof.	IT	Member
8	Mr. G. Hari Krishna	Asst. Prof.	ETM	Member
9	Mr. K. Naresh	Asst. Prof.	Mech	Member
10	Ms. Arya Mohan	Asst. Prof.	H&M	Member
11	Mr. B. Rakesh Goud	Asst. Prof.	BS	Member

FUNCTIONS OF ENVIRONMENTAL CLUB

To ensure the institution environmental friendly/green campus through pollution free initiatives.

To make the adaptable policies to make our institute sustainable campus.

Bridging the gap between institution and government, NGOs, Environmental field experts etc. by establishing networking with them.

Pertaining and implementing the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) in the institute level policies.

Smooth conduction of events of the club by organizing various Observance of Days to protect and Nurture Environment periodically.

ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES OF ENVIRONMENTAL CLUB

Convener:

To appoint duties to the club coordinators to guide and monitor the committee members for making of policies, environmental protection activities, events in the institution.

Leading the club to organize various environmental awareness programs.

Adapting the changes and improvements in the campus level policies in compliance with national and international standards for effective environmental protection.

Taking the responsibility of implementing the green campus and environmental policies across the campus and stakeholders.

Coordinator and Members:

To make the students & faculty to near by communication about the importance of sustainable living & pollution reduction through workshops, campaigns etc.

To ensure the stake holders to protect the environment within the campus like making the campus plastic free zone .

Composting & recycling of waste water & reduction overall waste generation.

Promoting energy-efficient practices such as using renewable energy sources, installing energy-efficient appliances, and advocating for power-saving measures..

Collaborating with local environmental organizations, government agencies, and sustainability-focused businesses to leverage resources and expertise.

Soliciting feedback from stakeholders, incorporating their input into policy drafts, and revising policies accordingly to address concerns or improve their effectiveness. Conducting thorough research on sustainable policies in other institutions, compiling data on best practices, and developing well-researched proposals for sustainable policies within the campus.