DOON UNIVERSITY DEHRADUN

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DOON UNIVERSITY, DEHRADUN
labeled with their scientific and local names along with its medical uses. The
green campus of university provides food and shelter for many forms of
wildlife which can be easily spotted in the early morning walk inside the
campus. The university also encourages faculty, students and staff to plant at
least one tree/plant and take care of their tree/plant. Students of different
Schools along with faculties and administrative staffs do cleaning drives inside
and outside the campus on regular basis to make the campus and nearby areas
clean. Apart from cleaning, students also encourage the people and
shopkeepers in the neighborhood to keep environment pollution free by
discussion and street play.
Energy Conservation
The faculty members, administrative staff and students are sensitized to use
electric power judiciously. Our buildings (classrooms, offices, labs, etc.) are
designed in such a way that maximum daylight can be used to save electricity.
The campus is switched from conventional incandescent bulbs and mercury
and sodium vapour lights to CFLs (and now moving from CFL to Light
Emitting Diodes (LEDs). Much of the campus street lights are fitted with Hitech
Arc-Xenon light system. The university also has several solar energy
based street lamps. All electrical appliances installed in the campus have Star
BEE (Bureau of Energy Efficiency) rating to save on energy consumption. All
the faculties and administrative staff are also encouraged to purchase and use
electrical appliances with Star BEE rating for their personal use. Most of the
buildings such as hostels, faculty residences, and guest house have solar
panels for water heating to save energy. These solar water heating panels are
sufficient to meet the demands of hot water supply in hostels and faculty
residences within the campus. The same energy conservation strategy will be
adopted for the future buildings.
Solid waste management system and sewage treatment plant
The university has its own small scale solid waste management system. The
kitchen waste generated in university hostels and faculty lodge are managed
by the facility developed by school of environment and natural resources,
where it is disposed and converted into compost for further use in the
university lawns. The university has also set up a wastewater treatment plant
to treat the sewage generated in the campus. The treated water is reused for
horticulture purpose. The university is committed to proper disposal of e-
waste generated on campus.
Rainwater harvesting System
The buildings are designed in such a way that rainwater can be harvested for
ground water recharge (rooftop rainwater harvesting). Water wastage is
minimized by checking the leakages regularly.
Awareness programs
The university celebrates several nationally and internationally important days
and programmes such as ”Earth Day”, “World Environment Day”, “Swachh
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