PATNA:
Delhi Public School Patna was among the top five schools from India which received the 'Change-Maker Award' at the
Annual Green Schools Programme (GSP) award ceremony hosted by Centre for Science and Environment (CSE) on Wednesday.
The other recipients were The
Fab India School Pali (Rajasthan), Kendriya Vidyalaya Army Cantt Pangode (Kerala), Kendriya Vidyalaya Ottapalam (Kerala) and Motilal Nehru School of Sports (Haryana).
This year, 2,863 schools from 29 states and five Union territories registered for the GSP environmental audit. Of these, 1,193 schools submitted their completed audit reports to CSE. The auditing was done on various parameters including resource efficiency, low water use, energy efficiency, low waste generation, harvesting and recycling of water, and providing a healthier space for its occupants as compared to a conventional building.
DPS Patna has got the award for their rigorous work to
provide safe water, maintaining air quality and food and waste management.
Sharat Kumar, faculty of social science at DPS Patna said, "It is proud moment for us that the school has categorised into green belt school. The school has organised number of events on environment and has raised issues about environmental issues at different forums."
Minakshi, another faculty member of social science, accompanied Sharat Kumar to Delhi to recieve the award on behalf of school.
"The school has constructed recharge trenches to collect water from paved areas and has devised own equipment to calculate water levels before and after monsoons and have our own elaborate rainwater harvesting infrastructure. We encourage students not to use packaged juice or milk. The school administration has placed separate bins for wet and dry waste across 86 collection points within the school and has its own paper recycling machine," said Kumar.
Minakshi said that in a bid to save the environment, the school has also launched an initiative to recycle and reuse electronic waste. "We have a collaboration with an organisation Karo Sambhav, which helps to recycle waste electronic goods," elaborating about the further plan in environment issues, Minakshi said, "Now our school will mentor other schools to keep the environment safe and healthy."
