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GREEN AUDIT REPORT
K.P.G. Arts, Commerce and Science College, Tal- Igatpuri, Dist- Nashik
Background:
The term “Green” means eco-friendly or not damaging the environment. This can acronymically is called as
“Global Readiness in Ensuring Ecological Neutrality” (GREEN). Green accounting can be defined as systematic
identification quantification, recording, reporting & analysis of components of ecological diversity & expressing
the same in financial or social terms. “Green Auditing”, an umbrella term, is known by another name
“Environmental Auditing”. There is a provision of green audit in college campus. A committee has been formed
to monitor the proper conservation and plantation of the plants in the campus. As per the suggestions made by
IQAC, Botany department is given the responsibility to do green audit with cooperation of the environmental
experts of the state. A report on green audit has been prepared by department of botany K.P.G. Arts, Commerce
and Science College, Igatpuri. This college was established in 1981 in fine tune with the motto of our parent
institution Maratha Vidya Prasarak Samaj, Nashik. The motto is बहुजन हिताय !बहुजन सुखाय! (For the welfare
of masses and for the happiness of masses) and accredited with Grade 'B+ by NAAC, Bengaluru. Total area of
the college main campus is 8.5 acres, of which 41 percent is covered by herbs, shrubs and trees, including
valuable medicinal flora. The plants have been systematically identified by the green audit committee. There are
more than 100 plant species were audited. The green audit report has been discussed with environmental
expert’s suggestions to increase greenery in campus. Extra efforts have been taken by the college to create
environment consciousness amongst students. One major step in this regard is the extensive plantation program
organized by NSS, NCC, garden committee and UG. Plantation is encouraged by principal and faculties of all
departments to increase greenery and reduce carbon emission effects. Renovation of the garden at the entrance
was done with financial support from Mother Institute Maratha Vidya Prasarak Samaj, Nashik. Existing gardens
are also maintained by the garden committee of this college.
Activities organized to create greenery and its conservation at college campus is as follows-
Plantation of diversified species
Vegetative propagation
Uses of medicinal plants
Identification of plants species
Campus Departments and courses
Sr. No. Faculty of Science
1 Chemistry
2 Physics
3 Zoology
4 Botany
5 Mathematics
6 Computer Science
Faculty of Arts
7 English
8 Marathi
9 Hindi
10 Geography
Faculty of Mental Moral and Social Sciences
11 Economics
12 Political Sciences
Faculty of Commerce
13 B.Com
14 M.Com
Scope of Work:
The following Environmental Issues were studied for the above mentioned campus area.
• Water Environment including rain water harvesting potential of the campus.
• Plant diversity.
• Chemical Waste Management.
Based on the available data, sampling and information provided by the K.P.G officials this report has been
prepared and recommendations for betterment of campus environment are provided.
Baseline Data:
The most of the baseline data relating population, water supply, has been collected from the K.P.G. College
management. The data / samples for drinking water, floral diversity, and wastes generation were collected by
visiting the campus area by the expert teams.
Total Population of the campus
Sr. No. Department
Total population of institute
(incl. Students, Permanent,
Temporary staff & visitors
1 Institute (staff) 85.00
2 Institute – students ( Higher secondary +UG+PG) 2482.00
Total 2567.00
Environmental Issues:
4.1 Water Supply
Water is a key driver and is vital to development of Biodiversity, Agriculture, Humans as well as the Economy.
With recent experiences across the world and in India, the water scarcity and security is emerging issues. The
state of Maharashtra has also faced severe impact of the water scarcity in the recent past. Therefore water
management is a crucial step of sustainable development and it also has been made an integral part of the
Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
4.1.2 Rain water harvesting potential of the campus
Igatpuri tehsil has received annual rainfall is3178 mm. A 5-7 feet deep pond was dug at the lowest elevation to
catch the draining water or runoff from the campus. An embankment or a bund was constructed at the lower
elevation of the pond to restrict the flow of water. An interesting thing about this effort is that the dug well from
which water is drawn out for daily use is located right in the middle of the pond. Besides the dug well, there is a
bore wells on campus to meet the needs of college campus. Around 100,000 to 150,000 litres of water is stored
capacity of the dug well per annual. This makes us self-sufficient for around the 3 to 4 months for Campus
plantation after the rainy season.
Fig- Water Stored in Dug well in front of College Building
4.2 Plant diversity:
To create- green cover, eco-friendly atmosphere, pure oxygen at the college campus, plantation program is
organized every year with involving all students, principal, and all departments faculty members. In this year
about 100 ornamental, avenues, medicinal plant with rare and exotic beautiful trees was planted in botanical
garden and other parts of college campus. To keep the greeneries in the campus, we regularly maintain the
gardens which are looked after by paid staff under the guidance of garden committee members. Moreover, every
year we try to plant new trees. Seasonal flower garden is also a unique feature of this college.
4.2.1 Vegetative propagation: To learn how to propagate the garden vegetation, training program is organized for students every year by
expert gardener. Students learned various propagation techniques like cutting, grafting, and gooty. 4.2.2 Uses of medicinal plants: There are many medicinal plants are planted in college botanical garden. The plants have medicinal value but
students don’t have knowledge how to use and they can’t identify the particular plants, so therefore faculty
members of botany department help them to identify with scientific name and give information about medicinal
uses of the plants. 4.2.3 Identification of plant species: There are so many plant species are present at college campus. The faculty member of the botany
department audited and identified of various plant species with the help of flora.
List of plant species observed in the campus during the field visit
Sr. No. Botanical Name Local Name Family Uses
1 Acacia Catechu Khair Mimosaceae Traditional medicine
2 Acacia melanoxylon Australian Mimosaceae Social Forestry
3 Alstonia scholaris Chhatim Apocynaceae Avenue Tree, Malaria
4 Anthocephalus Kadamb Rubiaceae Avenue Tree,
5 Bauhania variegata Kachnar Ceasalpiniaceae Avenue Tree, Asthetic
6 Cassia fistula Amaltas Ceasalpiniaceae Avenue Tree, Laxative
7 Dalbergia sissoo Sheesham Papilionaceae Avenue Tree, Timber,
8 Delonix regia Gulmohar Caesalpiniaceae Avenue Tree, Ornamental
9 Emblica officinalis Amala Euphorbiaceae Triphla, Skin,Tannins
10 Ficus bengalensis Vad Moraceae Avenue Tree, Aesthatic
11 Grevillea robusta Silver Oak Proteaceae Making for doors
12 Mangifera indica Aam Anacardiaceae Avenue Tree, Fruit Edible
13 Mimusops elengi Maulsiri Sapotaceae Avenue Tree, Ornamental
14 Nerium oleander Nerium Apocynaceae Asthma, malaria
15 Psidium guajava Peru Myrtaceae Fruit Edible
16 Pithecolobium dulce Ganga Emli Mimosaceae Hedge, Fruit Edible
17 Plumeria alba Temple Tree Apocynaceae Ornamental
18 Polyanthia longifolia Ashok Annonaceae Avenue Tree,
19 Pongamia pinnata Karanj Papilionaceae Avenue, Insecticide,
20 Syzygium cuminii Jamun Myrtaceae Avenue, Diabetes,
21 Tamarindus indica Imli Caesalpiniaceae Avenue, Fruit Editable
22 Tectona grandis Sag Verbenaceae Furniture of best Quality
23 Thevetia peruviana Pili Kaner Apocynaceae Ornamental, Aesthetic
List of plant species in the campus provided by Botany Department
Sr. No. Botanical name of the plant Local Name Family
1 Aloe vera L. Korphad Liliaceae
2 Annona squamosa L. Sitaphal Annonaceae
3 Anthocephalus cadamba Phgn. Kadamb Rubiaceae
4 Artocarpus heterophyllus Phanas Moraceae
5 Asparagus racemosus Willd Shatavari Liliaceae
6 Caesalpinia bonducella Sagargota Caesalpiniaceae
7 Calotropis gigantean Rui Mothi Asclepiadaceae
8 Calotropis procera Rui Asclepiadaceae
9 Canna indica Kardal Cannaceae
10 Cassia fistula Bahava Caesalpiniaceae
11 Citrus limoni L. Nimbu Rutaceae
12 Catharanthus roseus Sadaphuli Apocynaceae
13 Draceana reflexa Draceana Asparagaceae
14 Hibiscus rosa- sinensis Jaswand Malvaceae
15 Mimosa pudica Laajaalu Mimosaceae
16 Nerium oleander Nerium Apocynaceae
17 Ocimum sanctum Tulas Lamiaceae
18 Psidium guajava Peru Myrtaceae
19 Tinospora cordifolia Mires. Gulvel Menispermaceae
20 Trandescantia spathacea. Rhoeo Commelinaceae
List of bird species observed in the campus
Sr. No. Scientific Name Common Name
1 Milvus migrans Black kite
2 Passer domesticus House sparrow
3 Dicrurus macrocercus Black Drongo
4 Corvus splendens Common Crow
5 Columba livia Rock pigeon
6 Halcyon smyrnensis white-throated kingfisher
7 Acridotheres tristis common myna
8 Merops orientalis green bee-eater
9 Psittacula krameri rose-ringed parakeet
10 Turdoides caudata common babbler
11 Centropus sinensis crow pheasant
.
Recommendations:
4.3. Water Environment
• The K.P.G campus with a high potential for the Rain Water Harvesting due to large Dug well as
well as the open surfaces.
• Based on the geotechnical survey of the campus area, K.P.G. College may choose to recharge the
ground water table with the rain water. If the recharging of ground water table is not feasible then,
storage of rain water (only from roof top areas) can be opted. This would satisfy part requirement
of the campus in the monsoon season (i.e. about 90 – 100 days in a year) and thus reducing fresh
water intake during rainy days..
• In order to use the treated waste water for flushing a separate plumbing system is required.
• It is recommended that liquid chemical waste from the laboratories should not be disposed of
without any treatment.
4.4 Plant diversity
To maintain the college campus green and eco-friendly, more trees need to be planted. A thick green belt
(of Ficus benjamina) development along the fence is strongly recommended. The plant diversity shall be
maintained by avoiding the plantation of exotic plant species. A tree monitoring committee is to be
established; if not present currently. The college authorities should ensure frequent meetings with the tree
monitoring committee.
Carbon neutrality can be maintained on the campus by developing more greenery. The plant species that
are found suitable are suggested for plantation and greenbelt development. In addition to above some
flowering plants, shrubs, herbs, and climber plants species will also be planted for beautification in the
campus.
Criteria for selection of tree species:
The choice of species is based on the adaptability to the site, early returns, multiple uses, complimentary
role to the system and its possible role during the lean/critical periods. The key factor contributing to the
success of tree planting is selection of suitable tree species. Some of the considerations for selection of
tree species are:
• Adaptation to local soil and agro-climate condition.
• Drought resistant species that can survive long dry periods.
• Multipurpose use species.
• Species that can serve for soil and water conservation.
• Species that help in building up soil fertility.
• Species that have good coppicing ability.
• Eco-friendly management
For the purpose of landscaping, following eight categories are recommended.
• 1. Avenues – Trees to shade roads or create avenues within property.
• 2. Parking - Shade giving trees for open parking lots.
• 3. Ornamentals – the purpose indicates:
• a. Thicket – To be grown in groups to form a thick vegetated corner, centre or pocket.
• b. Isolation - To be planted singly either in corners or as central attraction.
• c. Scattered - To be planted at random to be able to appreciate its ornamental nature.
• d. Groups – To be grown in groups of 3 to 4.
• 4. Climbers - that can be used for forming trellis, etc.
• 5. Aquatic plants - For ponds or water bodies. Some of these plants need to be maintained by
regular pruning to prevent excessive growth.
Figure 6: The native plant species suggested for plantation in the college campus.
The plant species suggested for green belt development in addition to the present one layer of
vegetation on the boundary would be helpful for mitigating gases and particulate matter. It can also
help in reducing noise from the heavy traffic road close to the campus will serve for long time.
List of Proposed plants (an appropriate few plants can be used):
Botanical Name Local Name Family Habit Flower Color
First Row-trees (outermost)
Drypetes roxburghii Putranjiva Euphorbiaceae Tree Greenish Yellow
Holoptelea integrifolia Wavli Ulmaceae Tree Greenish
Terminalia cuneata Arjun Combrataceae Tree Yellow
Bambusa arundinacea Bamboo Poaceae Bamboo White, greenish
Dendrocalamus strictus Velu Poaceae Bamboo Blackish
Cordia dichotoma Bhokar Boraginaceae Tree White
Dalbergia latifolia Shisam Fabaceae Tree White
Diospyros peregrine Tembhurni Ebenaceae Tree White creamy
Garcinia indica Kokam Clusiaceae Tree Yellowish
Shrub Layer
Ixora coccinea Bakara Rubiaceae Shrub Orange / Red
Ixora nigricans Kat-kuda Rubiaceae Shrub White
Justicia adhatoda Adulsa Acanthaceae Shrub White
Murraya koenigii Kadhipatta Rutaceae Shrub Greenish White
Vitex negundo Nirgudi Verbenaceae Shrub Bluish - Purple
Woodfordia fruticosa Dhyati Lythraceae Shrub Red
Gardenia resinifera Dikemali Rubiaceae Shrub White
Cassia auriculata Tarwad Caesalpiniaceae Shrub Yellow
Second Row (from outside)
Artocarpus heterophyllus Phanas Moraceae Tree Green
Azadirachta indica Neem Meliaceae Tree White
Bauhinia recemosa Apta Caesalpiniaceae Tree White
Butea monosperma Palas Fabaceae Tree Orange-red
Lagerstroemia microcarpa Nana-bondara Lythraceae Tree White
Lagerstroemia reginae Taman Lythraceae Tree Pink
Kydia calycina Warung Malvaceae Tree White
Mangifera india Amba Anacardiaceae Tree Green
Along the paths
Caryota urens Bherali mad Arecaceae Tree Red & green
Casssia fistula Bava Caesalpiniaceae Tree Yellow
Mammea surgia Surungi Clusiaceae Tree White
Phoenix sylvestris Shindi Arecaceae Tree White
Nyctanthes arbor- tristis Parijatak Oleaceae Tree White
Other Suggested Plants
Madhuca latifolia Moha Sapotaceae Tree White
Michelia champaca Sonchafa Magnoliaceae Tree Yellow
Mimusops elengi Bakul Sapotaceae Tree White
Santalum album Chandan Santalaceae Tree Brownish red
Sapindus laurifolius Ritha Sapindaceae Tree White
Semecarpus anacardium Bibba Anacardiaceae Tree Greenish white
Syzygium cumini Jambhul Myrtaceae Tree White
Thespesia populnea ParasBhendi Malvaceae Tree Yellow
4.5 Chemical Waste Management
Proper chemical management is necessary to protect the health and safety of the college campus and
surrounding communities and the environment. All laboratories should, based on the hazards they pose,
inspect all of their reagent chemicals. Look for chemicals that are no longer needed, old and out of date or
unusable. Try to redistribute unneeded chemicals around the department or building. If no one else needs
the chemical or if they are out of date or unusable, then package them. Use sufficient packing material to
prevent container damage route. Place a completed chemical waste label and packing slip on the outside
of the box. After determined what waste you are going to generate and have obtained the appropriate
dustbin, you must properly fill out a chemical waste label and attach it to the dustbin. There are directions
on the back side of the label and labels must be applied on all chemical waste dustbins as soon as waste is
added. These labels are designed to meet the regulatory requirements; therefore, every piece of
information on the label is critical and must be completed. Use only common chemical names or IUPAC
nomenclature when listing the chemical constituents on the label. Solid waste includes any laboratory
material that has come in contact with a chemical. All containers must have lids. Apply a
completed chemical waste label on the outside of the container. It is important not to overload dustbin.
Do not use overly large dustbin. Only fill dustbin two-thirds full if they contain broken glass.
Clean, Uncontaminated Broken Glassware-
In an effort to minimize the amount of chemical waste generated on college campus, clean,
uncontaminated glassware and plastic ware should not be managed as waste. Unwanted clean non-broken
glassware and plastic ware can be packaged up by the laboratory personnel and taken to the dumpster.
Broken glassware, plastic needles, syringes, razor blades, slides, scalpels, pipettes, broken plastic or
glassware, micropipettes and pipette tips ware creates a potential hazard. Triple rinse with copious
amounts of water. Collect the first rinse as chemical waste. Rinse two and three can go down the sanitary
sewer. Place empty/triple rinsed containers in a glass only box, recycling container or directly into the
dumpster.
Adding Waste to Dustbin
Waste can be added only after you choose the proper dustbin and it is labelled. All personal working with
chemical waste must wear, Safety glasses, Lab coat.
Procedure for liquid chemical waste management:
Perform liquid chemical waste management in open space. Mixing of liquid waste may generate toxic or
corrosive aerosols. Check the container label to assure that waste is being added to the correct container.
Uncap the container. Use a funnel sufficient for the size of the container and volume of waste being
added. Slowly add the waste, watching for any unintended reactions. If you observe a reaction,
immediately stop adding the waste. After the waste has been added, remove the funnel and seal the
container with the cap.
Chemical waste management of Department of Chemistry
4.6 Safety Aspects
• Teaching and non-teaching staff to be trained for emergency situations.
• Emergency exits to be established for the spaces including laboratories.
• Fire extinguishers, sprinklers to be placed as per fire safety rules at appropriate locations.
• Eye wash systems to be installed in all chemical laboratories.
• Personal Protective Equipment’s (PPEs) to be used at locations including chemistry laboratories to
avoid any accident.
• Parking safety to be followed.
Internal Committee External Committee
1. Prof. R.K. Patil 1. Dr. S.B. Andhale
2. Dr. N.U. Patil (Assistant Professor, Department of Botany)
3. Prof. B.C. Patil 2. Dr. D.S. Khandbahale
4. Prof. B.P. More (Assistant Professor, Department of Botany
5. Prof. A.B. Bhagat In charge NAAQM project, Nashik.)
Acknowledgment
We acknowledge support from Dr. S. S. Kale (Principal), Dr. S.B. Andhale, Dr. D.S. Khandbahale for
gathering the information, analysis and recommendations.