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Laxminarayan Institute of Technology Rashtrasant Tukadoji Maharaj Nagpur University

Amravati Road, Nagpur – 440 033 www.litnagpur.in

Professor (Dr.) Raju B. Mankar M. Tech, Ph. D., Fellow DAAD Germany

Director

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15/09/2021

As per the guidelines of Ministry of Education, Government of India and AICTE has directed

its institutes to observe Swachhta Pakhwada 2021 from 1st to 15 th Sept. 2021. In view of this,

various activities such as Swachhta pledge, plantation of samplings, water conservation, poster

making, slogan writing competition etc. have been organized for students of Laxminarayan

Institute of Technology and the same is observed during 1st to 15th September 2021 on the

theme Swachhta. For smooth conduction of this drive, various committees have been

constituted by the Director, LIT and notified to the faculty members through office order. The

in charge of the respective activity instructed the students about the activity type, rules and

regulations and involved the students in this drive. The reports of various activities are enclosed

for your perusal.

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ACTIVITY-I

SWACHHATA PLEDGE

Director, Laxminarayan Institute of Technology administered the following pledge on

Swachhta from teaching and non-teaching faculty of the institute at 11:00 a.m. on 15th

September 2021 in order to observe Swachhta Phakwada-21

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ACTIVITY-II

PLANTATION OF SAPLINGS WITH HIGH CO2 ABSORPTION RATE

The plantation drive of samplings at various departments of Laxminarayan Institute of

Technology for this academic year was taken up on 04/08/2021 by the committee formed by

Hon’ble Director LIT. Almost 105 samplings with high CO2 adsorption were planted. The drive

started with the inauguration by the hands of Hon’ble Director near main building of the

institute, in the presence of all faculty members. Around 5 to 10 samplings were planted in

front of each department which included administrative building and library also. All the

teaching and non-teaching staff took active participation in the plantation drive.

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The sampling planted includes, (1) Banyan/Scientific name: Ficus benghalensis, (2)

Pimpal/Sacred fig/Scientific name: Ficus religiosa, (3) Ashoka tree/Scientific name: Saraca

asoca, (4) Gulmohar /Royal poinciana/Scientific name: Delonix regia.

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Prior to this on dated 01/08/2021 plantation drive was taken up by Rotary club of Nagpur in

association of our alumni association LITAA in the surrounding of playground of our institute

almost 30 samplings of Neem Tree were planted by the members of association and Teaching

staff of LIT in presence of Director LIT.

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ACTIVITY-III

DEVELOPMENT AND PRESENTATION OF INNOVATIVE

TECHNOLOGIES FOR WASTE RECYCLING AND ENERGY

CONSERVATION

Activity : A session on “Development and presentation of innovative

technologies for waste recycling, energy conservation etc.”

Activity type : SWACHHATA PAKHWADA for Academic Year 2021-22

Time and Date : 15th September, 2021 (09:00 AM to 10:00 AM)

Venue : Online

Online Link :

Host: LIT HOD Chemical (lithodchemical@gmail.com)

Event number (access code): 2642 413 1931

Event password: Swachhta1234@ (79224482 from phones)

Panelist password: The Event has no Panelist Password

Join as an

attendee: https://rtmnu.webex.com/rtmnu/onstage/g.php?MTID=e3183ef58e1d81e1385a98cf194501e4b

Resource Person and Organizer : Dr. Bharat A. Bhanvase, Professor and Head,

Chemical Engineering Department, Laxminarayan Institute of Technology, Nagpur.

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ACTIVITY-IV

SWACHHTA: POSTER MAKING AND SLOGAN WRITING

Aspart of Swachhta Pakwada-21, poster making and slogan writing competition has been

organized for students of Laxminarayan Institute of Technology and the same is observed

during 1st to 10th September 2021 on the theme Swachhata. Students were informed to use

Drawing sheet for poster presentation and A4 size white paper for slogan writing and submit

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the pdf of the same to the Teacher coordinator - Dr. N. Thejo Kalyani through e-mail.

Following are the posters and slogans portrayed by the students-

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SLOGANS ON SWACHHATA

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By Kushi Bhoyar

II Sem Chem.Tech.

By Ayushi Durge

II Sem Chem.Tech.

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By Sakshi Bankar

II Sem Chem. Tech.

Among the submitted entries, under the category of poster making, Ayushi Durge, Sakshi

Bankar, Amisha Kobraghade and Kushi Bhoyar, Ayushi Durge, Sagar Labade under the

category of slogan writing bagged I, II and III prize, respectively.

ACTIVITY-V

CLEANLINESS DRIVE IN CAMPUS

The renovation work of oil technology department was carried out last year. The renovation

work was done taking into account the environmental balance where natural light usage, natural

air flow and LED lights are fitted to ensure this environmental balance, some of the photos are

given below-

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Before renovation

After Renovation

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Waste construction and old materials

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Cleanliness Drive near Department Of Oil Technology

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Cleanliness Drive in the Department Of Food Technology

ACTIVITY-VI

WATER CONSERVATION: POSTER MAKING AND SLOGAN

WRITING

The opening date of the contest was 1st September and the closing date was 10th September

2021. This was to bring awareness in the minds of the students and also to encourage creativity.

12 students have sent their posters online using JPG, PDF formats. Following are the posters

received from the students towards the online contest

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ACTIVITY-VII

ONLINE TALK SHOW ON SWACHHTA

Resource

Person

: Mr Anurag Deshpande, Assistant Coordinator, Indian Knowledge

system, Ministry of Education

Time and

date

: 05th September 2021, 11.00 am

Organizer : Laxminarayan Institute of Technology

Online Link

:

https://rtmnu.webex.com/rtmnu/onstage/g.php?MTID=e8d191f3f8

625deeb3a2c5fe253ec3606

link of

Activity on

YouTube

: https://youtu.be/0LvmZyyzbWY

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ACTIVITY VIII

SPEECH, POSTER MAKING AND SLOGAN WRITING

COMPETITION ON FOREST CONSERVATIKON

Online Competition Regrading Forest Conservation – Speech, Poster

Making, Slogan Writing

Initiation of this programme was done by sharing the videos, PPTs and Study material related

to forest conservation on all the students groups. The basic idea behind this was to make

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students from engineering and technology background aware about forest conservation. Below

listed are the few references which were shared to the students.

1. https://phdessay.com/forest-conservation

2. https://www.slideshare.net/vinupamula/ppt-on-forest-conservation-and-protection

3. https://www.teriin.org/sites/default/files/files/unccd-jv-sharma-ppt.pdf

4. youtube.com/watch?v=eOW3qLNroTc

In the next step students were asked to prepare Speech, Poster Making, and Slogan Writing

towards their knowledge contribution about forest conservation.

In all 25 students participated in this and they have send their ides online about the above topic,

the best selected slogan was from third year chemical engineering students which elaborates

their view about forest conservation as,

A. “Slogans on Conservation of Forest: Forest conservation is the prosecution of

orchestrating and maintaining forested areas for the well-being and sustainability of our

future generation. Forest conservation acts to perpetuate, orchestrate and improvement

of the forest areas providing the wildlife with a suitable habitat for living by filtering

groundwater and preventing runoff”

B. “Forest conservation involves beneficial for both humans and the ecosystem by the

preservation of the natural resources within a forest. There are various techniques to

conserve or improve and make the forest more sustainable like Reforestation,

Afforestation, Selective Logging, Controlled burn, Wildlife management areas”

The students from final year chemical technology students elaborated the legal activates from

various articles of constitution towards forest conservation which are as follows,

ARTICLE 48-A : "The State shall endeavour to protect and improve the environment and to

safeguard the forests and wildlife of the country.

ARTICLE 51-A(G) : "It shall be the duty of every citizen of India to protect and improve the

natural environment including forests, lakes, rivers and wildlife and to have compassion for

living creatures.

Article 21- SC defined in many judgements: Right to clean Environment and health as right to

life, and sustainable development Forest and wildlife in the Concurrent list of the Constitution

Indian Forest Act, 1927: Forest protection instrument • Wildlife Protection, Act 1972:

Wildlife protection and management • Forest Conservation Act, 1980: Regulatory Act, no use

of forest land for non-forestry use without permission of Govt. of India

National Forest Policy, 1988: Working with people; target of 33% forest & tree cover. JFM

Guidelines, 1991: Sharing benefits with people Biological Diversity Act, 2002 and the rules

made there under Forest Right Act, 2006: Translate NFP into action

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ACTIVITY IX

MAKING BEST OUT OF WASTE COMPETITION

Activity : Online Competition ‘Best out of waste’ – creating useful items out

of waste materials in the surroundings

Time and Date : 1 to 10 September, 2021

Venue : Online

Online Link : Register at:- https://forms.gle/5D5bnFt128FxW9bq5

Organizer : Dr. Vikesh Lade

Assistant Professor Chemical Engineering

Dr. Jaykumar Bhasarkar

Number of Teams Participants : 4 teams

The major objective of conducting the Online Competition ‘Best out of waste’ – creating

useful items out of waste materials in the surroundings was to make students aware of how

to use the waste in surrounding for value addition. As per the guidelines of Ministry of

Education, Government of India and AICTE we are going to observe Swachhta Pakhwada 2021

from 1st to 15th September 2021. Under this the “Online Competition is organized on the topic

‘Best out of waste’ – creating useful items out of waste materials in the surroundings.The

maximum of 4 team members can be in a team. The registration is open till 6th September,

2021. The registration can be done on the following link.

https://forms.gle/5D5bnFt128FxW9bq5

The participated team should prepare a model out of waste and record a video of minimum 60

seconds. The video should include brief about waste and the process of making the model.

Last date of registration: 6th September

Last date of submission of video: 9th September, 2021 (till 5:30 PM)

Result announcement: 10th September

All participants will be given certificates.

For any queries you may contact to:

List of the Participants

1. Akshay Khade (4th Yr CE)

2. Komalprasad Patle (3rd Yr CE)

3. Shreepad Gunge (4th Yr CE)

4. Uttirna Chahande, Aadesh Shriwas, Amey Wankhede and Shreyas Rokde (4th Yr CE)

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ACTIVITY-X

BARRIER FREE ACCESS FOR DIVYANG STUDENTS

Barrier Free Environment is one which enables people with disabilities to move about safely

and freely and to use the facilities within the built environment. The goal of barrier free design

is to provide an environment that supports individuals so that they can get to, and participate

without assistance, in everyday activities. The fundamental principles which have been

followed at LIT are various facilities to meet disabled people’s standards for safety,

convenience and usability. This construction and maintenance standard are followed in all

categories of buildings and facilities used by the students for making accessible to and

functional for physically disabled persons as picturized below-

Incubation Centre

Surface and Polymer Technology

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Those entrances can be approached through a ramp together with the stepped entry. Utmost

care has been taken to make them easily accessible approach everywhere.

Food Technology Toilets Drinking Water

NSS and Physics Dept Boys Hostel Library

PetroCheical and Chem Tech Dept Main Building, Office,

Classrooms Ramp Entry

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ACTIVITY-XI

SPECIAL DRIVE ON WATER CONSERVATION

The assigned task has been executed by carrying out by two major activities at the premises

of Laxminarayan Institute of Technology.

1. Feasibility study for rainwater harvesting and artificial recharge &

2. Recycling of discharged water from Air conditioners

Feasibility study for rainwater harvesting

Laxminarayan Institute of Technology is located on the hilltop with slope on all the sides, the

highest elevation of ground surface around the site is 335 meters above mean sea level in the

central part and lowest elevation of 313meters around northeastern part with average elevation

of 329 meters. It has been frequently noticed that every year there is a satisfactory rainfall

recorded in LIT campus and nearby areas. But due to lack of rainwater harvesting provision,

most of the water is drain out from the rooftop of Administrative and other departmental

building into sewage through runoff. As a remediation, it has been decided to carry out a survey

by central govt authority to identify suitable locations through which the rainwater harvesting

mechanism can be implemented. The major objective behind the task was to reduce the water

footprints, as the rainwater which otherwise would be lost to storm water drains besides gainful

utilization for storage, recharge, and consumption in the campus itself.

To begin with, a request mail has been sent to Regional Director, Central Ground Water

Board(CGWB) by Prof. R.B. Mankar, Director LIT. With a prompt response, the investigation

was taken up to study the feasibility and implementation of rainwater harvesting and artificial

recharge techniques at LIT premises under guidance of Dr. P.K. Jain, Regional Director, and

Shri. K.P. Dongre, Senior Hydrogeologist CGWB, Nagpur. Accordingly, a team from CGWB

visited LIT to survey the existing structures to accomplish the work.

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During the investigation, discussions were also held on various aspects of rainwater harvesting,

water requirement and status of existing water supply with Dr. Siddharth Meshram, Associate

Professor (CAS), LIT who provided valuable inputs and assistance to the CGWB team during

the field work and study.

Water Storage Tanks and Pump House behind Administrattive Building LIT

Water quality measurements at Sump and marking of rainwater harvesting points at LIT

After careful investigations, a detailed report of feasibility aspects of rainwater harvesting with

needed suggestions was submitted to Director , LIT Nagpur for the further action which mainly

includes

1. Roof top rainwater harvesting/storage for 4 buildings viz., administrative building,

computer lab, library building and servant quarters through 2 existing sumps

(12x6x1.6m). This will be able to harvest and store 2853.67 m3/year of rainwater.

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2. Recharge of existing borewell is proposed through roof-top rainwater harvesting of 2

buildings viz., Chemical engineering, Surface Coating & Plastic Polymer Department.

This will be able to recharge of total 626.38 + 1073.86 = 1700.24m3/year of rainwater.

3. The rainwater so harvested/recharged will be able to suffice the domestic water

requirement of 570 persons of the LIT @ 45 liters per day as per NBC norms (2016)

for the entire year; provided LIT adopts all the recommended spots for rainwater

harvesting other than above mentioned catchment areas.

4. With the implementation of the and recharge measures will also help LIT in

substantially reducing their water bill and savings on the electrical charges for pumping

water from the Ambazari lake in near future.

Recycling of discharged water from Air conditioners

With the advancement in structural engineering, the administrative buildings, classrooms,

computer laboratories and equipment-education infrastructure has become a crucial elements

of learning environments in colleges and universities. There is strong evidence that high quality

infrastructure facilitates better instruction, improves student outcomes, and reduces dropout

rates. Besides this, the physical facilities for faculty and staff which mainly includes, sitting

accommodations, internet connectivity, canteen, and attachments such as light fixtures and air

conditioning system has a significant impact on employee morale. Particularly, usage of air

conditioner not only provides healthy environment but also helps them focus, take pride in

working in organizations which would results in their productivity. Here are just some of the

ways that office air conditioning can improve the productivity…

Comfortable working environment

Maintain a stable temperature

Temperature and humidity control

Prevents health problems due to Sick Building Syndrome

Better functioning of technological equipment’s

There are several reports supporting these facts and as a result, it is evident that most of

the government institutes, colleges and university buildings presently are well equipped

with air conditioners of various brands. But, on the contrary, there is a noticeable amount

of water continuously ejecting from the condenser vent due to dehumidification. There is

a provision of small outlet (condense vent) through which this pure water is discharged

endlessly from machine which is futile. In India, more than 80% air conditioners are

installed on wall mounting fashion wherein the condensed water is expelled using small

rubber or PVC piping of 1 or 2 feet. It is noteworthy that this water is flowing regularly

without any use from the wall surface causing slow damage to infrastructure besides

unpleasant look.

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It has been estimated from the trial studies that at a fixed temperature of 25 OC, almost 1.5

liter water can be collected per hour from vent for an average size hall. This quantity would

like to differ with variation in chamber size with relative humidity data and off course by

personal use. Few such locations were spotted in the premises of Laxminarayan Institute

of Technology and attempts has been made to avoid the loss of water via extending the vent

pipeline for plantation. The pre and post treated images of the conservation of such futile

water was captured by camera and revealed below.

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Chemical Engineering Building

Instrumentation Lab ( Department of Applied Chemistry)

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IQAC Hall Administrative Building (Point-1)

IQAC Hall Administrative Building (Point-2)

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Back yard of ARC Hall for first year admission (Point 1)

Back yard of administrative building ( Banana tree is growing upon AC vent water)

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ARC Hall Administrative building

Computer Laboratory passage (Administrative building )

Non-teaching staff supporting the activity

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The major objective of the task was to create awareness among the students and faculty/staff

to conserve surplus water expelled from air conditioning units and reuse in the time of scarcity.

Following are some of the Facts and figs and the initiatives undertaken at the institute-

1. It has been estimated that about 1.5 liter of pure water is drainedout from one air

conditioner unit of 1.5 ton capacity per hour at fixed temperature 25OC from a cabin

of 200 Sq feet approximately. We are using AC for at least 8 months in a year

wherein the four months of rainy season are having maximum humidity.

2. A significant quantity of water that is expelled during the use of AC is damaging

the wall surface or getting saturated elsewhere. To avoid this, a preliminary work is

initiated to conserve the water and reuse it for irrigation to pots and land under

special drive. Nine suitable locations were selected for carrying out this activity at

LIT premises.

3. The laboratories or halls where the cooling area is large, such AC vents are extended

using PVC pipelines and extended to plants and trees of garden since the expected

effluent is little bulky. The remaining chambers, where the cooling area is less, the

vents are extended using rubber tubes and the outlet is connected to flowerpots of

appropriate size.

Studies are in pipeline to design a small size hold tank or collection unit before the water enters

in a pot to avoid overflow.

Mass participation of faculty members and students at LIT with zeal and enthusiasm purely

reflects the desire to transform India as a the best and swachh place to live. This drive also

helped in motivating others towards swachhta in self and surroundings by observing Swachhata

Pakwada-21.

Director

Professor (Dr.) Raju B. Mankar

Laxminarayan Institute of Technology

Nagpur