Executive Director’s Note

MGIRED

Newsletter

Mahatma Gandhi Institute of Rural Energy & Development

2014-15

Rural Development and Panchayat Raj DepartmentGovernment of Karnataka

Our Patrons

Sri. H.K. PatilHon’ble Minister for Rural Development &

Panchayat Raj and Gadag District Incharge Minister, Government of Karnataka

Smt. G. Latha Krishna Rao, IAS,ACS & Development Commissioner &

Chairperson, Governing Council, MGIRED

Sri. T.M. Vijay Bhaskar, IAS,Additional Chief Secretary to GovernmentRural Development & Panchayat Raj Dept.

Chairperson, Executive Committee, MGIRED

We are thankful to their support and encouragement in all our endeavours.

At the outset, I am happy to acknowldge the

support & guidance extended by the

patrons of this Institute to enable us to

carryout a very eventful and fruitful year of

activities creating indelible impact on the

minds of all those involved.

MNRE was kind enough to support us to develop our lab and

also to take up training activities for South Indian States for

which we are greatful.

This Newsletter showcases the activities taken up by us to

spread the message of Renewable Energy & Sustainable

Development. I extend my thanks to all guest faculty,

resource persons, faculty & staff of MGIRED to have

supported in all the programmes initiated by me during

2014-15.

Presently we live at a moment of unprecedented social and

technological transformation and upheaval around. These

changing times demand new ideas and voices that inform,

entertain and provoke to achieve target goal. First thing is,

set your own house straight, then preach others. Hence, it is

being planned to make Mahatma Gandhi Institute of Rural

Energy and Development (MGIRED) campus as energy

independent zone model. Under this project it is decided to

make all effort for harnessing all feasible Renewable

Energy (RE) sources and adopt all Energy Conservation

(EC) measures, such as use of LED bulb, Rain Water

Harvesting (RWH), Micro-grid, Wind, Solar, Punati Sridhar, IFS,Additional PCCF & Executive Director, MGIRED

Wind-Solar hybrid, Biomass, Biogas, Pico-Hydro power

from sewage flow, Microbial and Fuel cells, etc.

MGIRED has taken up trainings for various sections of

society on Renewable Energy (RE), Energy Conservation

(EC), Environment Protection (EP), Rain Water

Harvesting (RWH), Forest Protection, etc. MGIRED has

celebrated all major National and International Days

pertaining to Energy, Environment, etc. MGIRED has

also taken up Remote Village Electrification Programme

(RVEP) by raising funds and providing Solar/Pico-hydro

energy with LED lights to light up the lives of the remote

dwellers.

It is a pleasure to introduce to all of you, the Annual issue

(01.04.2014 to 31.03.2015) of our MGIRED newsletter.

This has information on the programmes organised by

MGIRED for creating awareness among the masses as

well as develop human resources to plan, install and

maintain the RE systems in remote, rural households and

create awareness about RE, EC, EP measures, RWH,

Improved Cook Stoves, Forest Protection, etc. Newsletter

also shows the future action plan of the Institute. Let us

participate, talk and connect all players and participants

to make this mission fully successful.

HON’BLE MINISTER’S VISIT

Hon'ble Minister RDPR, Shri H.K. Patil visited MGIRED, thBengaluru on 27 October 2014. He addressed participants

attending two training programs going on in the Institute. One

Training program on RE and EC for Grama Panchayat (GP)

representatives and the other training program “Enjoy While

You Learn” for Poorna Pragnya High School, Yelahanka.

He was kind enough to plant a sapling of the endangered plant

Saraca asoka in MGIRED campus.

DAYS OF NATIONAL & INTERNATIONAL IMPORTANCE RELATED TO

ENERGY & ENVIRONMENT CELEBRATED IN OUR INSTITUTE

ndWorld Earth Day observed on 22 April 2014

Earth Day was observed on 22-04-2014 by MGIRED

through a seminar on “Green Cities” conducted jointly

with Ecology and Environment Dept, GoK.

Sri. G.V. Krishna Rao, Addl. Chief Secretary, GoK &

Development Commissioner was Chief Guest for the

function; Dr. Ravindra, IAS., retd. Chief Secretary GoK &

Chief of Center for Sustainable Development;

Sri. T.M. Vijaya Bhaskar, IAS, Addl. Chief Secretary,

RDPR; Sri. G.V. Sugur, IFS, Principal Chief Conservator of

Forests; Sri. M. Laxminarayana, IAS, Commissioner

BBMP; Dr. S. Seetharamu, Director, CPRI, GoI and 45

participants from various departments actively

participated to make the seminar a grand success.

Welcome address was delivered by APCCF & ED,

Sri. Punati Sridhar, IFS. Technical presentations were

made by Prof. Jayaraman Srinivasan, IISc, Bengaluru;

Dr. M. Shekhar Kumar, Joint Director, CPRI,

Bengaluru; Sri. Manoj Kumar, IFS, Conservator of

Forests & Director, Food and Civil Supplies Dept.;

Sri. Kiriti Sahoo, TERI; Dr. Pavithra, Project Co-

ordinator, Centre for Sustainable Development,

Bengaluru; Sri. A.R. Shivakumar, Senior Fellow,

KSCST, Bengaluru; Dr. Siddappa Setty, ATREE,

Bengaluru and Dr. T.V. Ramachandra, Co-ordinator,

Energy & Wetlands Research Group, Centre for

Ecological Science, IISc, Bengaluru.

After presentations and discussions with participants,

following points which emerged were communicated

to the concerned Government Departments for

bringing them in to effect in order to save our Planet

Earth.

Fo r e s t D e p a r t m e n t / B B M P / E n v i r o n m e n t

Department:

1. Plant more carbon dioxide absorbing plants in all

plantable lands in urban areas and make efforts

to ensure that 33% land area is under green belt.

2. Protect tanks and lakes, forests, common public

lands, etc. from encroachment and recover back

encroached areas.

3. Create awareness among public regarding need

for green belt and forest areas.

4. Give more thrust on propagation of smokeless

chullas in rural households.

5. Sensitize elected representatives and public

regarding need for urgently arresting pollution

and protecting our invaluable forests and its bio-

diversity.

6. Govt. should ensure industrial and hospital

sectors compl iance of po l lu t ion and

environmental laws.

Transport Department / Energy Department

1. Solar based battery charging centres should be

opened like petrol bunks, so that plying of

electrical vehicles by public will be encouraged.

2. Replace conventional public transport buses with

electrical buses to encourage EC and thereby

reduce pollution in and around Bengaluru and

other major urban areas.

3. Provide local mass transit trains in Bengaluru

similar to Mumbai and Chennai.

4. Expand Metro Rail network all over Bengaluru.

5. Maintain pedestrian path without any hurdles.

6. Incorporate meshed concrete bricks in the

pedestrian path for ground water charging by

which floor level temperature also will come

Sri. T.M. Vijay Bhaskar, IAS,ACS, RD&PR

down.

7.Arrange BMTC bus stops at a distance of

200 to 400 meters away from cross roads

which will enable easy plying of traffic without

causing traffic jam.

8. Provide separate lane for bicycles in all areas of

Bengaluru.

BBMP / Pollution Control Board

1. Govt. should ensure waste water treatment and

re-use.

2. Municipalities & Corporations and BWSSB must

treat waste water before letting it into ponds /

rivers / streams.

3. Source segregation of solid waste is to be

ensured. In this regard, awareness is to be given

to all. Further the wet waste may be used for Bio-

gas generation and solid waste for recycling.

Plastic can be used for making black tarred roads

or diesel.

4. Ensure under-ground drainage systems

throughout Bengaluru.

5. Suryapeta in Andhra Pradesh and Namakkal in

Tamilnadu are Zero-waste cities which can be

emulated by us also.

thWorld Environment Day observed on 05 June 2014

Karnataka Housing Board/Rajiv

Gandhi Housing Corporation / PWD /

KREDL / BDA

1. All new Govt. bui ldings to be

constructed as Green buildings.

2. Govt. should ensure strict compliance of ECBC

code for multi-storied buildings/apartments.

3. Govt. should ensure 100% implementation of

RWH in Bengaluru.

4. Give more thrust on recharging bore-wells and

make compulsory recharge of at least two such

wells in each village.

Energy Department

1. More thrust to be given for RE. Transfer of

licences allotted for RE projects from one

company to other should not be allowed till the

project is installed and commissioned.

2. Action must be taken to provide lighting by

means of solar/small wind/pico-hydro in remote

villages/ hamlets without any grid power.

3. Govt. must initiate suitable action to create

public awareness on energy and water

conservation.

thWorld Environment Day was celebrated on 05 June 2014 by MGIRED at its campus.

Inaugural & Welcome address was delivered by Sri. Punati Sridhar, IFS, APCCF & ED, MGIRED. Chief Guest Dr.

T.V. Ramachandra, Co-ordinator, Energy & Wetlands Research Group, Centre for Ecological Sciences, IISc,

stressed on the need for environment protection. Smt. Nupur Tandon of Pro-Waste, Bengaluru spoke about the

need for segregation of dry and wet waste and re-use of waste. School Children from Presidency School, Nandini

Layout & Yelahanka Government School participated and planted saplings on the occasion.

th thMGIRED celebrated 67 Independence Day on 15 August 2014. Sri Punati Sridhar, IFS, APCCF & ED,

MGIRED and all staff members participated.

thInternational Biodiesel Day August 10 , 2014

thInstitute organized Trainers' training programme for school teachers on August 11 , 2014. The training was

imparted on the following subjects: Conservation of Forests and natural resources (Sri. Punati Sridhar, IFS,

APCCF and ED, MGIRED); Biofuels and Biodiesel (Sri Basawaraj, Technical Officer, Karnataka State Biofuel

Development Board); Renewable Energy and EC (Sri Ram Singh Verma, Senior Faculty [SF], MGIRED);

Smokeless Chullas (Smt. Pramila Pujari, Technology Information Design Endeavours [TIDE]); Environment

Protection and conceptualization of students projects (Dr. Shobha Anand, SF, MGIRED); RWH

(Sri. S. Vishwanath, Trustee, Biome Environmental Solutions Pvt. Ltd.) and Biogas and 3 R's of solid waste

management (Sri. Ravi Kumar, Proprietor, Green Technologies).

thIndependence Day 15 August 2014

thWorld Bamboo Day September 18 , 2014

On the occasion of World Bamboo Day'14, MGIRED and Centre for Green Building Materials and Technology th th(CGBMT), Bengaluru jointly organized bamboo value addition workshop on 17 and 18 September.

Objective of the programme was to create awareness on the importance of Bamboo and its utility in making of

small furniture and handicrafts along with selection, grading and treatment of bamboo raw material. Students

of Parikrama humanity foundation, Samarthanam Trust, college students, Medhars of Kolar district and other

interested women actively participated in the programme. Hands on training was given to the participants to

make a Bamboo bus shelter which was erected at Srirampura railway crossing.

Valedictory programme was held at MGIRED and presided by Dr. K. Sundernaik, IFS (Retd.), Chairman,

Bamboo Society of India, Bengaluru. The gathering was welcomed by Sri Punati Sridhar, IFS, APCCF & ED,

MGIRED and eminent speakers Sri A.K. Verma, IFS, PCCF -HoFF (Retd.), Dr. N. Barathi, Growmore Biotech

thAkshay Urja Diwas August 20 , 2014MGIRED celebrated Rajiv Gandhi Akshay Urja

Diwas to commemorate the Birth anniversary of

former Prime Minister Late Shri. Rajiv Gandhi who had

the vision of providing electricity to all rural and remote

areas of the country, particularly with new and RE

sources.

To create awareness on renewable energy,

competitions were held on renewable energy

crossword, EC puzzle and pick and speak for primary thand high school students on 18thAugust. On 20

August, awareness programme with lectures on RE,

EC, Biofuels, EP and Forest Conservation were

delivered followed by prize distribution. Solar table lamps and solar torches were aptly chosen as prizes, to

promote and encourage solar energy among students.

Sri. Sunder Naik, IFS (Retd.) Sri. Shekar, IFS Sri. Kumar Pushkar, IFS

ndSwachha Bharath Abhiyana October 2 , 2014

MGIRED has taken an initiative to implement the vision of our Hon'ble Prime Minister Sri. Narendra Modi, by ndorganizing the programme on Swachha Bharat Abhiyana on October 2 , the birth anniversary of our

Rashtrapitha Mahatma Gandhi by involving local residents. APCCF & ED of the Institute Sri. Punati Sridhar, IFS

declared open an e-waste collection centre for scientific disposal of e-waste through authorized recyclers. He

also administered the Cleanliness pledge to all the participants.

Chief Guest, Mrs Almitra H. Patel, Member of Supreme Court Committee for Solid Waste Management,

highlighted the lack of environmental ethics which lead to most of the problems and stressed on the need for

cultivating good practices and modifying life style such as using recyclable products, avoiding and reducing

non-recyclables and reduction of waste generation. Mrs. Nupur Tandon, from Pro-waste Concepts Pvt. Ltd.,

emphasized on segregation of solid waste.

Ltd, Sri Kumar Pushkar, IFS, Director (IT), BMTC and Sri Shekar, IFS, National Bamboo Mission, Bengaluru

delivered speeches.

MGIRED initiated an innovative 'Plant a Bamboo' drive titled “Bamboo Bucket Challenge” inspired by Ice

Bucket Challenge and Rice Bucket Challenge to promote wide spread planting of bamboo. To neutralize the

carbon footprint of each individual, it is estimated that one should plant at least 4 bamboos.

Sri. A.K. Verma, IFS (Retd.),PCCF (HoFF)

Dr. N. BarathiGrowmore Biotech Ltd.

th thNational Energy Conservation Day December 15 & 16 , 2014

thWild Life Week October 14 , 2014MGIRED organized a one day Trainers' Training

programme for School and College teachers, HM's,

BEO's and students, on wildlife conservation and

management, ecotourism, SWM and RWH.

The Chief Guest Sri. Vinay Luthra, IFS, PCCF (Wild

L i fe) spoke about wi ld l i fe management ,

Sri. Manoj Kumar, IFS, Conservator of Forests &

Additional Director, Food & Civil Supplies Dept.,

Bengaluru spoke about Nature Inspires,

Sri R.K. Singh, IFS, APCCF and the Member

Secretary to Karnataka Biodiversity Board spoke

about Ecotourism.

A short documentary on importance of protecting Butterflies was screened

and information on the Wildlife Crimes Wing of Forest Department was

shared with the participants to help in controlling the illegal wildlife trade.

There were also lectures on Solid waste management by Sri Ravikumar, Greentech Pvt. Ltd., EC and Energy

audit by Sri Ram Singh Verma, SF, MGIRED and RWH by Sri. A. R. Shivakumar, KSCST.

During the programme Chief Guest Sri Vinay Luthra, IFS, PCCF (WL) launched the blog on the Green initiatives

of MGIRED (http://mgiredgreeninitiatives.blogspot.in). It contains information on activities of MGIRED to

promote RE, EC, EP such as RVEP with RE, SWM, construction and deployment of smokeless chullas in and

around wildlife sanctuaries, walk through energy assessment, creation of school energy clubs, bamboo

bucket challenge, Solar Roof Top Photo Voltaic Systems (SRTPVS), Biogas, etc. Public can interact with

MGIRED through this blog for further information.

Sri. R.K. Singh, IFSAPCCF

Dr. S. SeetharamuDirector, CPRI

thInternational Women's Day March 8 , 2015

thInstitute celebrated International Women's Day on 10

March.

The event was organized to create awareness on

various issues related to Environment & Energy with

women perspective. About 92 Students from

Sheshadripuram Degree College, Yelahanka and

Savitha Maharshi Education College, Sanjay Nagar

participated in the programme.

Event was inaugurated by Sri Punati Sridhar, IFS,

APCCF & ED of MGIRED, followed by brief

presentation on status of women in India by Smt H.R. Leelavathi, SF, MGIRED. Following subjects were covered

during the programme: “An insight into Laws framed for Women Protection” by – Smt Renukadevi Deshpande,

Legal consultant; 24 hrs Legal Service clinic, Karnataka State Legal Service Authority. Dr Siddappa Setty, spoke

on role of women in Environment protection; Smt. Svati Bhogle, CEO, TIDE spoke on women in the field of EC &

Energy Efficiency. Sri Krishna Sharma, SF, MGIRED presented case studies of women entrepreneurs in the field

of RE.

MGIRED organized a State Level Energy

Conclave on Strategies and Challenges in

EC for PDOs, IREP Engineers, scientists and

research scholars, teachers and students. Aim of

the conclave was to provide a forum for interaction

between researchers and the field executives for

exchange of ideas and information on technology

advances.

Components of this programme:

1. Presentation of Research paper / extension work

/ community work.

2. Lectures by eminent speakers on subject like energy planning for cluster areas, bio-gas, RWH, solid

waste management and bio-fuels.

3. Competitions to emphasize the need for EC for students.

ED, MGIRED demonstrated his conviction for the cause of Environment and Energy security, by initiating

usage of 5% blend of biodiesel for the institute's diesel vehicles.

WORKSHOPS

Solar Roof Top Photovoltaic Power System (SRTPVS) andthNet Metering November 29 , 2014

MGIRED organized one day workshop for general public / organizations to promote and create awareness

about SRTPVS for generation of power and feed the excess power generated to the grid and earn good returns.

Sri. Punati Sridhar, IFS, APCCF & ED, MGIRED, the enthusiast behind organizing this programme welcomed

stWorld Forestry Day March 21 , 2015

thInstitute organized World Forestry day on March 24 , to create public awareness about the

importance of forests in balancing life cycles and need for their protection.

B.Ed and BE Students from various colleges of Bengaluru City attended the programme. The

programme was addressed by the Chief Guest Sri. A.K. Verma, IFS, Retd. PCCF, Karnataka Forest

Department (KFD). Eminent Speakers from Forest and allied departments enlightened the audience

about the importance of forests and its need for survival of the humanity.

the gathering. Chief Guest, Shri T.M. Vijay Bhaskar, IAS, ACS, RD&PR Dept., GoK

inaugurated the workshop and called for using the vacant roof tops for SPV systems

which will eventually reduce the fossil fuel usage and termed this scheme as a win-win

situation. Sri. G.V. Balaram, MD, KREDL spoke about pros and cons of subsidy schemes for

SRTPVS.

Sri. B. Anant Rao, Regional Manager, Syndicate Bank highlighted his own case study of successfully

installing SPV system at a rural bank branch catering to 4 computers, 2 lights and a fan totally off grid. The

same was extended to 30 more branches which are doing extremely well even today. The Bank was

impressed with the success and extended the project to over 370 branches which are now totally grid free and

have overcome the shutdown of systems during frequent power cuts in rural areas.

Dr. Siddarth Bhat, Addl. Director CPRI, delivered a talk on technologies issues and challenges of SRTPVS.

Sri. Lakshmipathi L., DGM, BESCOM explained the procedure for availing Net metering scheme.

Sri. Manjunath, Deputy Director, KERC, enlightened the gathering about the tariff structure for SRTPVS.

Mrs. Vidyarani, AGM, KREDL provided information for availing subsidies under MNRE funded schemes.

Representatives, stakeholders from the solar industry exhibited and shared information on their products.

thHome Composting & Home Biogas March 14 , 2015

Institute organized a one day workshop on Home

Composting & Home Biogas for Bengalureans. About

80 citizens participated. The objective of workshop was

to encourage participants to take up Home

Composting / Home Biogas, so that the environment is

protected and also they earn some income from the gas

& the compost generated. The compost can be used for

kitchen gardening.

Sri Punati Sridhar, IFS, APCCF & ED, MGIRED,

welcomed the gathering. Shri. Parameshwaraiah, Chief

Engineer, BBMP, Yelahanka Zone inaugurated the

workshop and explained how 80% of the waste can be

treated and disposed safely.

Highlights of the programme:

1) Shri. Ravi Kumar, Greentech - Solid waste–Issues & concerns.

2) Shri. Dananjaya, NIE-CREST - Models of Home composting and Biogas projects handled by CREST in

Mysore city.

3) Smt. Nupur Tandon, PWC - Source segregation of SW and scientific disposal.

4) Shri. Praveen, Green Bandhu - Methods of composting.

Sri. T.M. Vijay Bhaskar, IAS,ACS, RD&PR

Sri. B. Anant Rao,Regional Manager, Syndicate Bank

Workshop on Construction of Smokeless Stoves forthSHGs February 25 , 2015

A workshop on skill development for construction of smokeless chullas was organized at Kollihati, Tiptur thTaluk, Tumkur District by MGIRED in association with TIDE on 25 February 2015. This programme was

organized for empowering members of SHGs which was attended by 76 persons.

TRAINING PROGRAMMES OF MGIRED

To create awareness on RE, EP and EC, training programmes are being organized in the Institute for Elected

Representatives, School/College Students, SHG Representatives, NGO's, Officers, etc. Details of programme:-

RE, EP and EC for Elected PRI Representatives & Officers

5) Shri. Yash, Daily Dump - Home composting bins.

6) Dr. Kumara Gowda, Executive Co-ordinator, Biogas Development & Training Centre, Dept. of Agril. Engg,

UAS, Bengaluru - Zero waste management and Biogas Unit in GKVK.

7) Abhishek Gupta, Reddo Natura India - New Technologies in Decentralised waste management.

8) Shri. Arijit Mitra, Greentech Life - Home composting with Smart Bin.

9) Shri. Mohan, Wapps System - Integrated Water Treatment with SWM.

An Exhibition was put up with various Solid Waste Disposal and Biogas Models

Sri. Parameshwaraiah,Chief Engineer, BBMP

Training Programme on Soura Belaku Yojane forElected PRI Representatives & Officers

Five programmes were conducted for the solar technicians, PDO's and elected representatives of GPs from

Shivamogga, Chitradurga, Chamarajnagara, Belagavi, Yadgiri, Dakshina Kannada, Mandya, Kalaburgi,

Kolara & Uttara Kannada districts who have installed solar street lights under Sourabelaku Scheme with the

objective of training them to maintain Solar Street Lights. Totally 189 participants attended the programme.

Faculty were drawn from the companies that have installed solar street lights in the respective districts.

Practical demonstrations were done by MGIRED Faculty and Technicians.

Thirty programmes were organized for

Gram Panchayat (GP) Members from 29

(except Bengaluru Urban) Districts. Totally 983

GP Representatives comprising of Panchayat

Development Officers (PDOs), Presidents, Vice

Presidents, Members and Secretaries participated.

Topics covered under this training were:

Role of GP's in implementing RE Projects in Rural

areas; EP; RE Sources & Devices; RWH & Ground

Water Recharging; Bio-fuels; Demonstration of RE

Devices & RWH Structures; Subsidies and bank loan

facilities available to purchase RE equipment like solar, wind, biogas plants, etc.

College Students Programme

Twenty Four programmes were organized for 1019

PUC & Undergraduates college students from various

disciplines. Lectures were given on RE sources &

devices, EC, Biofuels, Improved Cook stoves, RWH,

EP, SWM, Importance of Forestry, etc.

Students were briefed about Institute's activities and

taken around Energy Park and Exhibition Halls to give

practical demonstration on systems like biomass

gassifier, bio-fuel unit, bicycle water pump, kitchen

waste biogas plant, etc.

“ ” programme for School ChildrenEnjoy while you learn

Thirty two programmes were organized for 1826

school children from various Private and

Government Schools. These students were shown

documentary films on EP and EC, Lectures were

given on RE, EC, Importance of Forestry, EP, SWM,

RWH, etc. They were taken around the Energy Park

and Exhibition Halls to give exposure to working of

various energy devices.

Awareness programme for SHG women

Nine off-campus training programmes were organized for

SHG women in Aralaguppe, Tumkur District, Bevuru, Doddi,

Thagachigere, Ramanagara district, Harebommanahalli,

Bengaluru Rural district, Gudemaranahalli, Nagenahalli,

Magadi Tq, in Coordination with TIDE. Totally 380 SHG

women participated in these programmes. Faculty members

and Project Manager from MGIRED along with Project

Coordinators from TIDE executed these programmes. Solar

demonstration devices like solar lanterns, table lamps along

with solar panels, solar cookers, portable smokeless stoves,

biofuel seed samples, oil extracts, and mini oil expellers were

exhibited during this programmes along with self explaining

bulletin boards to create awareness among the rural women

folk. Further information on EC, Solar devices, Biofuels and Vermicomposting was also given.

A special programme to train Rural Youth onRepair & Maintenance of Solar Devices

The programme was organized in collaboration

with Bharathiya Vikas Trust, Udupi (National Level

Trainers on Solar Technician Training recognized by

MNRE).

Seven programmes were organized at Mysore,

Dakshina Kannada, Shivamogga, Uttara Kannada,

Bellary, Dharwad, Koppala and Davanagere districts.

There was very good response from 454 ITI students

and local youth.

Biofuels, Biogas and Rural Development. Sri. Manoj Kumar, IFS, Conservator of Forest, Mercara circle held a

session on “Nature Inspires”. Sri. Ratnakar briefed about the feasibility of taking up pico-hydro projects with

minimum head where water flow is available.

CEOs of ZPs, DCFs, representatives from NGOs and various government organization participated in the

programme. Participants were given hands on experience of handling various Energy Devices at Institute

Energy Park. They were also taken on field visit to Biofuel unit, Biogas plant and 100 kW Solar PV Grid

Interactive System at GKVK, UAS, Bengaluru.

Officers gained awareness from inspiring lectures on rural development by Sri. Shanmugham, Ex-President,

Odenthurai Panchayat, Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu and Sri. Rangaswamy Elango, Vice President, Kutumbakam

Grama Panchayat, Tamilnadu. In the first training programme held on 19th& 20th February 2015 Sri.

Shanmugham in his lecture explained about his individual achievements for the past two decades in his Gram

Panchayat. Emphasising on zero corruption, he could save lakhs of rupees which he has invested on wind

power which gave his Gram Panchayath additional income. He could ensure quality development of his village

with excellent roads, drains, housing and he has also promoted SHG entrepreneurship.

th thIn the second training programme held on 26 & 27 February 2015 Sri. Rangaswamy Elango, ex-president of

Kuthumbakkam GP in his session briefed about the programme and activities taken up by him for social

equality, and good infrastructure like roads/drainage/street lights/pucca houses; low cost building

technologies, low cost toilets & solar enterprise. Arrack brewing in his GP's jurisdiction was totally eliminated.

He also developed woman entrepreneurship & self sustaining micro enterprises. A Panchayat Academy was

also established.

Southern State Officers Training Programme

MGIRED being the Southern Regional Centre for

capacity building of various stakeholders on Rural

Energy, organized two days training on RE, EC and EP th thfor Southern State Officers on 19 & 20 of February

th th2015 and 26 & 27 February 2015. There were 27

participants in each of the programmes. The

programme on RE, EC and EP was inaugurated by

Sri. Punati Sridhar, IFS, APCCF & ED of MGIRED. The

programme included sessions on RWH, Small Hydro

Projects, Scope for use of RE in Districts, Food Safety,

Successful experimentation of SWM in towns,

Sri. Manoj Kumar, IFSConservator of Forest

Sri. Ratnakar,Proprietor, Turbo Hydro

Executive Director, MGIRED

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NEW INITIATIVES

Remote Village Electrification

MGIRED has taken up remote village electrification

programme to electrify the villages in the last mile.

Our programme began with illuminating PISOSE

village households of Joida Taluk, Uttara Kannada

District, which is located in dense Anshi-Dandeli

Tiger Reserve in Western Ghats. Four LED

luminaries per house of 5W, 6W & 9W have been

provided with a solar panel, charge controller and a

battery. Power to cater to the need of a community TV

has also been provided through a separate solar

panel. Villagers who have not seen lights in their

village till then were extremely happy having this basic amenity. Fifty percent of the project cost for this

execution was collectively contributed by Sri Punati Sridhar, IFS, APCCF & ED, MGIRED; Dr. Shobha Anand

Reddy, SF and Sri. Ram Singh Verma, SF and the balance 50% was funded by MGIRED.

MGIRED would like to further take up RVEP of villages/hamlets located in interior forest/wildlife areas. Power

solutions are mainly by harnessing solar/wind/pico-hydro resources or combining technologies to provide

hybrid solution. MGIRED is thankful in this regard to the KFD for their cooperation in all our activities.

Individuals/Organizations interested to fund/contribute for these projects may contact us. Intimation of any

fund transfers for this noble cause can be made by sharing transaction details to mgrired@gmail.com,

mgrired@hotmail.com. Income Tax exemption can be availed for such assistance under Section 80G of IT Act.

Energy clubs – for schools and colleges

Objective of forming Energy Clubs at schools and college is to create awareness on Energy/Water

Conservation and inculcate best practices among students. MGIRED Faculty delivered lectures on RE and EC

followed by Quiz, Drawing, Essay Writing, Pick and Speak competitions. Thereby, awareness was created

among the future citizens in judiciously using resources and motivated to take technology to the masses.

Energy Clubs were formed in following schools:

Nature Camp to Shivanalli and Bannerghatta Zoological Gardenth

December 10 2014

MGIRED organized this camp on 10.12.2014 at Ramakrishna Mission Ashram, Shivanalli to Students of

Parikrama Humanity Foundation. The students were shown the semi evergreen like forests developed by the

Ashram and were explained about various tree species, their importance and uses. An artificially created water

hole inside the campus served to be a major attraction for wild animals and birds. Students were also taken to

Bannerghatta Zoological Garden to educate on ex-situ conservation of wild animals. They were briefed about

food habits, habitats and features of individual animal by zoo instructors.

Sl. Date School Name

No.

1 2/3/2015 St. James High School,

Mariyannapallya

2 2/3/2015 Govt High School,

Amruthahalli

3 5/3/2015 SLV Vidyanikethan High School,

Amruthahalli

4 6/3/2015 Govt High School, Jakkur

e-Waste Collection Centre

MGIRED opened e-Waste Collection Centre in its premises to motivate public and organizations to deposit

e-Waste which is hazardous to enable safe disposal.

Walk through Energy Assessment at KSDL

Objective is to create awareness among employees of

KSDL in energy usage and sensitize them in efficient

energy management. MGIRED and TIDE jointly

executed the walk through energy assessment of

KSDL, Bengaluru, a medium scale manufacturing

industry under GoK during the month of January, 2015.

Gist of activities: discussions with the top management

of KSDL; comprehensive walk-through energy

assessment wherein the group interacted with various

department employees to understand their energy

usage patterns. Based on data gathered, a

comprehensive report was compiled and suggestions were proposed for reduction of electricity

consumption.

Mahatma Gandhi Institute of Rural Energy & DevelopmentRural Development & Panchayath Raj Department

Govt. of Karnataka

- WasteCollection Centre

For any enquiry please contact : Between 10:00 AM to 05:30 PM

Please handover E-Waste

to Security and enter details in Register 24 X 7

In collaboration with:Bruhut Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike

Pro Waste concepts Pvt. Ltd.Vans Chemistry

080-23626359 / 23626493

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Exhibitions

MGIRED participated in the following exhibitions to create awareness on RE, EC and EP. Display boards,

models and samples of Biofuels were exhibited:

Sl. Venue Date No. of

No. participants

1 KLE College, Rajajinagara, Bengaluru. 25-27 July 2014 3000

2 Vagdevi Vilas School, Marathahalli, Bengaluru 21-23 August 2014 600

3 Mahindra Motors, Jigani Industrial Area, Bengaluru 02 October 2014 500

4 Krishi Mela at G.K.V.K., Bengaluru 19-21 November 2014 5000

Setting up of Vermicompost Unit atArmy Public School, Mekhri Circle

MGIRED has guided the school in setting up a vermicompost unit for managing their garden waste.

VISIT OF FOREIGN STUDENTS / DELEGATES

Students from State University of New York (SUNNY)

Chemnitz Tu University – GERMANY

Japanese delegation

Japanese Delegation comprising of CEOs and supporting staff of different Companies visited MGIRED to

understand the activities carried out from the Organisation. ED, MGIRED welcomed the delegation and

hosted them. ED and his team comprising SF had an interaction with the delegates. Avenues to take

technology to rural India was discussed and local rural requirements were also explained.

The Japanese delegation comprised:

1. Mr. Masao Tomizawa, Ph.D, Director , KOE Environmental Business , Inc.

2. Mr. Yuji Unno, CEO, Seabell International Co. Ltd.

3. Mr. Kimikazu Yano, Manager, Kinsei Sangyo Co. Ltd.

4. Mr. N.V. Nagaraja Rao, Dawn Consulting

NEW EQUIPMENT ADDED TO ENERGY PARK FROM GOI FUNDS

New Members In RE TechnologyFrame Mounted Vanarai Pump

This pump is used to lift water by pedaling manually.

Specification : Capacity of Pump : 0.75hp, Suction : 7 mtr, Delivery : 7

mtr, Pipe Size : 25 mm suction & 25 mm delivery, Length of pipe : 5 mtr

suction pipe with ISI mark foot valve 1 mtr delivery pipe, Discharge : 40

liters per minute, Type of pipe : Flexible, Dutron.

Advantages : Filling up overhead tank, Washing cattle, recharging of

Bore well, etc. Saving of electricity & fuel. Light weight, self-employment.

Approx. cost : Rs.8,000/-

This device is operated

by pedaling the cycle,

wheel of the cycle is

coupled to the dynamo

through belted drive,

which can be used for

charging the battery.

Device demonstrates the utilization of muscular

power in generating electrical power.

Specification: Battery : 12 V 20 Ah, Generator : 59

watts, Rpm 600, 15 V DC, Control Panel with

Voltmeter, Ammeter, Indicator lamps etc. It charges

@ 3-5 amp / hour.

Approx. cost :Rs.27,500/-

Bicycle Battery Charging Unit Frame mounted bicycle flour mill

This device is operated

by pedaling the cycle

which is attached to a

flour mill by the help of

belted drive, which can

be used for grinding

spices, all types of

grains, etc. Device demonstrates the utilization of

muscular power in generating mechanical power.

Specification: Capacity: 0.75 HP; 2 - 3 kg/hour.

Approx. cost : Rs.13,500/-

Solar Concentrator Training SystemSolar Parabolic Trough

Collector Based System

consists of parabolic

reflectors, absorber tube,

sun tracker, piping,

storage tanks and a heat

exchanger. A control panel controls different

devices and also measure the different parameters

of the system. The system can be used to perform

experiments in heat transfer, parabolic trough

characteristics and heat loss at different parts of the

system. The system is highly flexible – it can be

used with different working fluids, different

absorbing materials, different piping insulation

thickness and different types of storage tanks. It

gives a lot of scope for research in heat transfer and

related fields. Wind speed variation and flow

velocity are other parameters which can be

changed to show their impact on heat transfer and

heat loss.

Approx. cost : Rs.3.50 to 4.50 lakhs.

Improvised Bullock Cart

Bullock cart is operated by bulls. The power of 1 bull

is ½ HP. Hence, 2 bulls would give a power of 1 HP.

The input drive is taken from cart wheel through V

belts or through differential gears. We can fit small

flour mills, juicer and battery charging system or

pesticide spraying system to the cart. One can run

small business over a bullock cart and help curb the

issue of unemployment to great extent.

Approx. cost : Rs.63,000/-

Wind Energy Training System

It can evaluate cut-in and

c u t - o f f s p e e d ; I -V

characterstics of wind

turbine at different wind

speeds, etc which will

help the trainees to

understand the influence

of various parameters on production of wind

energy.

Approx. cost : Rs.4.50 to Rs.5.00 lakhs.

Solar Thermal Training System

Solar Flat-Plate Collector

Based system is a replica of

the solar water heating

system designed in the form

of experimental setup to

learn and exper ience

var ious parameters of

performance. It gives a

practical understanding of various technical

parameters such as heat transfer from solar collector

to water, heat loss co-efficient, heat removal factor

and efficiency at different flexible input parameters

like radiation, wind speed, etc. The system has

inbuilt sensors which measure parameters like

pressure, temperature, flow rate, etc., mounted on a

control unit.

Approx. cost : Rs.2.00 to 3.00 lakhs.

It is a device used to lift water

by swinging. It pumps water

from the depth of 5 feet

below and delivers up to 40

feet height. It can be put in

schools to lift water to

overhead tanks.

Specification: Vacuum

pumps : Brass make, Pressure : Upto 5 kg /cm2,

Piston size : 32 mm.

Approx. cost : Rs.45,000/-

Swing Irrigation Pump

Solar PV Training & Research System

The Solar PV Training

& Research System is

a mini-Solar PV Plant

P r o t o t y p e w h i c h

enables s tudents ,

research fellows and

faculty to understand in-depth concepts about

stand-alone PV systems. It can be a good

emulating tool related to concepts such as

Maximum Power Point Tracking (MPPT), inverter

control, etc. The system consists of individual plug-

in units each with components for different

experimental arrangements. The conception of the

system allows indoor and outdoor experiments.

Additional options are the change of slope angle,

variation in the light intensity and temperature

control of the module to evaluate solar power

harvesting.

Approx. cost : Rs.1.50 to 2.00 lakhs.

It is a 1.15kW PV-wind hybrid

system with 500WP SPV

system hybridized with

650WP vertical wind system

wh ich b r i ngs i n more

reliability. On an average it

can generate 4-5 units which

is stored in the batteries and it is being exclusively

used in Executive Director’s chamber for lighting,

fans and computer.

Approx. cost : Rs.5.00 to 7.00 lakhs.

PV-Wind Hybrid System

Gym Cycle - Power Generator

This is a device in which pedal

is coupled with dynamo to

generate power by pedaling,

generated power is stored in

the battery and can be used

for lighting, charging mobiles

and other basic applications.

Specification: Battery : 12 V

20 Ah, Generator : 900 RPM

12 V DC, inbuilt DC to AC converter. Control panel

with Voltmeter meter, Ammeter, indicator lamps etc.

Approx. cost: Rs.36,000/-

In this system fan blades are horizontally mounted on the top of the pole (Blades

arrangement is called as turbine). This turbine is coupled to the alternator to generate

power from wind energy.

Technical specification : Rate capacity : 2.4kW; Cut in wind speed : 3.5 m/s; Rated

wind speed : 9.4 m/s; Pole height : 24 m.

Approx. cost : Rs.10.,50,000/- (including installation a& commissioning).

2.4kW Wind Energy Generator

PUBLICATION OF MGIRED JOURNAL

MGIRED published first edition of Journal in December 2014, which serves as a medium for dissemination of

information on research findings/ policy initiatives/ latest R&D works in the areas of new RE sources, EC, Rural

Dev., EP, climate change and allied subjects-conservation of resources, energy audits, RVEP, etc.

Papers/articles are invited for publishing in the journal which may be sent to:

mgrired@gmail.com / edmgired@gmail.com.

VISITS BY MGIRED TEAMPlace :

Purpose : Assessment of hamlets/villages for RVEP.

Outcome : Detailed Project Reports prepared and sent

for funding under CSR from potential Pvt.

Ltd. Companies /public enterprises.

th thDates : 19 and 20 May 2014

Puranipodu, Keredimba, Gombegallu of

BR Hills Tiger Reserve, Chamarajanagar

District

Bangarada Balige, Dakshina Kannada

District

Belagodu Kodige and Balekadi of

Kudremukh National Park, Chikmagalur

District

Place :

Purpose : Discussion with villagers and farmers for

their requirement of energy related

activities and potential for involvement of

MGIRED in the activities of Sheshadripuram

First Grade College, Yelahanka. The

college through its Social Entrepreneurship

forum called ENACTUS has adopted the

village and helped in establishing a well

structured Dairy farming units though

loans from banks.

Upparigenahalli, Chitradurga

Outcome:Villagers wanted information on solar fencing and solar pumps, which

was provided by ED and Faculty on the spot and for further guidance and

field survey for solar fencing of farm lands. SF Sri NMKD Krishna Sarma visited the

village with the ENACTUS team later in the month of February 2015 and is providing suitable

solutions to the villagers.

thDate : 28 October, 2014

Place :

Purpose : Assessment of potential hamlets for Village

electrification programme. Hamlets

inspected for suitability of renewable

energy options viz., Solar, wind, hydro. The

team interacted with villagers to assess the

energy requirement and their willingness to

contribute 10% of the cost if homelighting

systems were provided.

Outcome : First home lighting project under RVEP designed and executed by MGIRED at Pisose, Joida Tq,

Uttara Kannada Dt in last week of December 2014 and the second one at Padshet , Joida Tq, Uttara

Kannada Dt., during last week of April 2014. In both the hamlets, the beneficiaries contributed 10%

of the project cost. People from neighboring hamlets who have been visiting the hamlets where

MGIRED has provided home lighting system is being appreciated.

th thDate : 29 and 30 October, 2014

Sringara Thanda, Davanagere Dt.;

Diggi, Terali, Bhamane, Sisai, Dudmal,

Kukurda, Pisose hamlets in Joida tq,

Uttara Kannada Dt.

Terali Terali

Bhamane Sisai

Dhoodmala

Place :

Purpose : To understand LED products.

Outcome : Better understanding of LED lighting

systems.

thDate : 12 November, 2014

Kripa Lights, Electronic City, Bangalore

Place :

Purpose : To S t u d y t h e e c o n o m i c s o f

vermicomposting and procurement of

earthworms for the vermicomposting

unit at MGIRED.

Outcome : Earthworms were purchased and

released into vermicomposting tanks

of MGIRED. Vermicompost being

produced at the rate of 100 kgs per

month/cycle being used in the institute

garden and excess being sold.

thDate: 13 November,2014

Bachhahalli, Doddaballapur

Place :

Purpose : To interact and study the developmental

works initiated by Sri Rangaswamy

Elango, Ex President of Kuthambakkam

Gram Panchayat and THE WEEK Man of

the year 2013 awardee in his panchayat.

Outcome : He has promoted harmony between dalit

and non-dal i t communi t ies and

demonstrated that they all can live

together in harmony succcessfully. for

which he got alternate dwellings for dalit and non-dalit communities were constructed. Which

was later adopted by Tamil Nadu Govt. and promoted in other villages.

Kuthambakkam Gram Panchayat,

Chennai, Tamil Nadu

He has successfully arrested arrack brewing and transformed the lives of those

involved. Interaction with him provided an insight into various micro enterprise models

for improving the livelihood of villagers viz., Soap making, small scale agro products

processing units, compressed brick manufacturing, low cost housing and building materials

production, Solar DC products enterprise etc. His ideas and demonstrated activities were found to

be very impressive and suitable to be emulated in Village adoption programmes.

He has started "Panchayat Academy" to create awareness of various rural development related

activities and provide training to others.

He was invited as a resource person during Training Programme for Chief Executive Officers of

South Indian States. The example of Kuthambakkam Gram Panchayat is presented as a case study

in almost all training programmes since then.

ndDate : 2 January, 2015

Place :

Purpose : To study the training courses offered,

Research & Development works, and

consultancy services offered by GERMI in

general and specifically in the successful

implementation SPV based roof top

systems in Gandhinagar. MGIRED team

was invited by GERMI to see their stall at

Vibrant Gujarat 2015 Global Summit.

Outcome : Attended seminar - Sustainable Energy for

all at Vibrant Gujarat 2015 Global Summit,

where Sri Piyush Goel, Hon'ble Minister of

State with Independent Charge for Power,

Coal and New & Renewable Energy in the

Government of India delivered inaugural

address. MNRE Secretary Sri Upendra

Tripathy, IAS, and representatives from

other countries such as UK, Japan etc

shared information on their renewable

energy related projects, policies . MGIRED

team interacted with Dr. T. Harinarayana,

Director, GERMI, Dr. Sagar Agrawat,

Faculty, GERMI and Smt. Narinderjit Kaur,

Training Coordinator GERMI. Student

interns carrying out research at GERMI

made a presentation of their ongoing

research activities. The team also visited

the laboratories of GERMI and obtain

information for development of MGIRED's

labs. Based on the interactions between the

two organisations proposal to sign an MOU

to launch the National Certification

Programme for Rooftop Solar Photovoltaic Installer "is under process.

th thDate : 12 and 13 January, 2015

Gu ja ra t Energy Research and

Management Institute, Gandhinagar,

Gujarat

Place:

Purpose : To know Training, R & D and Consultancy

services related activities of CREST, NIE.

Outcome : Dr. Shamsundar, Chief Coordinator and

Head, NIE –CREST, took the team of

MGIRED around the exhibition halls and

energy park of NIE-CREST and explained

various demonstration models on

renewable Energy, Energy conservation.

Sustainable Water Technologies. Based on

this experience MGIRED held a one day

seminar on Home biogas and Home

composting in the month of February 2015.

thDate : 29 January, 2015

Centre For Renewable Energy

& Sustainable Technologies,

National Institute of Engineering,

Mysore

Place :

Purpose :Study the progressive developmental works

planned and executed by Sri Shanmugam Ex

Panchayat President of Odanthurai GP.

Outcome :Sri Shanmugam explained about his

success during his stint as Panchayat

President for past 21 years. Sincerity, hard

work and zero tolerance to corruption could

help him being a successful leader. On

account of members honesty he could save

money and invest with a bank loan on a 350kw

wind mill in the year 2006 which is providing

6.75 lakh units of power per year enabling

them to earn Rs.20.25 lakhs per year. By now

most of the loan is repaid.

He has also invested on a 9kW wood based

Biomass Gassifier way back in 2003 and used

for common lighting of the Panchayat saving

money. However after 3 years, when the wood

b e c a m e u n e c o n o m i c a l , h e h a s

decommissioned the unit. He has made use of

the Rajiv Gandhi National Drinking Water Mission as early as in 2000 and provided safe drinking water

facility for his entire Gram Panchayat villages. 0.2 million litres/day; 90% (48 lakh) cost by GoI and 105

by villagers (62 Lakhs). In 2003 he has provided solar street lights which are even functional today.

Odanthurai Gram Panchayat, Coimbatore,

Tamil Nadu

He has also provided the following:

1. Night Soil based community biogas plant

2. Hutless village: 665 home constructed upto 2006

3. Open defeacation free village: All houses have toilets

4. Grid free green homes: 101 constructed in 2014@2.20 lakhs, house with footprint area of 350 Sft.

Each house provided with 4 Solar lights.

5. Odanthurai Packaged drinking water

6. Pudhuvalvu (new life) scheme

He was invited as a resource person during Training Programme for Chief Executive Officers of South Indian

States. Example of Odanthurai Gram Panchayat is presented as a case study in almost all training programmes

of MGIRED since then.

thDate: 30 January, 2015

Place :

Purpose : To study the electricity needs of un-electrified homes.

Outcome : Pico-hydro systems to be installed with CSR support.

th th th thDate: 13 , 14 , 15 and 16 February, 2015

Bangarada Balige, Belakodu Kodige

Place :

Purpose : To study requirements of solar drying for

areca, solar pumping, borewell recharge.

Outcome : Borewell recharge is taken as more

borewells are getting dried up.

ndDate: 22 February, 2015

Upparigenahalli, Chitradurga Dt;

Sringara Thanda, Davanagere Dt.

PROGRESS OF TRAINING AT A GLANCE

FOR THE YEAR 2014-15

FINANCIAL INFORMATION

FOR THE YEAR 2014-15

Sl. No. Name No. of Trainings No. of Participants

Total 121 5811

TOTAL including exhibitions 125 9911

MNRE Funded Training programmes

Total 11 880GRAND TOTAL 136 10791

1. Training programme for ZP/TP/GP Elected 30 983representatives (Karnataka State)

2. "Enjoy while you learn" - Awareness programme 32 1826for school students (Karnataka State)

3. Awareness programme for college students 24 1161(Karnataka State)

4. Awareness programme for State Officials 4 245(Karnataka State)

5. Training programme for members of 9 380SHG's/NGO's and rural women on renewable Energy, environment protection and cook-stoves(Karnataka State)

6. Training programmes for ITI students and 7 454Rural youth to be trained as Solar Technicians in Co-ordination with National Level trainersapproved by MNRE (Karnataka State)

7. Workshop / Seminar / Celebrations 8 5548. Foreign Students visit 2 199. Training programme for rural youth - "Soura Belaku" 5 189

10. Exhibitions 4 4100

1. Training programme for ZP/District/Taluk level 2 54officers Dy. Secretaries, CEO's/ State Administrative Service officers and Executive Engineers(South India States)

2. "Training of Trainers" - Awareness programme for 1 71School teachers and academicians(Karnataka state)

3. Walk-in energy assessment of Institutions 1 504. Workshop on cook stoves 1 765. Workshop on Biogas unit construction and 1 81

maintenance6. Awareness programme for NSS Volunteers/ 1 114

NCC Cadets (Karnataka)7. Energy Clubs- Schools and Colleges 4 434

(Karnataka State)

Sl. No. Particulars Releases Expenditure(Recurring &Training)

1. Funds from State Government 250.00 216.282. Funds from MNRE (Central Government) 6.26 6.26

(Rs. in lakhs)

OUR FORTHCOMING PROGRAMMES

FOR THE YEAR 2015-16

Sl. Name of the No. of No. of Total No. of Duration No. of Training Total

No. Programme Programme Participants Participants (in days) Training Cost/Day/Progs/ Training

days Person (Rs.) Budget (Rs.)

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9

Total 101 600 5060 16 140 34475 8254800

Total 101 600 5060 16 140 34475 8754800

1. Awareness programme for NSS Volunteers / 2 60 120 1 2 1155 138600

NCC Cadets (Karnataka)

2. Energy Clubs- Schools and Colleges 10 100 1000 1 10 11000 110000

(Karnataka State)

3. Training programme for ZP/TP/GP Elected 20 40 800 2 40 1870 2992000

representatives (Karnataka State)

4. Awareness programme for State Officials 3 40 120 2 6 2860 686400

(Karnataka State)

5. Seminars / Workshops 7 40 280 1 7 1210 338800

6. Exhibitions 4 100 400 1 4 10000 40000

7. Training programme for rural youth - "Soura 2 40 80 2 4 1870 299200

Belaku”

8. Training programme for members of SHG's /

NGO's and rural women on renewable 7 40 280 1 7 1320 369600

Energy, environment protection and cookstoves

(Karnataka State)

9. Training programmes for ITI students and

Rural youth to be trained as Solar Technicians 7 60 420 3 21 1650 2079000

in Co-ordination with National Level trainers

approved by MNRE (Karnataka State)

10. "Enjoy while you learn" - Awareness

programme for school students (Karnataka 20 40 800 1 20 770 616000

State)

11. Awareness programme for college students 19 40 760 1 19 770 585200

(Karnataka State)

12. Research & Studies by institute 200000

13. Research & Studies by interns 100000

14. Maintenance of Energy Park 200000

Mahatma Gandhi Institute of Rural Energy and Development(Rural Development & Panchayat Raj Dept., GoK)

Srirampura Cross, Jakkur, Bengaluru - 560 064Phone/Fax : 080-23626359 / 23626493

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Blog : http://mgiredgreeninitiatives.blogspot.in

Kg of CO2

Measure taken saved annually

(per person)

Switching your home to a 'green' electricity tariff 1420

Hanging your washing out to dry rather than tumble drying 900

Working from home 1 day a week 880

Replacing your old boiler with a condensed gas model 700

Turning off your lights when you leave the room 370

Replacing your old fridge-freezer with a new, more efficient model 140

Turning your heating thermostat down by just one degree 250

Fitting energy efficient light bulbs throughout your house 80

Draught proofing your house 100

Fitting cavity wall insulation 860

SIMPLE WAYS TO OFFSET CO EMISSIONS2

Source : www.carbonneutral.com