ECO-FRIENDLY SCHOOL

ECO-FRIENDLY SCHOOL

Pollution Control Board (PCB) has plans to make maximum number of government schools become environment friendly, by according the responsibility to the industrial fraternity. It has decided to give responsibility of five schools to each industry to keep them pollution free.
"We introduced this concept last year in Mysore, Mandya and Chamarajnagar districts by giving responsibility of 125 schools to the industrial fraternity. Now the concept is being extended to all schools over the state after considering the success of pilot project" said A S Sadashivaiah, chairman of PCB. He was speaking to mediapersons here on Wednesday16th May,2012.
He said every industry has a corporate social responsibility. But this initiative is an environmental social responsibility. Here industries are suggesting for implementing management plan in the schools like rainwater harvesting, introducing solar energy equipments, ensuring the condition of toilets, taking care of water availability, cleanliness, growing vegetables and medicinal plants at school premises etc. "In Belgaum, we have decided to give responsibility of 250 schools to 50 industries. I am sure that it will be most successful after looking the response of industrial fraternity" he said.Besides, this year PCB will create awareness about environment in 500 schools, in order to make them environment friendly schools. Professor S Manjappa, chairman of technical adviser committee, PCB and senior environment officer Shivalinge Gowda were present.

Prof. John Kurakar