ECO CLUB

Objective

  1. Eco Club aims of making the students aware of environmental issues and their duties towards the nature.
  2. It focuses on generating interest about resource conservation, create awareness of biodiversity conservation, sustainable development and other environmental issues among the student community.
  3. It aims to create a clean and green consciousness among students through various activities.

Members

CHAIRMANDr. V. A. Kulkarni
VICE CHAIRMANProf. Manjunatha
MEMBER SECRETARYProf. Laxmi Hattiholi 
MEMBERSProf. Rohini Kallur
Prof. Rakesh Patil
Prof. Ravi Motekar
Prof. Karthik Kulkarni
Prof. Naveen Hiremath
Prof. Sneha Kulkarni

Campus Code of Conduct

Keep the campus neat and clean. Do not put any waste anywhere in the campus except in the waste baskets provided at every corner
KLS VDIT has received certificate of Appreciation for their significant contribution in one student one tree initiative of ALL INDIA COUNCIL FOR TECHNICAL EDUCATION on 3rd December 2019. It’s the Earnest request to everyone to plant more tress and join your hands in maintaining the greenery and do not damage the pots or life of a plant.
Did you know that although 70 percent of planet Earth is covered with water, only 1% of it is available for human consumption? Every drop of water counts. Save water to save ourselves. Reduce the personal water demand. Turn off the Tap when not in use.
Do not eat in places where it is advisable not to do so.
Join your hands to make the campus Plastic free zone. Plastic water bottle, Plastics carry bags are banned instead use any eco friendly material like glass, ceramic, stainless steel or any biodegradable material.
No smoking in the Campus
Do not post posters without approval.
The application of ethical codes is not confined to internal use at the institution. Students are representatives of their college outside of the campus as well and must therefore behave in the same way.

Events

On the occasion of Ganesh Chaturthi Eco Club VDIT has come up with awareness video on use of Eco Friendly materials for Ganesh idols and hazardous effect on use of POP and the toxicity of heavy metals in the colors used to paint idols. Follow the Covid-19 protocols and Be safe.
ECO CLUB of KLS Vishwanathrao Deshpande Institute of Technology, Haliyal organized webinar on Water Conservation Techniques on 15th May 2021 Under Jal Shakti Abhiyan
We at KLS VDIT, are determined to change ourselves by undertaking actions before telling others to act and have taken the Pledge for Carbon Neutral Campus under AICTE SCCN(Smart Campus Cloud Network).
Applied for National Water award – Best Institution for campus usage- Government of India- Ministry of jai Shakti.
Applied for AICTE Green Campus Award.
Institution IGBC – Indian Green Building Council membership.
Eco club LOGO design competition from VDIT students on 22-9-2020.
Tree Plantation Event for students of KLS VDIT, to plant at least one sample in their locality in view of National Service Scheme Day on 24th Sept 2020.
To protect our depleting OZONE LAYER awareness activity was organized on World Ozone day, 16th Sep, 2020. All the faculty have taken the pledge to pant more tress and to save water.
In an earnest attempt to lend a green touch to the Institution’s environment and sensitize the students about their role in conserving it, KLS’S Vishwanathrao Deshpande Institute of Technology along with NSS unit VTU Belagavi, in co-ordination with NSS unit KLS’s VDIT Haliyal conducted Van Mahotsava on 13th July 2019 in the campus. The celebration was and ideal opportunity to install the value of social responsibility in the students towards safeguarding trees and forests and to conserve water. We have also received certificate of Appreciation for their significant contribution in one student one tree initiative of AICTE on 3rd December 2019.
Department of Civil Engg has conducted clean campus drive and collected plastic as part of “Swatchtha Hi Seva” campaign as per the direction of AICTE. The campaign started on 20/09/2019 by taking a pledge of plastic free campus. All the faculty members and students joined their hands in collecting plastic near Civil Engg. Block, KLS VDIT.
Every point of water utilization is with a signboard “To save water and to Maintain Cleanliness in the campus and also Eco Club VDIT has displayed its objective and rules every corner in the campus.
Save water drive was organized at KLS VDIT campus on March 23, 2019. All the faculty and students have taken a pledge to save water and to plant the samplings to maintain greenery all around.
KLS VDIT Students had presented a skit at Highlighted place of Haliyal to give awareness to public to Save water and conserve tress on August 16, 2018
As a awareness activities to students “Model making event was organized on April 22, 2018. In this event Rainwater harvesting structures were prepared and exhibited by students and gave an awareness to conserve water.

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