Pedestrian Friendly Road

Plastic Free Campus

The ‘Plastic Free Zone’ is a program that particularly aims to create an awareness on the usage of plastics and measurably reduce plastic pollution. This awareness in the college promoted the students and public to use natural and degradable resources.

Save Water

• Liquid wastes from various points of origination like washrooms, canteen, and laboratories are collected through proper canals, and are disposed to sewage treatment plant without stagnation.
• The treated waste water is used for watering the garden using sprinklers.
• RO waste water is used for cleaning vessels in the kitchen.
• Discussions are held with students to make them aware about the liquid waste management techniques.

RO PURIFIER SYSTEM WITH RECYLING

Bio Gas Plant

Biogas is a mixture of gases, primarily consisting of methane and carbon dioxide, produced from raw materials such as agricultural waste, manure, municipal waste, plant arterial, sewage, green waste and food waste. It is a renewable energy source. Biogas is produced by anaerobic digestion with anaerobic organisms or methanogen inside an anaerobic digester, bio-digester or a bioreactor. Biogas is primarily methane (CH4) and carbon dioxide (CO2) and may have small amounts of hydrogen sulphide (H2S), moisture and siloxanes.

The gases methane, hydrogen, and carbon monoxide (CO) can be combusted or oxidized with oxygen. This energy release allows biogas to be used as a fuel and it can be used in fuel cells and for any heating purpose, such as cooking. The feed to the plant are the contents of the organic waste from the leftover and expired food from hostels. Biogas plant has been installed backside of the Hostel Mess for waste management with the capacity of 35 cubic meter and also to produce the gas which is used as cooking fuel.

Biogas Plant at the Backside of the Hostel Mess

Solar Energy

Solar energy is a radiant light and heat from the Sun that is harnessed using a range of technologies such as solar power to generate electricity, solar thermal energy including solar water heating, and solar desalination. It is an essential source of renewable energy, and its technologies are broadly characterized as either passive solar or active solar depending on how they capture and distribute solar energy or convert it into solar power. The large magnitude of solar energy available makes it a highly appealing source of electricity.

A rooftop solar power system, or rooftop PV system, is a photovoltaic (PV) system that has its electricity-generating solar panels mounted on the rooftop of a residential or commercial building or structure. The energy collected by solar panels can be used for various purposes and some of them are to produce hot water and battery storage solar lighting system. Solar Water Heating (SWH) system is used to generate hot water by sunlight, using a solar thermal collector. By the photovoltaic effect, the solar energy is collected during day hours and transforms it into electrical energy and stored in the battery for lighting system during night hours.

ROOF TOP MOUNTED SOLAR PANEL IN MRK INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY

Water Conservation Facilities

Purpose

To regulate water conservation, sustainable management and utilisation of water resources effectively.

Policy Details

The objectives of the policy:

1. Ensure continuous water supply – The Institute ensures adequate and reliable water supply by implementing continuous transmission and automated distribution systems throughout the campus.
2. Reduce wastage of water – Inside the Institution, Water wastage is reduced by checking and sealing the leaks, placing pressure reducing valves, flow restrictors and aerator taps on necessary locations.
3. Recycle the waste water – The Institute (water recycling or water reclamation) reclaims the water from a variety of sources then treats and reuses it for beneficial purposes such as irrigation, groundwater replenishment, gardening, and environmental restoration. Water reuse can provide alternatives to existing water supplies and be used to enhance water security, sustainability, and resilience.
4. Rain water harvesting – The Institution collects rain water from a roof-like surface and redirects it to a tank, a deep pit, a well, and a borehole to reach the water table through percolation, so that it seeps down and restores the ground water. The Institution has roof top rainwater harvesting which is used to provide drinking water, domestic water, water for livestock, and a way to replenish groundwater levels.
5. Treat effluents from laboratories – The Institution follows Standard Operating Procedures for disposal of hazardous chemicals collected from the laboratories.
6. Sewage Treatment Plant process – The Institute has a Sewage treatment plant to recycle the waste water. This plant treats the waste water and makes it fit for reuse in watering plants and trees. Also to protect the surrounding environment from raw sewage discharge.
7. Store water – The institute has storage structures to avoid occurrences of water scarcity and to store excess runoff during period of heavy rain.
8. Awareness about Water Conservation – The awareness program has been organised at all levels of the society about the importance of saving water and to cope with its scarcity and ensure sustainability, the Institution conducts awareness programmes to students to improve water conservation.

1. Rain water harvesting

     Urbanization Overexploitation of groundwater and surface water resources due to decreased water quality. Meanwhile, the rainwater harvesting system investigates new water sources. The current goal is to use rainwater and thus get closer to the concept of nature conservation. In the rainwater harvesting system is analyzed as an alternative water source at the MRK institute of technology campus, Kattumannarkoil.

RAIN WATER HARVESTING PITS AND CHANNELS

RAIN WATER HARVESTING PITS

• BORE WELL /OPEN WELL RECHARGE

               Water source at the MRK institute of technology campus, Kattumannarkoil. College population around 2000 and water needs of 220996 Lit / day. This water requirement can be met through a rainwater storage project. The rainwater on the roof is used to collect the water in the pipes. Double rain filters are supplied to the downspout for filtration purposes.

3. CONSTRUCTION OF TANKS ANDBUNDS

As the water crisis continues to become severe, there is a dire need of reform in water management system and revival of traditional systems. As a part of revival to traditional wisdom, in this institute we built 3 Nos of ground tanks to collect and storage the rainwater for reuse on-site, rather than allowing it as run off.

WATER TANKS INSTALLED IN CHANDRAVATHANAM BLOCK

ADDITIONAL OVER HEAD WATER TANK

4. WASTE WATER RECYCLING

Decentralized Waste Water Treatment System (DEWATS)

In this institute, separate hostels are constructed and these are accommodating around 700 boys and 300 girls. Almost 40,000 liters of water demand is for these hostels for smooth functioning. Total water demands is being meet extract from ground water through bore wells and these are recharged with ground tanks and harvesting pits. Total waste water produced from these hostels treated with centrally constructed decentralized waste water treatment plant. The waste water after treatment is proposed to be utilized effectively for gardening purpose. This will incidentally drastically reduce the usage of fresh water. Detailed drawings and approximate estimate of DEWATS system is attached for information.

WASTE WATER RECYCLING IN OUR CAMP