The Rural Centre
   Krishnamurti Foundation India,Rajghat Fort Varanasi, India





 

   Green School Programme

In its endeavour to become eco-friendly school, it has taken up the implementation of Green School Programme. The programme has been designed by Centre for Science and Environment (CSE), New Delhi, a non-profit organisation. CSE is one of the premier institutions in creating awareness on environmental issues and influencing policy changes. The school is all set to adopt environmentally responsible practices.

In order to recycle the kitchen waste water, a soakage pit was constructed. Excepting for the masonry work, the students contributed the entire labour to complete the work. As a result of this water logging is prevented and ground water is recharged.

An energy meter has been fixed to the generator measure the energy consumption. This enables the students to monitor and reduce the wastages.

The census of the trees in the campus was done. The survey revealed that 230 trees were present in the campus.

Solid Waste management system has been introduced. Now the garbage is segregated into biodegradable and dry waste. Dry waste is further segregated into biodegradable and non-degradable. Two dustbins are provided at all garbage collection points. Four chambered vermicompost brick structure has been constructed to convert bio-degradable waste into compost.

The concept of green school is being extended to the community at the Centre. The school has taken up solid waste management system to begin with.