Environmental analysis of Thapar technological campus and environmental management plan development

Abstract

Colleges and Universities can nowadays be regarded as small cities due to their large size, population and various complex activities taking place in University campuses, which directly or indirectly affect the environment. The environmental pollution and degradation caused by universities in form of energy and material consumption via activities and operations in teaching, research and in residential areas could be considerably reduced by an effective choice of an Environmental Management Plan. In the present study, Environmental Analysis of Thapar Technological Campus is done in which all the activities which are going on in the Campus were analysed and those activities having significant effect on the environment are identified. Present Management Practices of those activities in the campus were evaluated. Environmental Aspects related to each significant activity were identified and an Environmental Management Plan is developed for the Thapar Technological Campus. Environmental Analysis lists out the significant activities and the Environmental management Plan proposes the mitigation measures, organisational setup as well as the monitoring and measuring requirements. With the implementation of Environmental Management Plan, Thapar University comes in list of those Universities which steps forward towards sustainable development.