Jammu Tawi, July 25: Prof. R.D. Sharma, Vice Chancellor, University of Jammu, today inaugurated “Organic Waste Composting Unit” at Swami Vivekanada Boys Hostel, University of Jammu. The unit has been installed by M/s Siddhi Industrial Co., Ahmadabad through State Pollution Control Board (SPCB), Jammu in Boys Hostel initially for a period of one month and based on its success shall be extended to other parts of the University later on Malove Shah, Nilesh Doshi from M/S. Siddhi Industrial Co., Ahmadabad and Nishank Shah, Duro Green (Towards Zero waste) Ahmadabad, demonstrated the working of the composting Unit and apprised the authorities that the process of waste management shall be completely odour free, cost effective and requires no additional man power.
The initiative of making University of Jammu “Zero Waste Campus” has been taken by Green Campus Task Force-JU under the aegis of Department of Environmental Sciences, University of Jammu.
Vasu Yadav, Member Secretary, State Pollution Control Board, J&K applauded the initiative of GCTF-JU in particular and University in general to make University ‘Waste free Campus' and appealed that other educational institutions of the State should also take such initiatives to make Jammu a waste free city.
Among the other present during the occasion were Prof. K. K. Sharma, Dean Life Sciences; Prof. J.S.Tara, HOD Zoology; Dr. Neeraj Sharma, Sp. Secretary to VC; Mr. Madan Dogra; Prof. Rajeev Rattan, Provost Hostel; Wardens of the Hostels- Dr Satinder, Dr Gurudev, Dr Jaspal, Dr. Sandeep, Dr. Bodh Raj; S.K. Pandita, XEN and Rajeev, AE of University works Deptt., Aman Sharma, Executive Health Officer; Mr. Ajmer Singh, Arboriculture; Dr. Vishavraksha, Coordinator NSS unit; Officers and staff from works department, Health Department, Sanitary wing, Faculty members – Dr. Sanjay Sharma, Dr. Piyush Malaviya and Dr Deepika Slathia and Scholars from the Department of Environmental Sciences, members of GCTF-JU, Anuradha Sharma, Scientist, State Pollution Control Board, scholars, students and boarders of the hostels.
