PIET-DS bags‘Swachhata’plan award

Vadodara: City-based Parul Institute of Engineering and Technology-Diploma Studies (PIET-DS) has been conferred ‘one district, one green champion’ award for Vadodara district under the ‘Swachhata action Plan’.

The award was granted in line with university’s efforts towards developing the best practices in sanitation and hygiene, waste management, water management, energy management and greenery by the Mahatma Gandhi National Council of Rural Education, ministry of education, Government of India.

The award was recently given in presence of Vadodara district collector R B Barad. The ‘Swachhata’ action plan committee headed by principal Dr Ruchi Shrivastava and coordinated by assistant professor Rajshree Kokate adopted and implemented best practices in the concerned areas along with ensuring public wellness. The committee adopted villages, created awareness on ‘swachhata’, water conservation, promoted the concept of plastic free villages, carried out tree plantation, distributed masks and carried out household surveys.