GSP’s goals: to turn school premises into laboratories, where students can touch, feel, smell and taste the environment; and to help assess themselves as environment managers. This is what GSP found…


WATER
How much is being used within the premises?
How much is being conserved? What technology is being used
to conserve?

75 per cent schools practice rainwater harvesting, but only one harvests to its full potential

THE AUDIT SAYS: Per capita consumption in day schools is below national average. Level of water security is precarious. Majority practice RWH but only as a formality. The amount harvested is inconsequential. Reuse is innovatively practiced. But again only a few measure the volume.

AIR
How does the school community commute? How eco-friendly are school-run vehicles? Are all classrooms well-ventilated?

ENERGY
What are the main sources of energy and how eco-friendly are they? How much energy do they consume? How much do they save?

On an average schools use 3 to 4 types of energy sources. But Sholai uses 13 types.

THE AUDIT SAYS: Per capita consumption is far below national average. Primary consumption is of vehicular fuel (46%), electricity follows (36%) However, CNG tops the fuel list. In Delhi, schools have scored heavily thanks to the state government’s fuel policy vis-à-vis commercial vehicles.

WASTE
How much waste do they generate? How do they collect? How much do they recycle? How do they dispose?

95% segregate before disposal
85% recycle paper
80% compost organic waste
Per capita waste generated: No data Only 5 out of 20 could account how much

THE AUDIT SAYS: Waste management is the most hyped activity in schools. However, this is only a token measure as no real accounting takes place. Recycling and composting are common practices. No one measures the amount.
 

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