GNDU is the second cleanest Higher Educational Institution in India
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The Guru Nanak Dev University has got the status of second cleanest Higher Educational Institution in the country in the category of Government Universities. This status was based on a survey conducted by the Ministry of Human Resource and Development, Govt. Of India under ‘Swachh Campus Ranking 2018 of Higher Educational Institutions’ for the Swachhta hi Sewa Campaign.
Prof (Dr) Jaspal Singh Sandhu, Vice-Chancellor of University received the award from Union Minister of MHRD Prakash Javadekar during an award function held at Hotel ‘The Ashok’ New Delhi today.
The Nodal Officer of All India Survey on Higher Education (AISHE), Prof. Renu Bhardwaj told that University had participated in Swachhata Ranking of Higher Educational Institutions in the month of August this year. Based on the marks obtained in the notified parameters, 132 institutions were selected by MHRD for field inspection by UGC. A three-member committee constituted by UGC visited Guru Nanak Dev University for physical inspection in September.
The University was assessed for Toilets adequacy and maintenance, Garbage clearance system, Hostel Kitchen hygiene and sophistication of equipment, Water purity, storage, distribution facility, Campus greenery and Rainwater harvesting, Use of solar systems and Villages or neighborhood adoption for hygiene.
The committee members appreciated the University for Students/toilets ratio in hostels and campus, availability of 24 hrs running water for users, availability of garbage clearance units per building and floor, greenery coverage and maintenance, rainwater harvesting system and solar power use. The University also got maximum appreciation for overall ambience look and cleanliness and was admired on hostel kitchen hygiene and sophistication. The efforts taken up by the university in adoption and cleanliness of Off-campus got significant attention.
Sandhu thanked all the students, teachers and employees and hoped that in the future, all the support would be made to make the University an ideal University. He thanked all the staff related to the cleanliness and landscape.
