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Gujarat Technological University School of Engineering & Technology

A report on World Environment Day celebration @GTU-Gandhinagar Campus on 5th June, 2018 World Environment Day (WED) is celebrated on 5

th of June every year, and is the United

Nation's principal vehicle for encouraging awareness and action for the protection of our

environment.

World environment day was first established to be celebrated every year by running effective

campaigns by the United Nations General Assembly and United Nations Environment

Programme (UNEP) in the conference on Human Environment began from 5th

to 16th

of June

at United Nations in 1972. First time celebrated in 1973 with particular theme “Only one

Earth”. First held in 1974, it has been a flagship campaign for raising awareness on

emerging environmental issues hosted in different cities of the world.

The government of India urged all state Governments and UTs to undertake actions in the

States/UTs for creating awareness on environment conversation and theme based awareness

to “Beat Plastic Pollution”. In this endeavour, the following suggested initiatives need to be

undertaken:

■ Undertaken awareness activities across all schools including – poster making, essay

writing, quiz competitions etc.

■ Plastic litter clean-up drives in cities and town.

■ Illumination of office premises and other buildings with green lights on 5th

June 2018.

■ Sensitization of general public through print and social media.

■ Making announcements towards curtailing use of plastic in all forms by Government

agencies.

GTU School of Engineering & Technology has also encouraged faculty

members and students to go ahead with their own innovative ideas as to how to beat plastic

pollution and initiate activities from today itself leading up to 5th

June 2018 at their level and

with local resources.

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Major Objectives to Celebrate Environment Day:

■ It is celebrated to make aware the common public about the environmental issues.

■ Encourage common people from different society and communities to actively

participate in the celebration as well as become an active agent in developing

environmental safety measures.

■ Let them know that community people are very essential to inhibit negative changes

towards the environmental issues.

■ Encourage people to make their nearby surroundings safe and clean to enjoy safer,

cleaner and more prosperous future.

ACT OF BLUE: THIS WORLD

ENVIRONMENT DAY

■ Global movement for a plastic-free

future: More than one million people

around the world have called on big

corporations to do their part to end

single-use plastics

■ We're setting an ambitious new goal:

A Million Acts of Blue

■ An Act of Blue is any action that

helps to stop single-use plastic from

being created in the first place. It's

inspired by love for our amazing

blue planet and the urgent need to

protect our oceans, waterways,

landscapes and communities.

WHAT IS ACT

OF BLUE

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ALTERNATIVES TO PLASTICS

STEP 1: Say a firm NO to plastic shopping bags

– Cloth Bags, Biodegradable ‘plastic’ bags, Up cycled plastic

bags

STEP 2: Stop buying plastic bottled water and accepting

complimentary bottles

– Durable water bottle + filtered water, Water bottled fitted

with a filter, Water purifying tablets

STEP 3: Consider if you really need a straw – and if yes, opt for a

plastic alternative

– Natural bamboo straws, Stainless steel straws, Paper straws

and Other natural straws

STEP 4: Think before you buy: Plastic toothbrushes, sanitary pads

and disposable cutlery

STEP 5: Reconsider your choices – where to eat and stay, and who

to travel with

As per the initiative taken at GTU School of Engineering and Technology, faculty members

and students collaborated themselves with innovative ideas to be implemented for World

Environment Day to spread awareness among the society and to be an active agent in the

campaign to tag themselves in for #BeatPlasticPollution celebrated and hosted by nationally

by India and to support running effective campaigns by the United Nations General

Assembly and United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP).

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Based on the ideas to be implemented five teams of students were formed:

1. Presentation and Videos

– For awareness of environmental issues and how we can bring the change

Team members: Gor Bhumi (Enrolment No: 171370759009)

Hamid Fatema (Enrolment No: 171370759010)

Kadam Akshita (Enrolment No: 171370759013)

Parmar Hitesh (Enrolment No: 171370759020)

Solanki Yamika (Enrolment No: 171370759029)

2. Identifying harmful plastics inside campus

– To keep campus clean and plastic-free

Team members: Jani Kushal (Enrolment No: 171370759011)

Meghani Hardika (Enrolment No: 171370759016)

Patel Hardik (Enrolment No: 171370759022)

Vadaviya Dhruvi (Enrolment No: 171370759030)

3. Identifying harmful plastics surrounding the campus

– To keep our surrounding cleaner, greener and safer

Team members: Avinash Solanki (Enrolment No: 171370759002)

Baraiya Vishal (Enrolment No: 171370759004)

Maliwad Pradip (Enrolment No: 171370759015)

Patel Keyur (Enrolment No: 171370759023)

Solanki Chetan (Enrolment No: 171370759028)

4. Capture photos and make film

– To cherish moments as well as to encourage individual to participate

Team members: Datt Kunal (Enrolment No: 171370759008)

Joshi Krupali (Enrolment No: 171370759012)

Prajapati Dixit (Enrolment No: 171370759024)

5. Prepare posters

– To spread awareness through piece of information for better environment

Team members: Chaudhari Kiran (Enrolment No: 171370759005)

Muniya Jyoti (Enrolment No: 171370759017)

Naresh Kumar (Enrolment No: 171370759018)

Nidhi Thakkar (Enrolment No: 171370759019)

Raval Radha (Enrolment No: 171370759025)

Shah Suraj (Enrolment No: 171370759026)

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Students giving presentation

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Students and Faculty Members

Posters prepared by students

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Posters prepared by students

Students and staff moving in campus

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A Group photo of students

A special thanks to Dr. S. D. Panchal (In-charge Registrar, GTU) and Dr. Rajesh Parikh

(Director, GTU-School of Pharmacy) for their presence and for motivating the students to do

such social activities.

Report prepared by:

(i) Kadam Akshita (Enrolment No: 171370759013)

(ii) Vadaviya Dhruvi (Enrolment No: 171370759030)

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