Manipal University’s Manipal Institute of Technology (MIT) bagged the third place for the ‘most clean campus’ in India and the first for ‘most clean campus’ in south western region.
A press release said here on Tuesday that All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE), under Swachh Bharath Mission, had invited nominations from about 10,000 institutions across the country to participate in the ‘Clean Campus Award 2017’ contest in September.
Data on infrastructure, cleanliness, green initiatives, water conservation initiatives, solid and liquid waste management, e-waste management, environment consciousness and development programmes, contributions to society, student and workforce safety, hygiene and other parameters were submitted.
Welcoming the AICTE’s initiative on clean campus, GK Prabhu, Director of MIT and Pro Vice-Chancellor of Manipal University, said that it will encourage campuses across the country to be spick and span all the time.