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As socially conscious engineers we have always tried to give back our bit to the society through various initiatives.  In the previous edition of ENGINEER , we took up the task of developing a rural fishing hamlet near Mangalore called Munda, socially and economically. SPARSH acted as a platform for students to contribute ideas for the task of improving the village conditions.The most feasible plan was chosen and is being implemented with the help of an NGO.

As part of this year’s initiative we wish to take up the issue of waste management. Waste Disposal is challenge for various establishments , especially educational institutions where a large number of students reside in campuses.In such cases proper disposal of waste becomes very important and it would benefit all if the waste generated in campus is managed or treated in-house.

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C.R.K.E Institute of Technology is a famous engineering college situated in a coastal area. The sea is less than a kilometer from the campus. The area lies in a region with heavy rainfall, which is approximately 2500 to 3000 mm per year. The nearest town is located 20 kilometers from it.

 

Effective waste disposal is one of the main problems the administration of the college is facing as the town municipal vehicle visits the college to collect wastes only few times a month. The college administration has asked a group of students in the Environment club to come up with a plan for a waste disposal system. The college has not put a budget restriction on the plan though would like to implement one which is cost effective.

 

Imagine you are part of the Environment Club of the college. Make a detailed plan on how you would like to address the problem of waste disposal.

 

Your plan should propose solutions to tackle the following wastes:

• Biodegradable solid wastes (including dried leaves, paper, cardboard, food, students answer scripts etc.)
• Sewage
• Non – biodegradable wastes (plastic bags, cups, e-wastes, waste from laboratories etc.)

 

Note that the plan should contain solution to waste disposal from the grassroot level (collection of wastes, sorting etc.)

 

Also please specify details of the following if you propose to use these in your plan:

 

• Area of the land needed
• The number of people who need to be employed (if at all) if it’s a plant or a factory.
• The maintenance required for the system.
• Costs involved in transportation of the wastes or other materials.
• Time taken for implementation.

 

The campus details are as follows:

 

• The area of the campus is about 13 lakh square meters (325 acres approximately). The total number of people living in the campus is 6000, out of which 4500 are students and the remaining are staff. There are also two schools inside the campus with approximately 1000 students in all.
• Each student of the college generates about 600g of waste everyday, comprising of  400 grams food waste and 200 grams other wastes. 
• The amount of water utilized in the campus is 7 lakh liters per day. Of this 6 lakh litres is sent down the drain as sewage.
• There are in all 9 messes for students. Each mess generates 15 kgs of food waste everyday
• There are four small shops in the campus which generate approximately 5 to 7 kilograms of waste each day. This waste includes plastic bags, paper, paper and plastic cups, cardboard cartons, food waste etc. 
• Apart from this there are two canteens which put together generate 15 kilograms of food waste everyday.
• The area dedicated to greenery is about 2 lakh square meters which includes a maintained garden, woody trees and a coconut farm. Apart from this there is plenty of land on which tall grass and weeds grow.

You could assume pipelines for the transporting the sewage have already been laid.

Appropriate assumptions in the plan based on climatic conditions of the place can be made.

 

Rules and Regulations:

 

• A team can consist of a maximum of three participants.
•  Only one submission per team is allowed.
• The team is required to upload a detailed write-up on their proposal in PDF or DOC /DOCX format in less than 20 pages.
• The front page of the submission should clearly mention the following:

       a. Team name
       b. Name(s) of the team members along with their e-mail ids and phone numbers.
       c. College(s) or University
 

• The formatting should be as follows:

       Headings: Times New Roman .Bold, Size: 14
       Paragraph text: Times New Roman, Size 12
 

The last date for submission is 20^h September, 2010. Submit your   solutions to sparsh@engineer.org.in

 

Evaluation Criteria:

• Feasibility of the plan 
• Creativity and innovation in the solutions proposed
• Effective utilization of resources available (land, school and college students)
• Cost effectiveness of the plan submitted.

Contact

Sowmya Akella

09902962712

 

Mail your queries to sparsh@engineer.org.in