Satat Swachhata Abhiyan :
To maintain the cleanliness of NSTL preemies and to create awareness among the employees of NSTL, “सतत् स्वच्छता अभियान - SATAT SWACHHATA ABHIYAAN” started as monthly campaign at NSTL technical area. This campaign is started in Dec 2017 and continues till date. In this campaign every month all employee including officers of one Directorate clean nearby area of their Directorate & facilities/ systems. Every month approximately 60-70 persons participated in this campaign. NSTL conducts this Swachhata campaign on first Saturday of every month. Some photographs of this campaign are given below:
Waste management :
At NSTL, lots of food waste and vegetable waste are being generated every day at residential area. At NSTL Residential campus, an initiative has been made to separate the wet and dry waste starting from each quarter by providing separate bins. In this consequence separate dustbins (for dry and wet waste) has been distributed to all residents.
Bio Gas Plant :
Degradable waste of about 50 kg (min) per day is generated at NSTL. Portable type Bio-gas plant, made up of FRP is very effective in converting these wastes into useful bio gas and also compost for garden and arboriculture requirements/use. Bio gas plant of 1500ltr capacity can use up to 15 kg waste. NSTL purchased 03 Nos of 1.5KL bio gas plant for effective management of waste at NSTL Technical Campus. And it is successfully installed at wet canteen.
Rainwater Harvesting:
Rainwater harvesting pit is constructed in technical area of NSTL. Waste Water of Cavitational Tunnel and rainwater from rooftop of various buildings are collected through drainage system and it is connected to water harvesting pit. 1.5X1.5X3m size of water harvesting pit was constructed near ATC building.
