Environmental Sustainability

Jal Shakti Abhiyan (JSA)

'A drop of water is worth more than a sack of gold to a thirsty man.'

Water is a primary element to sustain and nurture livelihoods and nature.

GIET University Gunupur prioritizes the importance of water and its conservation. The University has, to promote the water conservation campaign “Jal Shakti Abhiyan (JSA)”, taken innumerable steps to converse and recharge groundwater.

The University has a farm pond on its sprawling campus to conserve collected rainwater for future use. There is also a residential grey-water system used for landscape irrigation across the campus. The University focuses on watershed development and intensive afforestation to save water as a part of the active ‘Jal Shakti Abhiyan.’

The Jal Shakti Abhiyan is an intensive water conservation initiative promoted by the Indian Government in May 2019 to counter the water crisis issues in the country. The Abhiyan focuses on the following primary objectives:

Watershed Development
Water Conservation & Rainwater Harvesting
Renovation of Traditional & Other Water Bodies
Application of Space Technology in Water Conservation Methods
Reuse Bore-well Recharge Structures
Intensive Afforestation Methods

GIET University empowers all to conserve water and build active water resources for our future generations!

Rain Water Harvesting Program
Rain Water Harvesting Program

No Water No Life, Don't waste it.

GIET University goes beyond mere tree plantation, to inculcate a sense of responsibility in its students towards the environmental protection.

Through research initiatives, teaching programs and active engagement of people, GIET University strives to lead into a world that is more sustainable and environment-friendly. GIETU conducts various plantation drives, sanitization drives, cleaning the nature campaigns among many more to create awareness about promoting a better world for the future. The environmental sustainability vision of GIETU is to use the full potential of academia to aware the people to create an environmentally sustainable world.

The school of agriculture, GIET University conducts training programs on seeding and production of saplings for the students. The NSS wing of GIET Universtiy organizes plantation drives throughout the year at different spots on the campus to mark the auspicious occasions like Gandhi Jayanti, Vanmahotsav, Children's day, Independence Day, Republic Day etc. Students are encouraged to plant saplings and nurture them till the end of their academic session.

GANDHI INSTITUTE OF ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY UNIVERSITY, ODISHA, GUNUPUR