| Overall Rating | Gold |
|---|---|
| Overall Score | 65.17 |
| Liaison | Abhinaya Ganesh |
| Submission Date | Nov. 21, 2024 |
Sri Sivasubramaniya Nadar College of Engineering
IL-69: Innovation E
| Status | Score | Responsible Party |
|---|---|---|
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1.00 / 1.00 |
Name of the innovative outcome, program, or initiative:
Does the innovation represent a new, extraordinary, unique, ground-breaking, or uncommon outcome, program, or initiative that addresses a sustainability challenge and is not covered by an existing credit?:
Narrative and/or website URL providing an overview of the innovation:
SSN College, spread across a 230-acre campus, has implemented comprehensive measures to reduce soil erosion and sedimentation, ensuring the preservation of fertile topsoil essential for maintaining campus greenery. The institution follows an in-house Erosion and Sedimentation Control (ESC) policy that aligns with best management practices to minimize land degradation. Strategic afforestation efforts have played a crucial role in stabilizing soil, enhancing biodiversity, and supporting long-term sustainability. These initiatives reflect SSN’s commitment to responsible land stewardship and environmental conservation.
POST OCCUPANCY ESC MEASURE FOLLOWED IN THE CAMPUS
Promoting Vegetation :The project team has planned an extensive landscape design for about 61% of the total site area. This has helped in binding the topsoil firmly and protects the topsoil from water run-off and wind flows. This also prevents the soil from getting eroded.
Elevated Storm Water Drains: The site has implemented storm water drains with a slight elevation to avoid run-off waters from entering through the sides. This forces the run-off waters to enter only through the front phase and lower elevation phases of the drains where mesh set-up is provided and thus the soil sediments are trapped and prevented from getting eroded awa
Preservation of Existing Vegetation: Ensuring protection of existing natural topography and vegetation including trees, shrubs, grasses, other plants wherever possible, by preventing disturbance or damage throughout the lifespan of the campus.
PRE-CONSTRUCTION
Stock Piling:
Before the commencement of construction activity, the entire site’s top layer (20cm) of soil which is rich in nutrients shall be stripped off and stored separately. This stockpiled soil shall be later used for landscaping purposes.
Limit disturbance during construction
Before the commencement of work on-site, construction markings shall be clearly established to preserve natural site elements. Natural vegetation shall be left undisturbed to a great extent.
DURING-CONSTRUCTION
Periodic watering on site to avoid dust and prevent air pollution.
Water shall be sprinkled from time to time on construction site areas to prevent airborne dust generation and to avoid soil erosion by wind.
Temporary Water Drain:During construction, temporary water drainage facilities will provide to avoid topsoil runoff.
Optional documentation
The SSN policy has been uploaded for reference.
Additional documentation for this credit:
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