Students get hands-on training on how to assemble solar study lamp at SRM

College of Pharmacy, SRM Institute of Science and Technology, Kattankulathur(SRMIST) organised a Student Solar Ambassador Workshop 2019 at its Kattankulathur campus on the occasion of 150th birth anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi, October 2. This was organised by SRMIST in association with Indian Institute of Technology-Bombay (IIT-B) as part of the Unnat Bharat Abhiyan.

The event was aimed at educating the youth on the benefits of solar energy. The event witnessed an active participation of 1,000 students across 13 schools who were given hands-on training on how to assemble a solar study lamp. Students also took a pledge of non-violence towards environment.

The chief guest for the event was SRMIST Vice Chancellor Dr Sandeep Sancheti. Guest of honour was District Education Officer of Chengalputtu A Prabakar.

Dr Sancheti talked about the importance of having a healthy and hygienic lifestyle. Cleanliness and significance for long and sound life was the core message of this event and this year.

The event also benefitted a lot of underprivileged students, who do not even have access to electricity, by teaching them how to create solar lamps. These lamps are not just cost effective but also environment- and user-friendly. As an initiative, SRMIST campus has started using solar energy to cook food for hostel students, too.

Apart from importance of solar energy, the event also focused on climate change and  solar photovoltaic systems.

ABOUT SRM

SRMIST is accredited with the highest grade of A++ by NAAC and graded as Category I university with 12 B status. All Engineering, Pharmacy, Architecture and MBA programs are approved by AICTE. SRMIST has secured third rank in the Atal Ranking of Institutions on Innovation Achievements (ARIIA). SRMIST is ranked globally by QS and rated by QS with ‘4 Star’ globally and awarded India centric QS IGAUGE Diamond rating. SRMIST carries out cutting edge research in frontier areas with more than 224 government funded research projects at an outlay of Rs. 115 Crores since 2007. It has 11 international patents also. The institute recently opened Sir C V Raman Research Park at an estimate of Rs 120 crores with state-of-the-art equipment. The facility was opened by Hon’ble Minster of HRD, Shri Ramesh Pokhriyal ‘Nishank’.

Note : This article has been published on the basis of a press communication by the college