Last Updated: December 30, 2024
Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham actively and systematically promotes conscious water usage across its campuses through dedicated institutional policies, infrastructure, education, and stakeholder engagement. The university has implemented a comprehensive Sustainable Water Policy, which explicitly commits to reducing water consumption, enhancing reuse, and increasing stakeholder awareness of water stewardship. This is clearly described in Section 1 of the water policy, which mandates the installation of low-flow fixtures, dual-flush toilets, aerated faucets, waterless urinals, and sensor-based taps to minimize wastage.
The university continuously monitors water use through metering systems, automated monitoring tools, and data-based water efficiency analysis, enabling real-time detection of leaks and consumption trends. The policy also emphasizes annual water reduction targets, and ongoing evaluation of progress, demonstrating active resource governance.
Amrita strongly integrates awareness and responsibility through educational and training initiatives for students, staff, and faculty. Awareness programs, curricular integration, and workshops relating to water conservation help embed behavioral change and encourage responsible usage culture. The stakeholder engagement portion of the policy explicitly notes that the university “engages stakeholders through awareness programs, training sessions, and workshops on water conservation,” cultivating a campus-wide culture of water accountability.
The university promotes extensive water reuse and recycling, including greywater treatment, campus-wide wastewater recycling, and rainwater harvesting systems. The policy sets a reuse goal of meeting 40–50% of total water demand through recycled and harvested water, reinforcing the commitment to conscious consumption and sustainable campus operations.
Infrastructure standards extend to new buildings as well, ensuring they are equipped with dual plumbing lines, maximum reuse of STP-treated water, stormwater systems, and groundwater recharge points. This forward-looking approach integrates water conservation into structural planning and campus design.
Beyond systems and infrastructure, Amrita actively cultivates awareness through student involvement, such as green student programs, sustainability campaigns, and hands-on biodiversity and stewardship learning experiences. These initiatives encourage student participation in environmental decision-making and foster internalization of water-conscious behavior at a personal level.
Reference:
Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham — Sustainable Campus Policy report