AmalJyothi BeatsCampus Frequencies Unleashed . . .

It has been a mere 5-6 months since our college was recognized by India Today as a “completely green college”.  This boosts our pride because not many colleges have received this status. Even though some schools are known for their eco friendly environments, among engineering colleges and possibly among all the colleges Amaljyothi is the only one to have this recognition. True to its words, our campus is green and catches the eye. However, some sights tend the students to ask a question to themselves – is this recognition fully justified?

                AICTE norms clearly specifies the need for a fully equipped P.G section. Some trees have been removed from the campus for this purpose. Unfortunately the AICTE which regulates all the engineering colleges has not yet found a solution for the destruction of land that is being caused by them. By making the colleges follow certain rules they are provoking the nature. Already we have consumed a vast portion of land for the construction of buildings and all and still we are in the “developing stage”. Whenever our management proudly says that “Amaljyothi is spread over 55 acres of land” – the indirect meaning is that we have destroyed 55 acres of green cover to satisfy our greed. We do have green lawns and some trees are grown here and there, but their duty is just to decorate our vast campus and nothing else. First year students and also the civil students may know the difficulty to stand in our campus when the temperature is at its peak. We may put numerous points but certainly this rise in temperature has something to do with the lack of trees in our campus.

                This year AZURE is based on the theme “GO GREEN”. We have clearly mentioned this in our posters and T-shirts painted in green will be for sale very shortly. This may become a huge hit as no other college has ever done a mega festival like ours based on this green theme. Deep within, when we analyze, we have not done much to prove that we are truly in love with the nature. At least we could have avoided plastic equipments and over use of paper products. Sadly Azure will remain as Azure and Amaljyothi will remain as Amaljyothi. When it comes to the word ‘success’, the word ‘ethics’ disappears. Still we have time and let us make a difference.