DONATION OF SOLAR LIGHTS AND SOLID WASTE RENOVATION AT GOVERNMENT SCHOOL, KPR Institute Engineering and Technology, Autonomous Engineering Institution, Coimbatore, India

Greetings KPR Institute of Engineering and Technology, Department of Civil Engineering and Unnat Bharat Abhiyan unit of KPR Institute of Engineering and Technology organized the Donation of solar lights, solid waste management, and Renovation of a government school, conducted a tree plantation drive on 21.02.2023 at Rasipalayam Village, Coimbatore. Dust bins - 1000 numbers and solar lights - 10 numbers are distributed to the needy people of the village panchayat. School students are also educated about the usage of dust bins. Our beloved Principal Dr. M. Akila mam addressed the people of rasipalayam panchayat and Dr. Balamurugan, Tamilnadu Agri University, Regional coordinator of UBA addressed the gathering. Unnat Bharat Abhiyan is inspired by the vision of transformational change in rural development processes.
The conceptualization of Unnat Bharat Abhiyan started with the initiative of a group of dedicated faculty members of the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Delhi working for a long in the area of rural development and appropriate technology. The concept was nurtured through wide consultation with the representatives of a number of technical institutions, Rural Technology Action Group (RuTAG) coordinators, voluntary organizations, and government agencies, actively involved in rural development work, during a National workshop held at IIT Delhi in September 2014. The workshop was sponsored by the Council for Advancement of People’s Action and Rural Technology (CAPART), Ministry of Rural Development, Govt. of India. The program was formally launched by the Ministry of Education (MoE) (formerly Ministry of Human Resource Development (MHRD)) in presence of The President of India on 11th November 2014