Maharaja Agrasen College of Delhi University is going to be the first ‘Green College’ in the university. College’s new 10-acre campus will have all the eco-friendly facilities like water harvesting, sewage treatment plant (STP), solar lighting and a huge green campus.

Former Chairman of the College Siddharth Mishra, who initiated the plan, told fachcha.com that the idea to make building green actually came during his visit to Bahal, a place situated at the Rajsthan and Haryana border. “We learnt there that how we could fulfill our water related needs without depending upon outside supply. On the basis of demand made in this regard the city government approved the plan of green campus and allocated a budget of rupees 44 crore for the building”, Mishra said. The foundation stone of the building was laid by the Chief Minster Sheila Dikshit in 2006.

“The proposed campus is under construction at Vasundhara Enclave in East Delhi. Fifty five percent area of the campus will be green only 45 percent area will have concrete structure”, said Sunil Sondhi, Principal, Maharaja Agrsen College. Plantation drive has already started and 11000 plants will be planted in the campus of the college, he added. The whole public lighting will be completely based on solar power. Apart from public lighting some office lighting will also be based on solar power, he told fachcha.com.
According to him the new campus will have the facilities like AC auditorium, sports related facilities, eco-club and several others. The campus will be started by July 2010. “There was some delay due to delay in getting permission from different authorities. As these had been sorted out the construction work started last year. But by the next session we will be able to shift the college in the new and green campus”, he said.