Odisha’s Largest Climate Clock Assembly Held at KIIT

Bhubaneswar: The KIITSchool of Mechanical Engineeringin association with the EnergySwaraj Foundation organised thelargest climate clock assembly and display event on Friday. Addressingthe event as Chief Guest, Founder ofEnergy Swaraj, environmentalistProf. Chetan Singh Solanki,highlighted three-step principles to
give up the use of conventional andcarbon-based energy for solar energyand make judicious and efficient use
of energy. They are ‘avoid’, ‘minimise’and ‘generate’ for conservation and efficient use of energy.Solanki’s message revolved around three key principles tocombat climate change: the rightenergy source (solar power),
efficient energy use, and responsible timing of energy consumption. He encouragedpeople to adopt energy-efficient
practices, such as using LED lights,and to minimize their energy consumption. Solanki, who is afaculty at IIT Bombay, underscored the urgency of climate change and stressed that climate change is nolonger a distant threat but an immediate reality, with an alarming 500 per cent increase in the frequency of such events. Heencouraged people to adopt energy efficient practices, such as using LED lights, and to minimize theirenergy consumption.The Founder of KIIT and KISSDr Achyuta Samanta, applauded Prof Solanki’s initiative andhighlighted the gravity of the
climate change threat, emphasizing the need to act swiftly before reaching a point of no return. When
the world can come out of the dreaded Covid pandemic, it will also overcome climate change. “Wehave to set nature correct. If we don’t act now we might not reach a point of no return”, he added. Climate Change is no more a distant
threat, it is the present reality and the world is witness to rising sea levels, intensified storms, melting
ice caps, rampant forest fires,floods, late monsoons, and unpredictable weather, he said.KIIT DU VC Prof Saranjit Singh and Registrar J R Mohantyhighlighted the green initiatives of Dr. Achyuta Samanta and how KIIT & KISS have generated 5 million watts of solar energy and planted one lakh trees as part of itssustainable energy initiatives.

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