Chief Secretary Gokul Chandra Pati inaugurated green building features of the Gopabandhu Academy of Administration (GAA) here on Saturday.
Pati planted trees in the campus along with meeting the IAS probationer batch of 2014. Director General of GAA Ashok Kumar Tripathy outlined various components of the commissioned projects. They included standalone solar lights in the campus, solar hot water supply to the Bramhani and the Baitarani Hostels, solar power system in the main building, water harvesting structures in the hostels, Swagat building and main building.
Reviewing the construction technology of the projects, Chief Secretary Pati advised the academy to incorporate water harvesting construction technology in the training curriculum of the academy for engineers and administrators.
DG Tripathy said that the rainwater harvesting structures would recharge the ground water through five recharge wells already made functional inside the campus. The campus would be lighted through the solar light systems. Solar panels have been laid over 2,865 sqm on the roof top of the hostels, main building and Swagat building, Pati was told.
The Chief Secretary advised the academy to construct structures for harvesting the run off ground water during rainy seasons and recharge those to the ground water. Pati also advised the academy to monitor ground water level of the academy area each year. He told the probation officers undergoing training and other senior officers of the academy to update their knowledge with fast changing building, road and underground sewerage construction technology.