Bidholi and Kandoli campuses ยท safe water for everyone, less water wasted
Drinking waterFree, in every block and hostel
TestingEvery six months, NABL-accredited lab
Tap aerators150
Water saved156 KL+ a year
Overview
UPES provides free, safe drinking water to all students, staff, faculty and visitors across both campuses, and has fitted its buildings with devices that stop water being wasted.
Free drinking water
Water coolers and dispensers with filtration and cooling are installed in every academic block, all hostels, administrative buildings, the library, auditoriums, laboratories and student common areas.
The Infrastructure and Facilities department, with the Health and Safety Cell, cleans and sanitises the units, services filters and coolers, and fixes reported faults within 24 hours.
Water quality
A third-party NABL-accredited laboratory tests drinking water samples every six months, and UPES also tests samples frequently, with more than 40 samples collected and tested.
Tests cover pH, TDS, heavy metals, turbidity, colour and odour; results are recorded and any deviation is corrected immediately.
Saving water
More than 120 automated water tank overflow control units with floats stop tanks overflowing, saving more than 76 KL of water a year across both campuses.
150 tap aerators have been fitted in washrooms to cut water use at the tap.
The filter candles of RO water systems have been replaced with low-discharge candles, and treated water from the sewage treatment plant is used for horticulture.
Together, these water-saving measures save more than 156 KL of water a year across the Bidholi and Kandoli campuses.
Signs promoting water and electricity saving are placed across campus.
Photographs
A drinking water dispenser.A water cooler in a campus building.Tap aerators fitted in washrooms.
Source: records of the UPES Administration and Technical Services departments.
