The Energy & Environment club ,St.Thomas College ,Thrissur ,Dept of physics , st.thomas college ( Autonomous) ,Thrissur, Kerala in association with Indian Institute of Technology (IIT ) Mumbai and Energy Management Centre ( EMC) Govt of Kerala have organized a one day seminar on Renewable Energy for Sustainable Future . Prof. Chetan S. Solanki from Department of Energy Science and Engineering, IIT Bombay has visited the institution as part of his Gandhi Global Solar Yathra ( GGSY) . The Gandhi Global Solar Yatra (GGSY) is planned to promote self-sufficiency in energy for sustainability, mainly for those who lack access, as it is possible today to provide complete, cost-effective, reliable and sustainable .solar energy access while protecting the environment, creating livelihood and empowering
locals. As a culmination of this yatra, a Students Solar Ambassador Workshop is organized wherein more than 1 Million Students will be given hands-on training in solar lamp assembly on 2nd October 2019. The teachers and students from various schools in thrissur district participated in the one day seminar on 6 th August 2019 at Menachery Hall ,St.Thomas College ,Thrissur . The program was Inaugurated by Rev.Fr.Varghese Kuthur , Executive Manager , St.Thomas College ( Autonomous ) Thrissur . Dr.K.L. Joy Principal of St.Thomas College presided the function , Dr. Anto Johny T faculty from the Physics give warm welcome to the delegates and the chief guest . Dr. Chetan S Solanki, Chief guest of the program pointed about Students Solar Ambassador workshop SSA2019 and the importance of Energy Swaraj in the 150 birth day of Mahathma Gandhi . Mr. K.G .jayarajan district coordinator of EMC has felicitated the function and the Dr.Vimalkumar T V Coordinator of the Renewable Energy for sustainable future express the gratitude to the Chief guest and other respected resource persons and the participants
