CHANDIGARH,18.12.22-For demonstrating commitment to sustainable & Green Hospital Construction, Satellite Centre of PGIMER at Sangrur, Punjab has been declared ‘Winner’in the GRIHA Exemplary Performance Competition in the category of ‘Energy Management’. The award was received by Sh. Kumar Gaurav Dhawan, Deputy Director (Admn.), alongwith team of Engineers led by S.H.E. Er.P.S.Saini, including Dr.Rajnish Puri, Er. Sanjeev Sharma and Er. Sundeep Yakhmi during the 14th GRIHA Summit held at New Delhi on 16.12.2022.

GRIHA is an indigenous rating system developed by Tata Energy Research Institute which has been adopted as the ‘National Rating System’ of India by MNRE. GRIHA is a tool to evaluate reductions in emission intensity through habitats and has been announced as a part of mitigation strategy for combating climate change in India's ‘Nationally Determined Contributions’ submitted to UNFCCC by the Ministry of Environment, Forest & Climate Change.

Prof. Vivek Lal, Director,PGI while congratulating Engineering team brought out that the concept of Green and Energy efficiency is not new and ithas already been inculcated into the work culture of the Institute. He emphasized that constructing Green Rated buildings is imperative to maintainecological balance of the Globe. He further informed that all ongoing/ upcoming projects of the Institute including Advanced Neurosciences Centre,Advanced Mother and Child Centre, Satellite Centre of PGIMER at Una etc. are slated to beGreen Rated.

Sh. Kumar Gaurav Dhawan, Deputy Director (Admn.) informed that this is a move towards the commitment of Hon’ble Prime Minister of India made during COP-26 summit to achieve net zero carbon emissions by 2070 & to reduce carbon emissions by 1 billion tonnes by 2030as a step towards mitigating climate change. SHE, PGIstated that PGI became the first GovernmentHospital to be conferred with Star Rating by BEE in 2014, again during 2019, Nehru Hospital Extension Block of the Institute receivedIGBC Platinum Rating& present award is also recognition of efforts made towards sustainable built Environment. He stated that such awards are culmination of team work & top management.