The atmosphere is electric, quite literally, at Kandivli Education Society’s (KES) B K Shroff College Of Arts and M H Shroff College Of Commerce in Kandivli West. The sprawling campus now has an electric vehicle (EV) charging station which can charge up to four two-wheelers at a time. The charging station was inaugurated earlier this week, and adds a new dimension to the college’s several go-green initiatives.

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Principal Dr Lily Bhushan said, “If not the first ever, our college is one of the very few in the city that has a charging station inside its premises. This effort began two months ago. The station can charge up to four two-wheelers at a time and is free for staff and students. It became operational this week.” For Bhushan, it is imperative that one leaps from awareness to action. “There has been so much discussion on lessening carbon footprint. While it has led to most of us being more sensitive to save the environment, I believe we must act on that too. We began with taking a survey of 11,000 students about the need to have a charging station on the college campus. We had 1,800 responses. Most were enthused with at least 400 students saying they intend to buy an electric two-wheeler soon,” explained Bhushan.