Students from Lovely Professional University spearheaded a clean-up initiative along the Sutlej River, one of Punjab's prominent rivers. This outreach activity involved collaborative efforts with the National Cadet Corps (NCC) to collect waste from the riverbed, showcasing their commitment to environmental stewardship. By actively participating in this "Clean Drive," the students not only contributed to revitalizing the river's ecosystem but also raised awareness about the importance of preserving natural water resources. This initiative aligns with Sustainable Development Goal 6, underscoring the university's dedication to ensuring clean water and sanitation for all.

Lovely Professional University (LPU), in collaboration with the Jodhpur Urban Planning Department, organized a city development initiative focused on the master and zonal development plans for Jodhpur, Rajasthan. This semester, students from LPU’s Architecture and Planning program engaged in hands-on learning to contribute to sustainable urban planning efforts. During their visit to Jodhpur, students conducted surveys to gather primary data and consulted local offices for secondary data. They met with the Urban Planning Officer to discuss the city’s Master Plan and assessed areas such as sewerage system expansion, treatment capacity, pipeline improvements, and future planning needs. This collaboration reflects LPU’s commitment to sustainable urban development and practical education through partnerships with local authorities.

As part of the NSS Golden Era Outreach initiative, LPU students organized an outreach drive focused on enhancing the quality of life for elderly individuals in nearby villages. Through various activities, students engaged with the elderly community, providing companionship, health awareness, and support services. This compassionate initiative highlighted LPU’s commitment to social responsibility and community welfare, fostering intergenerational bonds and improving well-being for the elderly in local communities.

In collaboration with the Civil Surgeon of Jalandhar, LPU-NSS students led a Pulse Polio Campaign across key city areas, working to advance Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 11 by fostering safer, more inclusive, resilient, and sustainable communities. Through their dedicated efforts, students helped protect vulnerable populations from polio, underscoring LPU’s commitment to community health and social responsibility.

LPU-NSS students conducted a 7-day special camp across various regions, actively engaging in initiatives that promote environmental conservation, skill development, and cultural preservation. Their activities included cleanliness drives to enhance community hygiene, tree planting for a greener environment, sports events to encourage physical wellness, and cultural performances celebrating local heritage. This outreach drive demonstrated LPU’s dedication to fostering sustainable communities and enriching the social and environmental landscape.

Lovely Professional University (LPU), in collaboration with the National Service Scheme (NSS), organized a seven-day summer camp featuring a special initiative titled “Joy of Giving.” This impactful drive involved students and volunteers in various community service activities, with a focus on improving the lives of those in need. Through dedicated efforts, participants distributed clothing, footwear, blankets, and other essential items, highlighting the profound impact of collective action for societal welfare. The event reflected LPU-NSS’s commitment to fostering social responsibility in partnership with local and national bodies

Lovely Professional University’s with National Service Scheme (NSS) Unit, REFORMICA, played a monumental role in the Pulse Polio Immunization Drive in collaboration with the Civil Surgeon of Jalandhar. In a concerted effort to combat polio and support global health objectives, LPU-NSS volunteers joined forces with local health authorities to administer polio drops to children at strategic locations such as Jalandhar Bus Stand, Jalandhar City Railway Station, Jalandhar Cantt Railway Station, and Haveli. This impactful collaboration underscored LPU's dedication to social responsibility and community service, contributing significantly to the mission of eradicating polio from the country.

The following initiatives taken by LPU as social project which have been specifically aligned to Sustainable Development Goal 11 and the aim of LPU is to make cities and human settlements inclusive, safe, resilient and sustainable. These projects and initiatives are examples of the University’s contribution to the SDGs. LPU chancellor Dr. Ashok Kumar Mittal embarked on a compassionate mission. He visited the flood-ravaged areas, witnessing the devastating impact on affected communities. With unwavering determination, Chancellor sir pledged to extend comprehensive support and provide essential assistance to those in need. His commitment was crystal clear: ensuring that relief and resources would reach the affected people in a timely manner, demonstrating a dedicated effort to fulfill the aspirations of the SDGs and uplift his stateandnation.

The University has its very own fire station department, fully equiped with a fire truck and trained firemen to respond to various emergency situations, university Understands the Need for Community Risk Assessment with dedicated effort to fulfill the aspirations of the SDGs, university commited to nearby areas and adjoined cities or villages to provide 24 x 7 facility in fire hazards to avoid untoward incidents, rescue peoples in the event of fires to control and extinguish accidental fires that threaten life and property, as well as to rescue persons from confinement or dangerous situations. Additionaly university also ready for emergency medical care, and other related emergency services in universty hospital “ UNI HEALTH CARE” with first aid medical provision through our 24 x 7 ambulance availability for community.
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The aims of this project partnership between state government and Lovely Professional university is on collaborative social projects to cleaning near by creek water into usable water to help prevent aquatic pollution.
Local water body “creek” cleaning activity by students of LPU
The aims include to:
1. Undertake dedicated, timely and relevant initiative to identify and manage pollutants in waterways and creek water bodies, covering both urban and rural waterways in the area and prioritization and design of interventions for the protection and improvement of water bodies ecosystems.
2. Develop formal strategies and activities to implement water’s policy and practice for the betterment of surrounding nature’s life.
3. Develop formal opportunities for student & staff development and two-way exchange between local communities and local municipal corporation to help in this project for safe, clean and healthy living communities in our surroundings
4. Work collaboratively to get next level outcome for marine life present in aquatic environment.

Lovely professional university took initiative based on technical site visits program to understand the natural disaster impact on communities and how it can be avoid for the safe side as per community needs, engineers from the maintenance department of university are very much expert in designing solutions to mitigate water, sanitation, drainage, waste, flood risks and specially fire incidents which are very common in domestic sites so fire detection, fire alarm, gas detection and fire fighting system could be fixed to to avoid untoward incidents in real time for ensuring continuous functional fitness of the fire protection system to ensure continuous functional fitness of fire protection systems capable with every structure to having independent fire protection system. The team focus is on improving prevention vulnerable settlements which are subject to screening and actions to be taken and LPU ensure about this it will be implemented in 2 or 3 years after collaborating with state government department of “Revenue, Rehabilitation & Disaster Management” definitely our Coordination and our project report will be helpful to the society in safety perspective based. Further our engineer team will monitor and continuously work on regular basis to make safe surrounding of our cities and communities as per the implementation of the national policy, national plan and provincial plan.

The university strongly advocates for the sustainable development of our nation's diverse communities. It sees this as a fundamental responsibility to care for the well-being of the people living in our surroundings and the broader society. Embracing the slogan of "Sustainable Life," the institution actively promotes and instills a sense of responsibility in its students to nurture and support the communities they are part of. Through a dedicated commitment to sustainable education and practical projects for the community, the university envisions a better future for our nation, where each individual plays a role in the collective bettermentofsociety.

University maintenance engineers constructed soak pit cum water harvesting bore while identifying effected sites due to flood ravaged to help villagers to safe their farm area through which over filled water in farms will be recharge to the ground water table level as it allows the collection of large amounts of water and mitigates the effects of drought. Reserving rainwater can help recharge local aquifers, reduce urban flooding and most notably, ensure water availability in water-scarce zones by absorbing water from the sand through soak pit in form of filter.
STP connected to society University constructed sewage treatment plants process and treat wastewater/sewage, breaking it down into a cleaner 'effluent' that can be returned back to nature in a safer, eco-friendly form. This technical step help in restoration for groundwater balance, curb diseases and stop degradation and pollution of the environment.

School of Civil Engineering took initiative to make sustainable liveabilty comes true by presenting their project to the Local Government & Community Development (LG&CD) Department which one a part of one guest lecture held in school for the awareness between students and staff members which is about creating liveable cities, discussion held positively with officials about the program that can supports city governments, private sector and civil society organisations to accelerate the implementation of high impact projects to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). It mobilises, engages and builds capacity of local government to implement integrated and transformative urban development investments through cooperative partnerships with private sector and civil society. After spending lot of time on survey and measure other factors for the projects which are designed and developed to attract public and private sustainability finance as per the SDG goals to implement liveability in domestic areas of various state and territory capitals. This project implement by the Lovely Professional University at local level by collaborating with government body National Highway Authority of India (NHAI) after examines many important factors about to city’s liveability that also promote the health and wellbeing of community – walkability, public transport, public open spaces, housing affordability, employment.

Lovely Professional University maintained few kilometers of NH44 nearby University by providing beautiful sceneries, greenery, cleaninness and safe riding signages.
Benefits by implementing those projects in community:
1. Substantially reduce the number of deaths and illnesses from hazardous chemicals and air, water and soil pollution and contamination.
2. It can improve water quality by reducing pollution, eliminating dumping and minimizing release of hazardous chemicals and materials, halving the proportion of untreated wastewater and substantially increasing recycling and safe reuse globally.
3. There could be ensure universal access to affordable, reliable and modern energy services. expand infrastructure and upgrade technology for supplying modern and sustainable energy services for all in developing countries, in particular least developed countries.
4. Ensure enhance inclusive and sustainable urbanization and capacity for participatory, integrated and sustainable human settlement planning and management through which access for all to adequate, safe and affordable housing and basic services and upgrade slums could be possible.
5. A positive support will impact to economic, social and environmental links between urban, peri-urban and rural areas by strengthening national and regional development planning.
6. Encourage and promote effective public, public-private and civil society partnerships, building on the experience and resourcing strategies of partnerships.

This “My Pet Plant" campaign, aimed at raising awareness, to promote and encourage community participation in planting trees and greenery in public spaces for a more sustainable and aesthetically pleasing environment such as in local areas like roads, colonies, parks, and showcasing how these initiatives can transform the surroundings greener and more sustainable community while showcasing the potential beauty and transformation that planting trees and greenery can bring to public spaces. It will involve and educate the community and create a lasting impact on the environment. The campaign’s resulted with positive outcomes through the facilitation of contributing to the society. The Project Objective is Organize a launch event at Lovely Professional University to introduce the campaign to students, staff, and the local community.