The development and progress in various fields all over the world are very fast. Rapid urbanization, industrialization, exploitation of natural resources has given rise to serious environmental problems. Hence to control all kinds of pollution, conservation and preservation of resources; Environmental Engineering provides the solution and ensures the better conditions of living.

Environmental Engineering is the application of science and engineering principles to improve the Environment (air, water, and/or land resources), to provide healthy water, air, and land for human habitation, for other organisms and to remediate polluted sites.

Environmental Engineering encompasses the areas of Basic Sciences, Remote sensing-GIS, Ecology, Environmental Chemo-dynamics, Energy, Water supply & treatment, Waste water treatment; Design of systems for both, Green Building, Urban and Rural Planning, Air pollution and control, Solid and Hazardous waste management, Noise pollution and control, Industrial waste treatment, Advanced water & waste treatment, Environment Impact Assessment, Planning & Management, EMS, Industrial Health & Safety, Environment Policies & Legislation etc. 

Environmental Engineering involves recycling & reuse of wastes, waste disposal and public health issues also. It also includes studies on the environmental impact of proposed development projects.

Environmental Engineers conduct Biomedical waste as well as Hazardous-waste management studies, its hazards, to evaluate the effects of such hazards, advice on treatment & containment and develop regulations to prevent mishaps.

Environmental Engineers also design municipal water supply and industrial wastewater treatment systems as well as concerned with local and worldwide Environmental issues such as the effects of Green House & Global warming, Acid rain, Ozone depletion, Desertification, Air pollution from automobile exhausts and industrial sources. The emphasis is given on study of all kinds of pollution, interpretation of its effect, design of control systems along with Env policies & legislation, Industrial Health & Safety etc.

The Department of Environmental Engineering of K.I.T.'s College of Engineering is the first in Maharashtra to start a four year degree course in Environmental Engineering.

The B.E. Environmental Engineering Course is offered since last 26 years at KIT College of Engineering, Kolhapur. The updated, upgraded & revised Curriculum encompasses subjects from Mathematics, Basic Sciences, Env. Chemodynamics, Engineering Analysis & Designs, Computer Applications & Environmental Resources. It also covers the Environmental Management Aspects, Environmental Impact Assessment, Environmental Policies & Laws, Urban & Rural Planning, Disaster Management & Risk Analysis and Environmental Modeling & Simulation.

The BE Environmental Engineering program at KIT is Accredited by National Board of Accreditation (NBA) of A.I.C.T.E., New Delhi

B.E. Environmental Engineering Curriculum is updated, upgraded & revised in 2007-08 by the Board of Studies (Environmental Engineering), Shivaji University, Kolhapur.
Due to increasing demand and Opportunities at National & International Level in Industrial, Professional, Research, Consultancy and Academic Fields; the number of seats of Env. Engg. are increased from 30 to 60 by A.I.C.T.E., New Delhi.