3-day Vidarbha Water Conference from June 7
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Nagpur: The National Service Scheme of
Nagpur University
and Jankalyankari Samiti Nagpur will be jointly organizing
Vidarbha Water Conference
from June 7-9 at Vanamati Auditorium. The poster unveiling of the conference was done by chief minister Devendra Fadnavis.
Acting vice-chancellor Madhavi Khode Chaware, governor-nominated Management Council member Samay Bansod, Academic Council members Vijay Ilorkar and Shubhangi Nakshine were present during the poster unveiling.
The Vidarbha Water Conference will feature a Drinking Water Conference on June 7. A panel discussion on "challenges and solutions for drinking water in Vidarbha" will be held on the inaugural day. Research papers by students and water researchers will also be presented.
Agricultural Water Conference will be held on June 8, starting with a panel discussion on "current situation, problems, and solutions for agricultural water in Vidarbha". The second panel discussion on the same topic will be held along with a presentation of success stories of water management in Vidarbha. A screening and competition of reels created by students on "water issues and solutions in Vidarbha" will also be held.
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The Industrial Water Conference is scheduled for June 9 and will involve a panel discussion on "water issues, challenges, and solutions in the industrial sector", followed by a second panel discussion. The awards ceremony and closing event will be held later in the day.
The advisory committee for the Vidarbha Water Conference includes Khode Chaware, VC of Gondwana University Prashant Bokare, Panjabrao Deshmukh Agricultural University, Akola, VC Sharad Gadakh, VC of Maharashtra Animal and Fishery Sciences University, Nagpur, Nitin Patil, VC of Laxminarayan Institute of Technology, Atul Vaidya, executive director of Vidarbha Irrigation Development Corporation, Rajesh Sontakke, director of CSIR-NEERI, Nagpur, S Venkata Mohan, deputy director of Agriculture Nagpur Division Umesh Ghatge, director of National Bureau of Soil Survey and Land Use Planning, Nitin Patil, and deputy director of Groundwater Surveys and Development Agency, Dr Chandrakant Bhoyar.
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