Smart infrastructure key to future: LITU VC Atul Vaidya
Smart infrastructure
is the need of tomorrow, said Dr Atul Vaidya, vice-chancellor of
Laxminarayan Innovation Technological University
(LITU), while inaugurating the two-day international conference on Next-Generation Infrastructure:
Green Technologies
, Smart Cities, and
Sustainable Energy Solutions
at KDK College of Engineering. He emphasised infrastructure's role in development and the urgent need for innovation in
urban planning
, energy systems, and environmental technology.Prem Lal Patel, director, VNIT, highlighted sustainable energy and water management. Keynote speakers included Sudarshan Kurwadkar (California State University, USA), Manmohan Kalgal (Ultratech Cement), Putul Haldar (IIT Ropar), Vishal Thombare (Coastal Road Dept, Mumbai), and Simon Klint Bergh (COBOD International, Denmark).Valsson Varghese, principal & chair, presented the college's 40-year journey.
The lamp-lighting ceremony was led by AM Badar, SR Satone, and Prof Mahendra Umare. Pallavi Bisen anchored the event. Proceedings were also unveiled during the ceremony.
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