Seminar on safe water held

Key issues like access to safe water and finding a sustainable solution for it in form of rain water harvesting were today discussed during a two-day seminar on 'Sustainable Solutions for Access to Safe Water: Promoting Innovation and Collaboration' here.
"Access to safe water is a striking issue. There are still areas where people are deprived of safe water. Time has come where there is a need to bring about sustainable solutions to overcome inaccessibility to safe water. I congratulate TERI for taking up the initiative to sensitise youth to follow a sustainable route towards development," said K R Chari, Professor, (Operations Management) and Chief Proctor, BIMTECH.

"Rainwater harvesting is a sustainable solution as it is technologically simpler, socially acceptable, environment-friendly and economically viable. If implemented in a proper way, rainwater harvesting can ensure access to safe water to the communities who are not getting sufficient safe water daily," said Dr Radha Goel, Member and Advisor, Indian Pollution Control Association.
"Understanding the role of gender in managing water resources can lead to a sustainable solution in water management. Equally important is to understand and question commodification of water resources -- who benefits from it and how?," said Ms Kopal Chaube, Academic Fellow, School of Human Ecology, Ambedkar University.

"The main objective is to restate the urgency required to address the water deficiency situation. Starting with a historical perspective of water and its usage, the current scenario and potential inconveniences need to be deliberated further," said Dr Deeksha Katyal, Assistant Professor, IP University.
The seminar generated awareness on issues of safe water accessibility and sustainability and encouraged a systemic, multi-disciplinary approach to understand and solve water problems.
The seminar was organised by The Energy and Resources Institute (TERI) in partnership with the Ministry of Sports Affairs, Government of India at the Greater NOIDA Institute of Technology.