ABOUT THE EVENT

ABOUT THE WORKSHOP

Upon grand success of the 1st workshop, School of Infrastructure, Indian Institute of Technology Bhubaneswar is organizing the 2nd Workshop on Indian Water Management in 21st Century (IWM) on 7th February 2013. Clean and adequate water is an important requirement for country's rapidly expanding population, industrial and commercial developments. The objectives of the workshop are how to ensure a quantum leap in improved water planning and management in India through the use of new management practices, advanced technological developments, and innovative ways to solve the old problems which would result in significantly better solutions that are acceptable to the society as a whole. The programme will be conducted through an interactive style workshop wherein some of the best international and Indian experts will participate as expert lecturers, moderators and delegates from government water agencies (central, state or municipal), universities, research organizations, private sector companies, NGOs and self-employed water professionals as participants. The workshop will be followed by a two day Symposium on Sustainable Infrastructure Development (SID) during 8th-9th February 2013. The workshop aims to include the following themes on water resources engineering and management.

 

 

ABOUT THE SYMPOSIUM

School of Infrastructure of Indian Institute of Technology Bhubaneswar invites research and technical papers for oral and poster presentation in the two day Symposium on Sustainable Infrastructure Development (SID) on 8th-9th February 2013 to be held at IIT Bhubaneswar. Sustainable infrastructure development is the development of environmental friendly, cost effective, Self-reliance and durable infrastructures that meets the need of the present without compromising the ability of future generation to meet their own needs. The symposium is the premier forum for the presentation of new advances and research results in the fields of Sustainable Infrastructure developments. The conference will bring together leading academic scientists, practicing engineers, researchers and scholars around the world.