December 03, 2021: Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Guwahati has recently collaborated with the Australia India Water Centre and Western Sydney University to launch water management reforms in India. 

Under this collaboration, Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Guwahati along with Australia India Water Centre and Western Sydney University will launch the very first edition of India Young Water Professional Program for students. 

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The Indian Young Water Professional Program2021-2022 will aim to offer necessary skills and networks to students in the field of water management. Under this program, the water professional will address the competency needs and priorities of the water sector in India. 

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The program will offer students with better education and networks in the field of water management so that they can contribute to the development of management of water resources in India. 

Referring to the collaboration, TG Sitharam, Director, IIT Guwahati said, “India is not running out of water, in fact, water is running out of India. However, the shortage in India is of storage, not of water”.

“Even though Independent India since 1947 has built more than 5,800 large dams, the storage is abysmally small. We need to look at newer opportunities through campaigns such as ‘catch the rain, where it falls and when it falls’ launched by our Prime Minister Narendra Modi under the National Water Mission” he further added. 

Adding to the statement, Indian High Commissioner Manpreet Vohra stated that the key point of collaboration between India and Australia is to work jointly towards finding solutions for water shortage issues in the country. 

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He further added that under this collaboration, both institutes will offer the Young Water Professional Program 2021-22 that will play a crucial part in institutional strengthening and capacity building. 

During the virtual meeting, the MoU between both parties was signed in the presence of Manpreet Vohra, Indian High Commissioner to Australia, and Barry O’ Farrell, Australian High Commissioner to India, and Debashree Mukherjee, Secretary to the Ministry of Jal Shakti.

As of now, the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Guwahati has selected a total of 20 participants for the first edition of the program. In which, 10 men and 10 women have been selected from central and state agencies of the National Hydrology Project. 

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