Archive · 19 Sep 2026
Jharkhand Partners With Academic Institutions to Improve Water Services
Jharkhand wants colleges and universities to help improve drinking-water services.
The state’s Drinking Water and Sanitation Department plans to sign agreements with three institutions.
These include IIT (ISM), Dhanbad, Ranchi University and Nirmala College, Ranchi.
The institutions may help find leaks in water pipelines.
They may also help design, operate and maintain water-supply systems.
Researchers will study iron, fluoride and dissolved solids in water.
The state will examine how environmental damage affects water sources.
Mining areas such as Dhanbad and Jharia will receive special attention.
The goal is to provide people with cleaner and more reliable drinking water.
Jharkhand will engage academic institutions as knowledge partners for drinking-water schemes.
MoUs are planned with IIT (ISM), Dhanbad, Ranchi University and Nirmala College, Ranchi.
The institutions will advise on pipeline leak detection, scheme design, and system operation and maintenance.
Joint research will study iron, fluoride and total dissolved solids levels in water across Jharkhand.
An action plan will assess environmental degradation affecting water sources in mining areas including Dhanbad and Jharia.
- Who
- The Jharkhand Drinking Water and Sanitation Department, led in the meeting by Secretary Abu Imran, along with IIT (ISM), Dhanbad, Ranchi University and Nirmala College, Ranchi.
- What
- Jharkhand plans to engage academic institutions to improve drinking-water schemes, water quality, and system maintenance.
- When
- A meeting was held on Friday; the reports were dated September 19 and said to have been published on Saturday. No year was specified.
- Where
- Jharkhand, particularly mining areas including Dhanbad and Jharia.
- Why
- To improve water-scheme implementation, support a regular supply of clean drinking water, and assess environmental threats to water sources.
- Lead department
- Jharkhand Drinking Water and Sanitation Department
- Department secretary
- Abu Imran
- Planned academic partners
- IIT (ISM), Dhanbad; Ranchi University; and Nirmala College, Ranchi
- Planned agreement
- The department will sign memorandums of understanding with the institutions
- Technical focus
- Pipeline leak detection, water-supply design, and operation and maintenance
- Research focus
- Iron, fluoride and total dissolved solids levels in water
- Environmental focus
- Effects of environmental degradation on water sources in Dhanbad and Jharia
