1 year ago
IIT Roorkee Team Examines Vadodara's Infrastructure Projects
A team of experts from IIT Roorkee went to Vadodara to see how the city can better handle things like water and floods, especially with climate change in mind.
They're looking at the water systems, how the city deals with drainage, and how it can stop floods.
The goal is to make the city better prepared for the future and make sure things work efficiently.
They will write a report with suggestions to help the city make the best use of its resources and potentially use treated wastewater for industries and irrigation.
The team is also checking places where the city is already working on improvements.
An IIT Roorkee team visited Vadodara to assess civic projects.
The team is examining water supply, drainage, and flood mitigation plans.
The goal is to make Vadodara 'future-ready' and improve project efficiency.
The team is led by Professor Dr. Arun Kumar of IIT Roorkee.
A comprehensive report will be prepared with recommendations for the VMC.
- Who
- A team from IIT Roorkee, led by Professor Dr. Arun Kumar, and VMC officials.
- What
- An IIT Roorkee team examined Vadodara's infrastructure projects.
- Where
- Vadodara, India
- When
- The team visited on Saturday and will prepare a report in a few months.
- Why
- To assist the civic body in making projects more efficient and making the city 'future ready'.
City's goals
IIT Team's suggestions
Water Conservation
City's goals
Reducing clean water usage for industries and irrigation
IIT Team's suggestions
N/A
Key facts
- Team Lead
- Professor Dr. Arun Kumar
- Organization
- IIT Roorkee
- Purpose
- Assess infrastructure projects and prepare recommendations
- Focus Areas
- Water supply, drainage, flood mitigation
- Report Timeline
- Within a few months
- Invited by
- Municipal Commissioner Arun Mahesh Babu
Quotes
Dharmik Dave
Head of Department and Executive Engineer (Water Works), In-charge Additional City Engineer (Drainage Project and Sewage works) and Executive Engineer (Road Projects)
“They are looking at our flood mitigation and flood management programme, along with water supply systems, drainage networks and energy efficiency solar projects. They will collect data from during their two-day visit and then prepare a comprehensive report after a thorough analysis, within a few months… One of the major focuses of the visit is to also make the city “future ready” by reducing the usage of clean water for industries and irrigation. We plan to achieve this by using treated wastewater for industries and irrigation.”
indianexpress.com
Prof. Dr Arun Kumar
Emeritus Fellow at HRED, IIT Roorkee, also an Independent Director at Kerala State Electricity Board Ltd., and Chairman- Technical Committee on Hydro Research, Ministry of Power
“Our purpose is to see what all can be done and what are the issues facing the city of Vadodara… We will also be visiting the places where the civic body needs help and in the places where they have initiated action. Considering climate change parameters, a recommendation can be done so that the civic body can work effectively…”
indianexpress.com
