A one day workshop on the topic, 'Water Supply, Quality Assessment, Treatment and Management' was organized on Friday, 31st October 2014 at SIES Educational Complex, Nerul, Navi Mumbai. Total 75 delegates registered from different environmental consultancies and colleges. The chief guest of inaugural session was Shri. S. K. Chotaliya, Additional Chief Engineer, CIDCO, Navi Mumbai and Guest of Honour was Mr. Subodh Bedre, Governing Council Member, SOSVA. Workshop welcome address was delivered by Dr. V. Ramachandhran, Associate Director, SIES- IIEM wherein he briefed about the SIES group and achievement of SIES- IIEM in the fields of research and development particularly in the field of water management. Mr. M. V. Ramnarayan, SIES Management Council Member, delivered a speech on the concept of workshop and stressed on the need of total water management. Mr. S. V. Viswanathan, Management Council Member, SIES while giving special address in inaugural session, emphasized on the water quality management and role of common people in it. Shri. S. K. Chotaliya, Additional Chief Engineer, CIDCO, Navi Mumbai while inaugurating the conference, presented the activities performed at City and Industrial Corporation on water management. He highlighted about the need of water management in Navi Mumbai due to gap in water availability. Special Guest Address was delivered by Mr. Subodh Bedre. He stressed on the need of awareness generation on water management in schools and at community level for conservation of water resources. Total six special lectures were organized on different aspects of water management.
Inaugural function of the one day workshop on the topic, 'Water Supply,
Quality Assessment, Treatment and Management'
