'AquaMAP', an inter-disciplinary water management and policy centre established by IIT Madras
India Today
IIT Madras has established 'AquaMAP', an inter-disciplinary water management and policy Centre to solve water problems in India.
The Indian Institute of Technology Madras is establishing a new inter-disciplinary Water Management and Policy Centre called 'AquaMAP' to help in solving water problems in India. This Centre will design scalable models by leveraging innovative technologies to provide smart solutions for challenging water problems. As a proof of concept, these models would be installed in selected sites around the country.
IIT Madras Alumnis, Parasuram Balasubramanian, the CEO of Theme Work Analytics and Krishnan Narayanan, the president of Itihaasa Research and Digital will be supporting this initiative in the form of a seed grant commitment of Rs. 3 crore for two years and help in crafting the five-year plan.
The principal investigator of AquaMAP is Ligy Philip, who is also the dean(planning) at IIT Madras.
Ligy Philip will be supported by another 20 faculty members working on water-related issues and drawn from diverse departments such as Civil Engineering, Chemistry, Chemical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Management and Humanities and Social Sciences.
Additionally, a governing body chaired by the director of IIT Madras and an advisory board with many eminent and well established people in the area of water technology, management and policy will also be a part of AquaMAP.
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