CHENNAI:
Sweden
Alumni Network India- Tamil Nadu Chapter (SANI-TN) and M S Swaminthan Research Foundation (
MSSRF
) jointly held a stakeholders
consultation
for sustainable solution on
water security
in Chennai on Friday.
Prof M S Swaminathan inaugurated the consultation and Santha Sheela Nair, IAS (retired) delivered the key note address.
Professor Swaminathan while inaugurating the consultation insisted on a follow up to this consultation and see how we can translate the outcomes of this consultation into action. He emphasised the need for quality issues in water and its management. He also emphasised on the use of seawater for agricultural purposes.
In her keynote address, Santha Sheela Nair emphasised the need for water augmenting techniques such as promoting rainwater harvesting.
B V Mudgal, director, Centre for water resources, Anna University, Ashok Natarajan, CEO, Tamil Nadu Water Investment Company Ltd., S Janakarajan, Water expert, L Venkatachalam, MIDS, R Chandra, Activists Gender issue, addressed the consultation on various themes.