HIGHLIGHTS:
- AquaMAP, a new water management and policy centre at IIT Madras, was inaugurated by Prof. K. VijayRaghavan
- Water management strategies will be adopted in a variety of fields around the country and will serve as scalable models for new management technology
- IIT Madras is partnering with IIT Dharwad on the wide theme of ‘Data Science for Water Security and Agriculture Sustenance’ as part of AquaMAP
AquaMAP, a new water management and policy centre at IIT Madras, was inaugurated by Prof. K. VijayRaghavan, the Principal Scientific Adviser to the Government of India, and its website https://aquamap.iitm.ac.in/ was also launched.
Overview:
AquaMAP’s goal is to provide answers to the difficulties caused by water scarcity by using smart water management strategies.
Water management strategies will be adopted in a variety of fields around the country and will serve as scalable models for new management technology.
IIT Madras is partnering with IIT Dharwad on the wide theme of ‘Data Science for Water Security and Agriculture Sustenance’ as part of AquaMAP, a national water centre.
AquaMAP’s goal
AquaMAP aspires to:
- The ability to use a consortium method to solve complicated real-world water challenges.
- It aspires to become a company that can provide solutions with a wide range of applications and impact.
- It plans to conduct pilot studies in at least six water innovation villages or towns, which would be displayed as models for policy implementation and water management across India.
- It will also attempt to address at least three chronic water concerns through a series of Grand Challenges and experimental projects.
- This project will also include the construction of a cutting-edge Hydro-Informatics Laboratory.
- A community and alumni engagement model will be developed as well.
Team AquaMAP
AquaMAP’s principal investigator is Ligy Philip, who is also the dean(planning) at IIT Madras. Ligy Philip will be supported by 20 faculty members working on water-related challenges from a variety of departments, including Chemistry, Civil Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Chemical Engineering, Management, Mechanical Engineering, and Humanities and Social Sciences.
AquaMAP will also include a governing body, which will be chaired by the director of IIT Madras, as well as an advisory board, which will include many notable persons in the fields of water technology, policy, and management.
