The Central University of Odisha (CUO) conducted an awareness seminar on ‘Water Conservation and Watershed Management’ at its Sunabeda campus on Friday.
The programme was conducted on the occasion of Swachhata Pakhwada under the Swachha Bharat Abhiyan of Government of India. Vice-Chancellor of CUO Prof Sharat Kumar Palita inaugurated the seminar while the talk was delivered by Senior Scientist, Soil and Water Resource Centre, ICAR, Sunabeda, Dr Partha Pratim Adhikary.
Delivering the inaugural address Prof Palita explained the purpose of conducting the seminar.
Dr Adhikary, winner of many awards in his field, explained the concept of watershed, watershed management, water conservation and related aspects. He further analyzed various ways of conserving the rain water.
While Dr Ramendra Parhi, Associate Dean, Student’s Welfare of CUO, proposed the vote of thanks, Dr Sourav Gupta, Assistant Professor coordinated the event.
The seminar was attended by all faculty members, staffs, students and research scholars of the university.
