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A Water Institute in Jaipur soon

Special Correspondent

MoU signed between State Government and CII

JAIPUR: The Rajasthan Government and the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) on Wednesday entered into an agreement to set up a Water Institute in the State capital. An MoU on the institute, to be "a centre of excellence for water conservation and management in the country", was signed by S.N.Thanvi, Principal Secretary Water Resources, Rajasthan, and Shripal Choudhari, chairman CII, Rajasthan Council, on the occasion of the Water Summit 2006 here.

The chairman of CII's national committee on water, Arun Nanda, said the Water Institute would provide one stop solution in water management problems and facilitate rainwater harvesting. It would also facilitate participation of community as well as industry in integrated water resources management and help to mobilize multilateral agencies and donors to support water projects.

"We must comprehend the sensitivity and criticality of the water sector— no single institution, including the Government or the private sector, can boast of having the capability of solving it alone," said Rajasthan Governor Pratibha Patil, who inaugurated the summit, jointly organized by CII and World Economic Forum in partnership with Rajasthan Government.

As no single group could find solutions to the looming problem, and no single solution was in hand, there was a need for the community, the industry, the Government and the people to work hand in hand, Ms. Patil said. She appreciated the recent initiatives of the State Government in the water sector, including the formation of Rajasthan Community Business Alliance on Water.

Ms. Patil welcomed the PPCP Model (Public private community participation) as the most suitable for Rajasthan, which has only 1.6 per cent of the country's water resources and 10 per cent of the land. She suggested the involvement of the universities and the colleges in the initiative.

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