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Portal in Kannada Launched |
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The Kannada version of the India Water Portal was launched on 22nd February 2008 by Shri. K. Jairaj, Principal Secretary, RDPR. Prof. Sujatha Ramadorai, TIFR, was a special invitee at the event. The event saw participation from over 80 participants, mainly from the government and the development sector. The formal Launch was followed by a workshop on "Using today's technology tools for development". A press meet was also organised as part of the event.
The need for dissemination of water related information among citizens and to make them aware of various developments led to the creation the Kannada version of the website. Most of the knowledge sharing on the internet is done in English. This limits the information flow. Initiating a website in the regional language is an effort to go past this. The Kannada website is the first step and more regional websites will follow, so that the Portal can reach out to the public at large without a language barrier. |
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 Eklavya Prasad's Visit
Date: 12-12-2006 Venue: Arghyam |
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Date: 15-11-2006 Venue: ArghyamParticipants: Mr. Bunker Roy, Barefoot College, Tilonia; Arghyam Team
Mr. Bunker Roy is the founder of the Barefoot College and chairman of the Global Rain Water Harvesting Collective. He shared information about the various projects of the Global Rain Water Harvesting Collective.
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Dr. Janakarajan’s Visit
Date: 14-11-2006 Venue: Arghyam
Participants: Dr. S. Janakarajan, Professor, Madras Institute of Development Studies (MIDS); Arghyam Team
Dr. Janakarajan has been working to create a platform for dialogue between the farmers of the two states over the Cauvery river issue. This platform, now called the Cauvery family, has been meeting regularly to discuss the problems and try to evolve a solution to the water sharing issue. Dr. Janakarajan spoke to the Arghyam team about the (Water Evaluation Planning System) WEAP software that he now plans to use for the Cauvery basin.
Prof.Janakarajan,MIDS at Arghyam |
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Suvarna Jala Workshop
Date: 09-11-2006 Venue: Arghyam
 Participants: Representatives of the partner NGOs from the eight participating districts (Tumkur, Mysore, Davanagere, Raichur, Gadag, Dharwad, Chitradurga and Chamarajnagar); Representatives from Arghyam; Dr. Manjula, Director, Rural Infrastructure, Department of Rural Development and Panchayati Raj and Shri Vijay Bhaskar, Secretary, Education Department, Government of Karnataka. Suvarna Jala is a government project on RWH in schools in Karnataka. The workshop aimed at presenting the analyzed data from the baseline survey conducted in all the government schools participating in Suvarna Jala programme in the eight districts (mentioned above). The participants came up with recommendations which were presented to the government representatives. Finally, the group discussed and finalized a plan of action for future interventions. Suvarnajala Workshop at Arghyam with Partners |
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