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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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