Department:
Research Head:
Dr. Athira P.
Type of collaborations:
A Memorandum of Agreement has been signed on 07 November 2020 with the Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur which is acting as the Lead Institute for the establishment of Centre for Ganga River Basin Management and Studies (cGanga) under the Ministry of Jal Shakti, Government of India. IIT Palakkad will be acting as a Member Institute of the consortium to develop the subject of River Science and Management, and participate in River Restoration and Conservation Programme of the Government of India as a Knowledge Partner. IIT Palakkad will also be participating in implementing various high impact projects, gathering, analytics and dissemination of various kinds of data and information relevant to restoration and conservation of rivers. Additionally it will also be engaging in brainstorming sessions and events organized under the relevant themes of cGanga.