CANACONA
A one-day Tier III training programme on capacity building for participatory groundwater management was conducted for sarpanchas, panchas of Gaondongrim and Cotigao villages and Water Resource Department officials of Canacona taluka on Tuesday.
The programme was conducted by the Central Ground Water Board under the Rajiv Gandhi National Groundwater Training and Research Institute, an apex organisation for groundwater under the Union Ministry of Jal Shakti.
Inaugurating the training programme, Speaker Ramesh Tawadkar emphasised the importance of scientific training on groundwater resources.
Tawadkar also highlighted the need for groundwater development and management aspects for the sustainability of groundwater resources at the village level.
Lauding the efforts of the Central Ground Water Board for conducting the training programme, Canacona Deputy Collector and SDO Ramesh N Gaonkar said this will further strengthen the participatory approach to groundwater management.
WRD Goa Superintending Engineer Krishnakant S Patil emphasised the collaborative need for scientific studies between the Centre and State government to ensure sustainable development and management of ground resources.
In her keynote address, Sangita P Bhattacharjee, Scientist-D and Officer in charge, CGWB, State Unit Office, Belagavi, briefed about the aims and objectives of the training programme.
During the technical session, lectures were delivered by scientists from the Central Ground Water Board.
Sangita P Bhattacharjee (Scientist-D and Officer in charge, CGWB, State Unit Office, Belagavi) spoke on rainwater harvesting, water conservation & artificial recharge, while Sushant S Navarat (Scientist, CGWB, State Unit office, Belagavi) provided in-depth knowledge on hydrogeological conditions and groundwater scenario of Gaondongrem & Cotigao with specific emphasis upon participatory approach for groundwater management.
