AquaMAP Centre for Water Management and Policy at IIT Madras aims to create awareness and implement sustainable solutions to impact water management practices on a national scale.
Mission
Identify and innovate win-win solutions for complex and challenging water problems in our nation by developing and evolving smart water management practices. While also balancing and building the nuanced relationship between the stakeholders, the community and government to formulate just and sustainable policies. These practices will be implemented in the field by leveraging innovative technologies and solutions.
Vision
- Complete successful pilot studies of at least six cases which could be showcased as replicable successful and sustainable models to address water management and policy in the country.
- Address at least three concerns related to chronic water issues through the Grand Challenges which will be translated into pilot projects.
Achievement
Dr. Parasuram Balasubramanian
Conceived & funded by the Alumni
Mr. Krishnan Narayanan
Lead Investigator
Prof -Ligy Philip
Department of Civil Engineering (Environmental) Convener Coordinator of AquaMAP (SUTRAM & PCoE-Water and Sustainability)
Co-Investigators
Prof - T. Pradeep
Dept. of Chemistry
Prof - B.S.Murty
Department of Civil Engineering
Prof - Balaji Narasimhan
Department of Civil Engineering
Prof - Indumathi M. Nambi
Department of Civil Engineering
Prof - Sridharakumar Narasimhan
Department of Chemical Engineering
Prof - V.R.Muraleedharan
Department of Humanities & Social Sciences
Governing Board Members
Prof -V. Kamakoti
Director, IIT Madras
Dr -Parasuram Balasubramanian
Donor, Alumni
Dr - V.K. Chaurasia
Joint Adviser (PHEE) in CPHEEO, Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs, GOI
Prof -Ashwin Mahalingam
Dean, Alumni and Corporate Relations, IIT Madras
Mr -T. M. Vijay Bhaskar
Former Chief Secretary, Karnataka(Retd)
Mr -Laxmiprasad Putta
Industry Representative
Prof -Sanjeev Chaudhari
IIT Bombay
Prof -M. S. Mohan Kumar
Professor (Retd), IISC Bangalore
Mr -Krishnan Narayanan
Donor, Alumni
Advisory Board Members
Dr -Nimish Shah
Managing Director International Association of Plumbing and Mechanical Officials (IAPMO), India
Mrs -Vanitha Mohan
Chairperson of Pricol Limited
Mr -M.S. Unnikrishnan
Thermax- Presently, CEO, IIT Bombay Monash Research Academy
Prof -L. Elango
Anna University (Rtd) Visiting Faculty, IITM
Prof -V. Kalyanaraman
IIT Madras (Rtd)
Prof -Manu Santhanam
Dean ICSR, IIT Madras
Collaboration
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