Extension Activity on “Water Crisis Management”
Date: 27-08-2024
Organizing unit/ agency/ collaborating agency:JDepartment of Electrical Engineering, UIET, SBBSU
Event Venue/Time:Govt. Senior Secondary School, Lambra, Hoshiarpur, Punjab
No. of Participant’s: 5
Event Report
Objectives
- • To familiarize the attendeeswith the water crisis and solutions to this critical development issue.
Highlights
- The Electrical Engineering Department,UIET,Sant Baba Bhag Singh University (SBBSU), Jalandhar organized an extension activity on the topic “Warter Crisis Management” atGovt. Senior Secondary School, Lambra, Distt. Hoshiarpur, Punjab, India on 27th August, 2024.
- A total of 5studentsand 2 faculty members organized the extension activity
- Attendees learnt about the water crisis, which is a complex issue resulting from multiple factors including Rapid urbanization, industrialization, and unsustainable agricultural practices contribute to increasing water demand. Climate change exacerbates the situation, causing erratic rainfall patterns and affecting water sources. Inefficient water management, inadequate infrastructure, and pollution also play a role, making water scarcity a pressing concern. Furthermore, the aapproaches to overcome the scarcity of water including construction of dams and reservoirs, rainwater harvesting, aqueducts, desalination, water reuse, and water conservation.were also discussed.