Abstract:
NIH has signed an MoU in the month of April, 2011 with the University of Applied Sciences, Dresden, Germany to establish and operate an “Indo-German Competence Centre for Riverbank Filtration (IGCCRBF)” at NIH Roorkee. As followup of this MoU, NIH has participated in a collaborative R&D project sponsored by the European Commission titled “Saph Pani - Enhancement of natural water systems and treatment methods for safe and sustainable water supply in India” for duration of 36 months from October, 2011 involving a consortium of 20 partners from India, European Union, Switzerland, Sri Lanka and Australia. Saph Pani builds on already existing Indian projects for natural treatment and storage of water identifying potential for their improvement by applying hi-tech measurement equipment and conducting field trials. The Saph Pani project aims to study and improve natural water treatment systems such as river bank filtration (RBF), managed aquifer recharge (MAR) and wetlands in India building local and European expertise in this field. The project aims to enhance water resources and water supply particularly in water stressed urban and peri-urban areas in different parts of the Indian sub-continent.
