REGIONAL
WORKSHOP UNDER THE AGEIS OF UNNAT BHARAT ABHIYAN 2.0
Regional
Workshop for the Orientation of Participating Institutes to Initiate Work in
the Adopted Village Clusters has been organized by SRM Institute of Science and
Technology under the ageis of Unnat Bharat Abhiyan 2.0, Ministry of Human
Resource Development, Government of India, in association with IIT Madras, Regional Co-ordinating Institute,
UBA, held at Dr. TP Ganesan Auditorium, SRMIST, Kattankulathur, on 25.01.2020.
Dr.
V. Thirumurugan, Associate Director, Campus Life and UBA Nodal Officer, SRMIST,
formally welcomed the gathering. Dr. Sandeep Sancheti, Vice Chancellor, SRMIST,
presided over the inauguration. The workshop has kick-started by Thiru. A. John
Louis, IAS, District Collector of Chengalpattu. Prof. Devendra Jalihal, SEG,
UBA, IIT Madras, has felicitated the event. The UBA activities of SRMIST have
been briefed by Dr. T. Deepa, Organizing Team Member.
Vice
Chancellor said that the Unnat Bharat happens only at the root level and
village level. “If the backbone is in healthy condition, the body will prosper,
likewise the villages are in healthy condition, the country will prosper” he
added in his presidential address. And also he mentioned that the village is
not a place to visit and conduct one day cleaning and blood donation camp. This
is the place where the technical community should act progressively and
continuously. UBA and SRMIST are acting in the development of the villages in
progressive manner. “We are able to do what we intend to do” said the Vice
Chancellor.
District
Collector elaborated the challenges faced by the district administration in
sanitation especially in safe disposal of solid waste from rural areas in his
inaugural address. And also he said that there is a large division between
rural students and urban students in concerned with the competitive
examinations, this has to be minimized. “Urban migration can be stopped by
creating opportunities for livelihood of village people, which will help them to
live quiet healthy with clean and less pollution” he added.
More
than 134 participants have been attended the workshop from various
participating institutes of UBA from southern region. Followed by the inaugural
session, technical sessions have been taken place by the various expertise in
the field of rural development. Prof. Gopal Naik, IIM Bangalore, has briefed
the ‘Application of IT in rural education’. Prof. Devendra Jalihal, IIT Madras,
has given the talk on ‘A case for technological intervention in sustainable
rural development’.
The
presentation on ‘Strategy for implementation of rural development activities
and social acceptability’ has been given by Dr, Gyanmudra, National Institute
of Rural Development, Hyderabad. Mr. Thirumalai Elango, Senior Technical
Director, AT&T, USA, has lightened up the participants on ‘Rural
development areas’. Mr. Suresh Mariaselvam, Independent Community Development
Consultant, Chennai, has updated the participants in his talk on ‘Community
based techno-social initiatives for development’. Women empowerment in villages
has been discussed by Mr. P. Selvarajan, Additional CEO, Tamil Nadu State
Livelihood Mission, Chennai.
The
panel discussion has been taken place as the closing session of the workshop on
‘Role of higher education institutions for sustainable development of
villages’. In the valedictory session, the certificates were being presented to
all the participants by the Dr. C. Muthamizhchelvan, Director (E&T),
SRMIST. Dr. P. Vijayakumar, Organising Team Member, SRMIST, has proposed the
vote of thanks.
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