CII to Launch WATSCAN for Water Evaluation in 50 Districts: Naushad Forbes
CII to Launch WATSCAN for Water Evaluation in 50 Districts: Naushad Forbes GDP Pegged at 8% for 2016-17: CII CII will launch WATSCAN, an advanced tool for Water Resources Evaluation and Management at watershed level, said the new CII President, Dr Naushad Forbes. Speaking at his first press meet in Mumbai today, he explained that this tool has been developed by CII to identify water generation, accumulation and losses in geographical areas. CII will apply WATSCAN in 50 districts in 10 drought-prone states over the next five years, he announced. Mr Chandrajit Banerjee, Director General, CII added that CII is currently in talks with Maharashtra Government for applying WATSCAN in 10 districts of the state. A study for Pune district has been already completed. He also shared that the Hon’ble Chief Minister of Maharashtra has requested for synchronised efforts from industry to support the government on drought solutions. Dr Forbes, who belongs to the Western Region, added that wit...