Water – Managing a precious resource

PITECH | December 1, 2006

Professor Asit K. Biswas, an Indian-born Canadian citizen and President of the Mexico City-based Third World Centre for Water Management, was awarded the 2006 Stockholm Water Prize. Since 1991, this award has been presented annually to an individual, institution, or organization for outstanding water-related activities. In selecting him, the Nominating Committee cited his “outstanding and multi-faceted contributions to global water resource issues, including research, education and awareness, water management, and human and international relations in both developed and developing countries.”

Close on the heels of the Stockholm award, Prof. Biswas received the prestigious Aragon Environment Prize of Spain, and Man of the Year Award from Prime Minister Stephen Harper of Canada. Professor Biswas received his B.Tech and M. Tech. degrees in Civil Engineering from IIT Kharagpur, and has published 68 books and over 600 scientific and technical papers. His work has been translated into 32 languages. As an advisor to 18 governments and most major international organizations, he criss-crosses the world continuously. PiTech recently caught up with Prof. Biswas to get his views on water management policies and technologies for India.

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