Scientists and academicians from across the country are expected to participate in a sensitisation meet of eco and wash futures programme of the National Council for Science and Technology.
The meet being organised in Dehradun on Monday by NCSTC jointly with the Uttarakhand State Council of Science and Technology will focus on water resource management.
At the sensitisation meet to be held in the Forest Research Institute board room on Monday morning, selected 30 teachers from all the six development blocks of Dehradun will participate. Besides, six Block Education Officers (BEOs) of all the development blocks along with six principals (one from each block) have also been invited for the programme.
Moreover, 14 Experts of Technical Advisory Committee (TAC) of the Department of Science and Technology and 20 Scientists and academicians from different States will attend the event. The meet will be followed by three days TAC meeting of NCSTC.
The UCOST director general Dr Rajendra Dobhal will deliver the keynote address on rote of science institutes in mitigating disaster. Member secretary, Jal Sutra, NCSTC, Pamposh Kumar will deliver a special lecture at the inaugural session.