Entities in Singapore, India and Singapore have started talks to conduct joint training programs to prepare industry and municipalities in water resources management.
The CII-Triveni Water Institute has initiated discussions with the Public Utilities Board (PUB) of Singapore in this regard.
CII-Triveni Water Institute brings together government, industry and community to work towards improving the efficiency of water resources at various levels and scales i.e. plant, city, district, state, river basin.
PUB is a statutory board under the Ministry of Sustainability and Environment (MSE). It is the national water agency, managing Singapore's water supply, water abstraction and water usage in an integrated manner.
"We need industry and municipalities to be prepared to cope with climate extremes to ensure that water supply continues even in times of drought and floods," said Dr Kapil Kumar Narula, Executive Director and CEO of CII- Triveni Water Institute of the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII).
Discussions on joint training programs began this week at Singapore International Water Week (SIWW).
"We are also looking at new emerging pollutants from industries like microplastics in water and how to manage them," he said at the India Business Forum held as part of the SIWW on Thursday.
"We hope to see greater collaboration in these industrial areas and technologies," he said.
A high-level meeting between India and Singapore in the coming months will also address the issue of water resources, Indian High Commissioner Shilpak Ambule said in his keynote address at the forum.
"We really like to make the issue of water resources one of the important pillars of cooperation between our two countries," said the envoy, hoping to follow up on two or three concrete results of the business meetings at the SIWW.
The CII-Triveni Water Institute has initiated discussions with the Public Utilities Board (PUB) of Singapore in this regard.
CII-Triveni Water Institute brings together government, industry and community to work towards improving the efficiency of water resources at various levels and scales i.e. plant, city, district, state, river basin.
PUB is a statutory board under the Ministry of Sustainability and Environment (MSE). It is the national water agency, managing Singapore's water supply, water abstraction and water usage in an integrated manner.
"We need industry and municipalities to be prepared to cope with climate extremes to ensure that water supply continues even in times of drought and floods," said Dr Kapil Kumar Narula, Executive Director and CEO of CII- Triveni Water Institute of the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII).
Discussions on joint training programs began this week at Singapore International Water Week (SIWW).
"We are also looking at new emerging pollutants from industries like microplastics in water and how to manage them," he said at the India Business Forum held as part of the SIWW on Thursday.
"We hope to see greater collaboration in these industrial areas and technologies," he said.
A high-level meeting between India and Singapore in the coming months will also address the issue of water resources, Indian High Commissioner Shilpak Ambule said in his keynote address at the forum.
"We really like to make the issue of water resources one of the important pillars of cooperation between our two countries," said the envoy, hoping to follow up on two or three concrete results of the business meetings at the SIWW.
