IITR honours ex-NMCG chief with HRED River Ganga Rejuvenation Award 2021
The annual research award recognises and felicitates those with exceptional contribution towards Ganga rejuvenation work of scientific, social, environmental, legal and financial nature.
IIT Roorkee Director AK Chaturvedi honours Rajiv Ranjan Mishra.
The Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Roorkee honoured Rajiv Ranjan Mishra, former Director General of the National Mission for Clean Ganga (NMCG), with HRED River Ganga Rejuvenation Award 2021. The annual research award recognises and felicitates those with exceptional contribution towards Ganga rejuvenation work of scientific, social, environmental, legal and financial nature.
Rajiv Ranjan Mishra, an IIT Kanpur alumnus, spearheaded Namami Gange programme since 2018 till recently. He has contributed to Public Private Partnership (PPP) in waste water management through hybrid annuity mode and also in affordable housing. He also contributed to conservation of rivers beyond Ganga basin through National River Conservation Directorate (NRCD).
Awardee’s contribution towards Ganga rejuvenation pathbreaking: IITR Director
The award was presented by IIT Roorkee Director AK Chaturvedi. He said, “Rajiv Ranjan Mishra’s contributions towards Ganga rejuvenation are pathbreaking, manifold and sustained over a very long period of time. They are marked by his passion, personal attention, scientific approach and most importantly ability to take along people at the grassroots level as well as the political leadership. He has shaped government policy for Ganga rejuvenation in a manner that the impact is visible on the ground.”
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IITR is the seventh IIT recognised as an Institution of National Importance. IIT Roorkee is famous for its:
- Strong placements: IIT Roorkee has achieved a 100% placement rate during MBA placement drive of 2023. Top companies like DE Shaw, Uber, Microsoft, Flipkart, Samsung Research, and IBM Research participate in campus recruitment.
- Good infrastructure: IITR has well-equipped labs, lecture halls, and hostels with modern facilities.
- Knowledgeable and helpful faculty members: The faculty members at IIT Roorkee are PhD holders and have vast experience. The faculty-student ratio is about 1:3 at IIT Roorkee which is among the best in the country.
- Variety of technical and cultural clubs: The clubs provide opportunities for students to explore their interests and develop their skills.
Meanwhile, Mishra said, “Ultimate success and sustainability can be ensured with ownership of the river and its ecosystem by the people. The scope of the mission was expanded to go beyond cleaning to holistic rejuvenation and to include improving flow and ecology with environmental flow, afforestation, tributaries clean-up, nurturing of wetlands, natural springs, redevelopment of river fronts, sustainable agriculture and other aspects of basin management. Also, Ganga River Basin Management Plan by consortium of IITs provided the comprehensive long-term vision, thus, helping lay the foundation for Namami Gange Mission.”
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