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Kerala State Council for Science, Technology, and Environment organises ‘inception workshop’ for drafting plan
November 13, 2023 08:36 pm | Updated 08:36 pm IST - THIRUVANANTHAPURAM
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The State government has kicked off the process of creating a State Specific Action Plan on the water sector.
In a nutshell, the plan would cover all aspects of water resources in Kerala, with the aim of promoting sustainability in their management and utilisation in the context of climate change and global warming.
The Kerala State Council for Science, Technology, and Environment (KSCSTE) is drafting the state specific action plan (SSAP) on behalf of the Irrigation Design and Research Board (IDRB), the nodal agency for the Kerala plan.
The SSAP will cover everything related to the State’s water resources – rainfall, surface and ground water resources included – and all sectors impacted by changes affecting these resources such as agriculture, water supply, health, livestock, reservoir management and tourism, K. P. Sudheer, Executive Vice President, KSCSTE, told The Hindu. “The first impact of global warming is on the water cycle. The variations in its components impact all sectors. So far we have not created a water-specific action plan,” Prof. Sudheer said.
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