Faridabad Urban WASH (Water, Sanitation and Hygiene) Lab Project
Municipal Corporation Faridabad (MCF), National Institute of Urban Affairs (NIUA), and Manav Rachna International Institute of Research and Studies (MRIIRS) signed a Tripartite Agreement to establish a WASH (Water, Sanitation and Hygiene) Lab at Manav Rachna Campus. The Advanced Water Technology & Management Centre of Excellence has been allocated Wash Innovative Lab supported by USAID involving a funding of Rs. 20 lakhs to undertake various activities pertaining to water.
http://www.todaybhaskar.com/wash-lab-will-be-established-in-manav-rachna-university/
- NIUA has implemented Innovation Hub for Urban Water, Sanitation, Hygiene Solutions (IHUWASH) project that is duly funded by the United States Agency of International Development (USAID). A joint initiative of NIUA, TARU Leading Edge, IRC and Ennovent, this project is aimed to improve the performance of urban WASH programs with a collaborative framework. The IHUWASH project is being implemented in the Faridabad, Mysuru, Udaipur cities. The overarching goal of the project is to improve the urban WASH service delivery system by sourcing and accelerating innovative solutions.
- Considering the importance of academia and innovation in this aspect, Manav Rachna International Institute of Research and Studies is committed to sharing the available knowledge to improve the services for the citizens of the Faridabad and contribute to the betterment of the society. Additionally, the project is also expected to create an ecosystem that fosters innovations, and encourage entrepreneurship in the WASH sector.
- Under this initiative, a WASH Innovation Lab has been set up at Manav Rachna campus to institutionalize a self-sustainable WASH advisory support mechanism for MCF and Government of Haryana, in order to build an ecosystem for WASH innovations in Faridabad, extending to Haryana.
The objective of the establishment of WASH Lab at Manav Rachna is to provide advisory support to MCF in WASH sector; create partnership with private entities and industries to ensure sustainability of WASH innovation Lab beyond the Agreement Tenure; conduct training, workshops, capacity building program to enhance capacity of government officials in implementing WASH Innovations in urban areas and thereby achieving goals of SBM, AMRUT and SCM more effectively; and carry out evidenced based research to improve designs of WASH infrastructure and systems.
A consultation workshop on WASH (Water, Sanitation and Hygiene) forum was held at MRIIRS. It was jointly organized by the WASH Innovation Lab at MRIIRS, Municipal Corporation of Faridabad and National Institute of Urban Affairs.
https://twitter.com/manav_rachna/status/1115560171005251585
https://manavrachna.edu.in/latest/press-release-consultation-workshop-on-wash-forum/
Participation at WASH Innovation Summit: Dr. Sarita Sachdeva, Dean Research, MRIIRS presenting her thoughts on Catalyzing Innovative WASH solutions through Partnerships
https://insights.eletsonline.com/2018/11/catalyzing-innovative-wash-solutions-through-partnerships/
Capacity Building Programme for Municipal Corporation officials by WASH Lab under IHUWASH Project
https://egov.eletsonline.com/2018/12/capacity-building-programme-for-municipal-corporation-officials-by-wash-lab-under-ihuwash-project/
The objective of the workshop was to map and assess WASH issues that are prevailing in the city which need to be addressed. There was also requirement to facilitate the ongoing processes and activities of Municipal Corporation of Faridabad (MCF) towards effectively improve urban WASH situation in Faridabad. This interactive workshop was attended by 43 representatives from various stakeholders’ agencies and key players including RWA, industries, NGOs, academia, State and Central Government organisations, private agencies and all the three partners NIUA, MCF and MRIIRS. The event was convened by WASH Chair Dr DK Chadha.
