The Indian Water Works Association is a voluntary organization of Professionals concerned with WATER.
WATER for Municipal, Industrial & Agricultural uses.
WASTE WATER collection, treatment, disposal and reuse.
The Association founded in 1968 (and registered under the Societies Registration Act of 1961) with headquarter in Mumbai and 35 IWWA centers in the Country; presently has membership of 11,000 plus professionals spread all over the country and abroad. To cite a few, they include:The decision makers in Water & Waste Water Sector such as Chief Engineers and Heads of Departments of Government and Semi - Govt. Organizations.
The policy implementing Engineers, Scientists, Hydro-Geologists, Environmentalists, Chemists, Biologists etc.
The beneficiary & contributing organizations of the Sector viz. Municipalities, Water Supply and Sewerage Boards, Pollution Control Boards, Irrigation Departments, Engineering &Science Colleges, Research Institutes etc.
The supporting limbs of the Sector viz. Industrial Houses, Equipment Manufacturers, Consultants, Contractors etc.
To promote environmental awareness related to water and wastewater treatment & disposal
The Objective of IWWA is to stimulate and promote the development of Science, Technology, Economics, Environment, Ecology and Social Sciences in managing the Water; both fresh and waste water. It provides a common platform for the persons and organizations working in this sector to exchange views, share ideas, disseminate information and knowledge about new and appropriate technologies for improving and upgrading the services.
IWWA is now in its fifties and have accumulated good experience in the promotion and transfer of knowledge in Water and Waste Water management, Science & Technology and handling the related issues. It serves to promote programs to accelerate and enhance sustainable growth of Water and Waste Water systems in INDIA. At the International level, it has relations with other similar Associations such as:
International Water Association (IWA)
American Water Works Association (AWWA)
Japan Water Works Association (JWWA)
Global Water Partnership (GWP)
World Water Council (WWC)
India Water Partnership (IWP)
These linkages provide a vista to the members of the Association to exchange and promote ideas at international level.
| Sr. No. | Title of Activity | Resource Person | Year of the activity | Number of students participated in such activities |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| IWWA Monthly Guest Lecture Series topic "Historical Water Resources Management of India" at IWWA Hall Nagpur | Dr. Ashwini Mirajkar, Associate Professor, Dept. of Civil Engg., VNIT Nagpur | 31.07.2024 | 11 | |
| ARTEX Forum Reinstallation, IWWA Students' Chapter Reformation, Students Felicitation & Expert Lecture on topic "Waste to Energy: Fueling a Sustainable Future" | Dr. O. N. Mukherjee, Chairman, Dr. P. K. Jain Vice Chairman and Dr. Isha Khedikar, Secretary (IWWA Nagpur Centre) |
07.08.2024 | 135 | |
| IWWA Monthly Guest Lecture Series, Dr. A. G. Bhole Endowment Lecture on "Occurrence of Per-and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS) in Drinking Water - Mapping, Monitoring and Mitigation" |
Dr. Sudrashan Kurwadkar, Profesor, Civil & Environmental Engineering, California State University, Fullerton (USA) | 20.08.2024 | 10 | |
| Industrial Site Visit to "Bhandewadi Sewage Trearment Plant" | Mr. Vinay Wadgaonkar (Plant Manager) & Mr. Ashish Charjan | 04.09.2024 | 30 | |
| IWWA Monthly Guest Lecture Series on topic "Universal Human Values in Holistic Education" | Dr. Sandip P. Tatewar, Ex Professor & Head Civil Engineering Department, Government Engineering College, Amravati | 04.09.2024 | 8 | |
| Guest Lecture on topic "Advances in Civil Engineering Softwares - BIM" | Mr. Sarang Pimpalkar and Mr. Nikhil Dhawale, Senior BIM consultants, Nagpur | 13.09.2024 | 73 | |
| Site visit to "CSIR-NEERI, Nagpur" | Mr. Prakash Kumbhare, Senior Principal Scientist | 04.10.2024 | 62 | |
| IWWA Monthly Guest Lecture Series, "Late Dr. S. S. Kulkarni Memorial Lecture" on "Structural Design of Water Retaining Structures with Case Studies" |
Dr. Minal Dehadrai, Director, Aquades Structural Consultants (P) Ltd. |
21.10.2024 | 9 | |
| Guest Lecture for B.Tech 1st year students on topic “Exploring Collaborative Educational & Research Opportunities in USA” | Dr. Sudarshan T. Kurwadkar, Professor at Department of Civil & Environmental Engineering, California State University, Fullerton (USA) | 13.11.2024 | 145 | |
| IWWA Monthly Guest Lecture Series, Late Shri D. V. Date Memorial Lecture on “Circular Economy in Wastewater Treatment” |
Dr. Girish Pophali, Chief Scientist, CSIR-NEERI, Nagpur | 22.11.2024 | 6 | |
| Monthly Lecture Series topic "Integrated Water Resources Management-Mapping and Analysing the Maharashtra’s Most Critical Resources" on occasion of World Nature Conservation Day-2023 celebration at IWWA hall, Shankarnagar, Nagpur between 7pm to 9.30pm | Er. Subhash Deshpande, Former Secretary & Executive Director, Water Resources Department, Maharashtra and Dr. Kalpana Bhole, Former Executive Engineer, MJP Nagpur (9422122869) |
20.07.2023 | 12 | |
| Site Visit to "200 MLD Sewage Treatment Plant, Bhandewadi, Nagpur" | Mr. Vinay Wadgaonkar (9637303884), Er. Prashant Waghmare NMC Office (7020664477) Plant Manager, Bhandewadi Sewage Treatment plant, Nagpur (200 MLD) | 14.08.2023 | 38 | |
| Site visit to "CSIR-NEERI campus, Nagpur" | Mr. Prakash Kumbhare, Senior Principal Scientist, PRMMG, CSIR NEERI 9579042465 |
26.09.2022 | 55 | |
| Guest Lecture on "Recent Technologies in Waste Water Treatment with special emphasis on Moving Bed Bio Reactor (MBBR) Technology" | Dr. O. N. Mukherjee, Director, ONM consultants and Vice Chairman IWWA |
22.11.2022 | 45 | |
| Late Dr. P.R.Bhave Memorial Lecture series at Indian Water Works Association (IWWA) Nagpur Centre, Shankar Nagar, Nagpur between 7pm to 10pm Topic 1: "India's Policy on Achieving 24x7 Water Supply" Topic 2: "Modified Guidelines for Achieving 24x7 Water Supply" |
Dr. M. Dhinadhayalan, Advisor(PHEE), CPHEEO, New Delhi Dr. S.V. Dahasahasra, Member, National Task Force of 24x7 Water Supply and Expert Committee, Water Manual, MoHUA |
20.02.2023 | 13 | |
| Expert Lecture "Career Guidance in Civil Engineering Softwares" | Ms. Priyanka Kawale, Ms. Anjali Khote, Mr. Omesh Athar, Software Trainer & Design Engineer, Astral Informatics (P) Ltd. Nagpur 9923021166 |
02.03.2023 | 55 | |
| Forum Reinstallation, IWWA Student Chapter Establishment, Felicitation of Toppers, Expert Lecture on "Scope of Civil Engineers in Water Engineering" | Dr. O.N. Mukherjee Vice Chairman, IWWA Nagpur Centre 9422126526 Dr. Isha Khedikar Joint Secretary, IWWA Nagpur Centre 9890920906 |
03.03.2023 | 61 | |
| Site Visit at Gosekhurd Dam, (Wahi) Pauni, Bhandara | Mr. D. R. Patil (Junior Engineer), Ms. Sarita Harne(AE-II) and Shri. N. N. Thakare (CEA), Office-Assistant Engineer Gr-I, Gosikhurd | 18.03.2023 | 56 | |
| Expert Lecture to celebrate World Water Day-2023 at IWWA hall on topic "Accelerating change in Water And Wastewater Management" | Dr. Atul Vaidya, Director CSIR-NEERI, 07122249885, 9860201457 |
23.03.2023 | 15 | |
| Monthly Lecture Series topic "Remote Sensing for Sustainable Natural Resources Management" at IWWA hall on Earth Day-2023 Celebration | Dr. Ashok Kumar Joshi, Director, MRSAC, Dept. of Planning, GoM, Nagpur | 24.04.2023 | 10 | |
| Site visit to Water Treatment Plant, Khapri for First Year Civil Engineering Students | Dr. O. N. Mukherjee, Director ONM consultant and Vice Chairman IWWA (9422126526), AE Mr. Nagrale (9021440203) | 17.07.2023 | 45 | |
| Guest Lecture (E-Expert Talk Webinar) on “Drone Technology for Environmental Engineering” | Mr. Piyush Kokate, Senior Scientist, Energy & Resource Management Division, CSIR-NEERI, Nagpur. | 23.08.2021 | 83 | |
| Department of Civil engineering organised a Virtual (Online) site visit to CSIR-NEERI Nagpur. Mr. Prakash Kumbhare, Senior Principal Scientist, PRMMG guided this complete visit to following departments : 1)Water Technology & Management Division, 2) Air Pollution Control Division, 3) Waste Water Technology Division, Chemical & Hazardous Waste Management Division & 4) Harit Sangrahalaya. Virtual Site Visit coordinated by Prof. Mohitsingh Katoch. |
Mr. Prakash Kumbhare, Senior Principal Scientist, PRMMG, CSIR NEERI 9579042465 |
03.09.2021 | 91 | |
| E-Expert Talk: "Introduction to HEC-RAS software" | Mr. Vignesh Iyer, Associate Enginer at Stantc, Pune Region 8796479791 |
11.09.2021 | 88 | |
| Site Visit to "Sewage Treatment Plant, Bhandewadi" | Mr. Pramod Malshiraskar, 7043349544 | 12.03.2022 | 53 | |
| Guest lecture on "Irrigation Planning, Yield Studies and Simulation" | Er. Narayan Oke, 9850668441 |
22.03.2022 | 62 | |
| E- Expert talk (webinar) on “Planning of Drinking Water Supply Scheme” | Er. O. N. Mukharjee, Director, ONM Engineering Consultant, Nagpur & Hon. Secretary of IWWA |
14.08.2020 | 116 | |
| E- Expert talk (webinar) to commemorate WORLD ENVIRONMENT DAY-2021 on Topic “Water Quality Management: Impact On Water Quality Due to Covid-19 Lockdown” | Dr. Sandeep Kumar Shukla, Quality Manager and Research Officer, Wainganga Division, Central Water Commission, Govt. of India | 06.06.2021 | 250 | |
| Guest Lecture - Rain Water Harvesting | Er. O. N. Mukharjee, ONM Engineering Consultant, Nagpur & Hon. Secretary IWWA | 28.01.2020 | 79 | |
| Site Visit at Waste Water Treatment Plant, Bhandewadi, Nagpur | Mr. Anshuman (Resource person) | 01.02.2020 | 33 | |
| Industrial Site Visit to Gosekhurd Dam and Spillway Bhandara, Nagpur | Prof. Shivani Khanke (Coordinator) | 29.02.2020 | 30 | |
| WEBINAR to commemorate World Environment day was organized on the topic “Biotechnology based Solutions in Agriculture & Environment Sector” | Er. Milind Bodkhe | 05.06.2020 | 101 |
Historical Water Resources Management of India” at IWWA Nagpur Centre (31-07-2024)
ARTEX Forum Reinstallation, IWWA Student’s Chapter Reformation, Felicitation of Students & Expert Lecture "Waste to Energy: Fueling a Sustainable Future” (07-08-2024)
Occurrence of Per-and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS) in Drinking Water – Mapping, Monitoring and Mitigation” by Dr. Sudarshan Kurwadkar at IWWA Nagpur Centre (20-08-2024)
Site visit to Bhandewadi Sewage Treatment Plant (200 MLD), Nagpur (02.03.2023)
“Universal Human Values in Holistic Education” by Dr. Sandip Tatewar at IWWA Nagpur Centre (04-09-2024)
“Site Visit to CSIR-NEERI Campus” on 83rd CSIR Foundation Day (04-10-2024)
“Structural Design of Water Retaining Structures with Case Studies” by Er. Minal Dehadrai at IWWA Nagpur Centre (21-10-2024)
Guest lecture on "Exploring Collaborative Educational & Research Opportunities in USA" for B.Tech 1st year students by Dr. Sudarshan T. Kurwadkar (13-11-2024)
“Circular Economy in Wastewater Treatment” by Dr. Girish Pophali at IWWA Nagpur Centre (22-11-2024)
World Nature Conservation Day-2023 celebration at Indian Water Works Association (IWWA) Nagpur Centre, between 7.00 pm to 9.00 pm (20.07.2023)
Faculty members, Expert and Students during site visit to “200 MLD Bhandewadi Sewage Treatment Plant Nagpur”(14.08.2023)
Site Visit to CSIR-NEERI Campus on 81stCSIR Foundation Day (26.09.2022)
Guest Lecture on “Recent Technologies in Waste Water Treatment with special emphasis on Moving Bed Bio Reactor (MBBR) Technology” by Dr. O. N. Mukherjee (22.11.2022)
Late Dr. P.R. Bhave Memorial Lecture series at Indian Water Works Association (IWWA) Nagpur Centre, Shankar Nagar, Nagpur between 7pm to 10pm (20.02.2023)
Expert lecture on “Career Guidance in Civil Engineering Softwares” by Ms. Priyanka Kawale, Ms. Anjali Khote, Mr. Omesh Athar from Astral Informatics (P) Ltd. Nagpur (02.03.2023)
ARTEX Forum Reinstallation, IWWA Student Chapter Establishment, Felicitation of Toppers and Expert Lecture on "Scope of Civil Engineers in Water Engineering” (03.03.2023)
Site Visit to “Gosikhurd Dam, (Wahi) Pauni, district Bhandara” (18.03.2023)
World Water Day-2023 celebration at Indian Water Works Association (IWWA) Nagpur Centre, between 7pm to 9pm (23.03.2023)
E-Expert Talk on “Drone Technology for Environmental Engineering” by Mr. Piyush Kokate, Senior Scientist, Energy & Resource Management Division, CSIR-NEERI, Nagpur (23.08.2021)
E-Expert Talk on “Drone Technology for Environmental Engineering” by Mr. Piyush Kokate, Senior Scientist, Energy & Resource Management Division, CSIR-NEERI, Nagpur (23.08.2021)
Online (Virtual) Site Visit at CSIR-NEERI, Nagpur with Mr. Mohitsingh Katoch(03.09.2021)
E-Expert Talk on “Introduction to HEC-RAS (Software)” by Mr. Vignesh Iyer, Associate Enginer at Stantc, Pune Region(11.09.2021)
Site visit to “Sewage Treatment Plant, Bhandewadi” (12.03.2022)
Guest Lecture on “Irrigation Planning, Yield Studies and Simulation” by Er. Narayan Oke (22.03.2022)
E-Expert Talk (webinar) on “Planning of Drinking Water Supply Scheme”, by Er. O. N. Mukharjee, Director,ONM Engineering Consultant, Nagpur & Hon. Secretary of IWWANagpur (14.08.2020)
E-Expert Talk (webinar) on “Water Quality Management: Impact on Water Quality due to Covid-19 Lockdown” by Dr.Sandeep Kumar Shukla, CWC Govt. of India(06.06.2021)
Guest lecture on "Rain Water Harvesting" (28-01-2020) by Er. O.N. Mukharjee, ONM Engineering consultant, Nagpur & Hon. Secretory IWWA.
Site visit to Waste Water Treatment Plant, Bhandewadi, Mr. Anshuman with Students and faculty (01/02/2020)
Industrial Site Visit to Gosekhurd Dam and Spillway Bhandara, Nagpur (29/02/2020).
Welcome on the topic "Biotechnology based solutions in Agriculture & Environment Sector" (05/06/2020)
