An Open Day was organized to provide an opportunity to key stakeholders from the government, partners and media to officially inaugurate the site and engage in informal discussion about the project. The day was divided into two half’s, first a brief meeting where the project concept was introduced by the team leader which followed by an enthusiastic discussion between different stakeholders including government officials and media. Post this the team proceeded to the field site for a site inspection and engagement with local community. For the briefing, Mr Amit Kishore (IAS) who is the Chief Development Officer of Rampur (Uttar Pradesh, India) was the chief guest. High ranking officials both from the state and central water related departments were also present.
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