May 8, 2026: Dr. Bharat Kakade, President and Managing Trustee of BAIF Development Research Foundation, has been nominated as a Member of the Advisory Board of the prestigious National Water Academy (NWA), Central Water Commission (CWC), Pune with effect from May 8, 2026 for a period of three years.
The NWA serves as a Centre of Excellence for imparting training in the development and management of water resources to serving engineers deputed from Central and State agencies. The CWC is a premier technical organisation in the country which is affiliated to the Department of Water Resources, River Development and Ganga Rejuvenation, Ministry of Jal Shakti, Government of India.
With his vast experience spanning nearly three and a half decades in natural resources management and innovative water resources development models in diverse agro-ecological regions of the country, the programmes implemented under the leadership of Dr. Kakade have resulted in the transformation of thousands of water-deficit villages into water-surplus villages.
Hearty congratulations to Dr. Kakade on this admirable nomination which will go a long way in strengthening and conserving the water reserves in the country through his extensive experience in sustainable water resources management and stewardship.
