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The Australian authorities is keen to forge partnerships with Tamil Nadu, specifically Chennai, and stock its expertise and innovative technologies done commercialized and organization collaborations for amended h2o management, said Karlene Maywald, South Australian Water Ambassador, Department for Environment and Water, Government of South Australia, present connected Friday.
In an interrogation with The Hindu, she highlighted Australia’s immense acquisition successful tackling assorted challenges from scarce rainfall to floods. “We privation to stock with Tamil Nadu, and Chennai successful particular, the expertise that comes with knowing the complexities of h2o management. We purpose to showcase innovative and affordable technologies for h2o systems to guarantee a steadfast drinking h2o supply,” she said.
Ms. Maywald accompanied an Australian delegation that visited Chennai connected Friday to research partnerships with the Tamil Nadu h2o industry. The sojourn was organised by the Australian Trade and Investment Commission nether the Australian Government’s Australia India Business Exchange Programme and supported by the Department of State Development, Government of South Australia.
Elaborating connected the delegation’s gathering with manufacture stakeholders and authorities agencies, she said the sojourn aimed to showcase technologies successful assorted areas, including storm-water drain (SWD) absorption with artificial-intelligence driven solutions, h2o and sewer pipeline information appraisal technologies, and innovative approaches for rainwater collection.
“For instance, we person sensors to measurement h2o levels successful SWDs and observe blockages for amended flood management. There are companies offering pipeline information appraisal solutions and precocious technologies for h2o prime analysis. Data postulation and its usage for determination making is different country of expertise,” she said.
Australia besides has important expertise successful utilizing reclaimed h2o crossed sectors and gathering resilient cities done circular system practices. Noting that Australia’s h2o absorption travel has yielded galore lessons, Ms. Maywald said: “We person overmuch to stock connected a government-to-government level and with utilities. Both governments are focused connected strengthening bilateral relations done trade. Another commercialized statement presently nether dialog volition further heighten opportunities for Indian and Australian businesses.”
On the similarities betwixt the 2 countries connected h2o challenges, she said: “Australia’s landscapes and upwind patterns person created opportunities to make innovative h2o absorption technologies. We privation to stock technologies and cognition applicable to Tamil Nadu and its cities for managing h2o resources and infrastructure.”
While the delegation’s sojourn focused connected gathering commercialized relations to instrumentality innovative solutions successful the State, the Australian authorities is besides keen connected capableness gathering done accredited people for h2o operators.
Highlighting the request to code clime alteration wrong the Indian context, Ms. Maywald added: “We don’t person each the answers to each problems. But we person a travel and acquisition that whitethorn alteration India to conscionable challenges successful h2o absorption and clime change. Collaboration with India volition besides assistance Australia to standard up its innovations.”
