Pune: Scitech Park helps Sahyadri tribals get safe drinking water

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Commenting on the occasion, Rajendra Jagdale, Director General and CEO, Scitech Park, said, “The institution has taken up the mission to provide sustainable, long-term, technology-based solutions to reduce the problem of undernourishment and malnutrition. Though, Mumbai has been the financial capital of the nation for decades and Thane shows the highest GDP growth in the country, the Sahyadri ranges of the Western Ghats in the vicinity of Mumbai are bereft of any sign of modern development. While providing nutritious diet at affordable cost is also important, the availability of clean and safe drinking water is the primary requirement, to arrest incidences of waterborne disease and help solve malnutrition.”

On the occasion, Palghar district collector Abhijeet Bangar, who played a crucial role in identifying the villages of Dolhara and Sakhari, expressed his desire that the program be quickly taken up to provide relief to the suffering homesteads of the entire Mokhada and Jawahar area, which is known for its backwardness.