Teri University with Coca-Cola have set up an academic department which offers two courses in conserving, managing and efficiently utilizing the country's water resources. This step has been taken in order to develop a "globally competitive" cadre of young water management professionals.

The 'Coca-Cola Department of Regional Water Studies,' which was inaugurated, recently will respond to the needs of creating new knowledge and capacity in water related issues towards a better, holistic approach to water management. Deepak Jolly, Vice President of Coca-Cola's public affairs and communication in India and southwest Asia said, “This initiative is like a golden triangle of government, business and civil society with academia to find solutions to the water management.” He also added, “It is an investment with a vision for the future."
 

"India needs to urgently build the capacity to conserve, manage and efficiently utilize all its available water resources, including in the remotest parts of the country and across boundaries," said Leena Srivastava, vice chancellor of TERI University, which was set up in 1998 and granted its present status in 1999.
 

"The program aims to safeguard water as a resource and educate students and working professionals in the field of scientific planning, utilizing modern techniques and analytical capabilities and with innovative projects for water management," she added.

Interested aspirants can apply for an MTech or MSc programs in water science and governance and submit their applications at The Energy and Resource Institute (TERI) campus in south Delhi's Vasant Kunj till June 16.