The Hindu mentions IRC work in Kerala
Updated - Saturday 02 June 2012
A team from the IRC International Water and Sanitation Centre (IRC) visited the Mundathicode panchayat recently to study initiatives in the water and sanitation sectors and decentralisation, reported The Hindu newspaper from Kerala on 10 May 2012. The team, headed by Nico Terra, IRC director, interacted with local body representatives and beneficiaries of various schemes. The team also met P.P. Balan, director of the Kerala Institute of Local Administration (KILA).
The team also studied the impact of the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA)-assisted Kerala Water Authority (KWA) schemes implemented in the State.
Recently, IRC had signed an agreement to train high-level Indian officials in the water, sanitation, hygiene sectors in the Netherlands for a year.
The IRC team headed by Nico Terra visited Kerala, India, together with Joep Verhagen, Kurian Baby and Marieke de Groot from 6 – 16 May 2012. The aim of the visit was to meet with representatives of the Government of India and go to projects in Kerala and Hyderabad. IRC plans to build a strong sector support progamme in India and the region.
