Project SLCR Secretariat

Establishment of Secretariat

Smart Laboratory on Clean Rivers - Varanasi

About SLCR Secretariat

The Smart Laboratory on Clean Rivers (SLCR), an initiative of IIT (BHU) and NMCG under the India-Denmark Green Strategic Partnership, established in Varanasi, is dedicated to bringing global sustainable solutions to current challenges in the field of clean rivers for the rejuvenation of streams and rivers through collaborative efforts with government bodies, institutions, technology providers, and local communities, using a living-lab approach at the Varuna River.

The Secretariat of Smart Laboratory on Clean Rivers (SLCR) in Varanasi has been set up in Department of Civil Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi under the Green Strategic Partnership between India and Denmark. Work is ongoing by a team of dedicated officials on the various aspects of sustainable and holistic rejuvenation of small rivers initiating in river Varuna in Varanasi which is being established as a living lab for small rivers wherein various activities and projects are being taken up in the initial phase.

Key Objectives

SLCR will develop the repository of all collected knowledge and technologies, which can be shared through various initiatives like River Cities Alliance/Global River Cities Alliance to perform rejuvenation work on other small rivers or tributaries in India and in GRCA member countries.
Create a platform between Government authorities, Knowledge institutions, technology providers and citizens for knowledge sharing and co-creation to achieve clean river water.
To bring the global solutions on current challenges in the field of clean river water and conduct research and development to fit in real environment through Living lab approach to make them scalable and economically attractive.
To Support NMCG in achieving its vision by focusing on small rivers & provide preliminary solution for the local problems and provide inputs for Urban River Management Plans and other interventions being carried out by other agencies.