IIT Roorkee Committed To Rebuilding Lives In Uttarakhand: Director

"Several projects are already in process that incorporate modern design methods with traditional crafts," Banerji told IANS.

A B.Tech graduate from IIT Delhi himself, he welcomes the Narendra Modi government's focus on skill development as he feels that skills and knowledge are the "driving forces of economic growth and social development" for any country.

He said IIT Roorkee faculty was part of many of the Skills Mentor Councils set up by the labour and employment ministry to improve vocational training in India in various sectors of the economy.

"In addition, a construction technology innovation centre is being set up in IIT Roorkee by the ministry, to work with vocational training institute students and graduates to create innovative technology and processes for application in the construction industry," he said.

"The overall mission of IIT Roorkee is to manage the conflict between the aspirations of the people of Uttarakhand and the needs of the tourism industry on one side and the water resources and the fragile Himalayan ecology on the other side, by developing sustainable solutions that address all the axes mentioned above," he added.

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