PAU organises Winter School on AI for Water Management; Check Details Here

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Dr JP Singh, Professor and Head of the department, PAU is the course director and Dr Chetan Singla, Scientist and Dr Amina Raheja, Scientist are the course coordinators.

PAU organises Winter School on AI for Water Management

New Delhi: Department of Soil and Water Engineering, Punjab Agricultural University (PAU) is conducting a the winter school on artificial intelligence (AI) for water resource management in agriculture. The 21 day winter school is being sponsored by the Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR).

Dr JP Singh, Professor and Head of the department, PAU is the course director and Dr Chetan Singla, Scientist and Dr Amina Raheja, Scientist are the course coordinators. The inaugural session of the winter school was attended by the participants from various states of India, heads of the departments of the PAU College of Agricultural Engineering and Technology (COAET) and faculty members.

The chief guest Dr Manav Indra Singh Gill, Dean, Postgraduate Studies, PAU, impressed upon the trainees to enrich knowledge in the new emerging field of AI, IOT and other digital technologies from this winter school and apply the same for agricultural water management.

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ICAR-ATARI director Parvender Sheoran, who was the guest of honour on the occasion, said, “AI is emerging as a new digital technology. Scientists should adopt the technology for agricultural growth considering its pros and cons.” Stating that water was a crucial resource, he underlined the need for its judicious use and management.

In his presidential remarks, College of Agricultural Engineering and Technology dean Manjeet Singh apprised the participants of the history of AI and its usage in different fields of agriculture. Highlighting the importance of winter school, JP Singh informed that various lectures on the emerging topic of “AI for water resource management in agriculture” will reform and transform the farming which at present was passing through pressing challenges.

Soil and engineering department scientist Amina Raheja welcomed the participants and gave an overview of the topics to be covered during this training programme.

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