In the concluding session of the two day International Workshop at Maharana Pratap University of Agriculture and Technology on “Urbanization of peri-Urban Regions: Challenges and Opportunities for security of Water, Food and Liveablity of Future Cities”  it was agreed upon that Development of Udaipur and its vicinity will be the subject of International Research.

International Research on development of sub urban areas in terms of safe drinking water, sewerage, waste disposal and reuse, increase in sources of income and environmental development will be carried out and its centre will be Udaipur, its vicinity and Rajasthan.

In this research Australia India Institute, International Water Management, University of Western Sydney, University of Melbourne, Maharana Pratap University of Agriculture and Technology and Vidya Bhawan will play the main part.

This information was given by Dr. B.L.Maheswari, Organising Secretary of International Workshop on Development of Vicinity and Sub-urban Areas. In this two days workshop 80 scientists, economists, voluntary workers and administrative officers from Australia, England, America, Africa, Uganda, Ghana, Iran, South Korea, Sri Lanka and India took part.

In different sessions the participants seriously discussed the problem of migration in cities, pollution of water sources and problem of waste disposal, food security, policy matters, institutional organization and socio-economic environmental condition.

Keeping Udaipur as the base of the research the scientists will also decide the standards of happy and healthy life. The major question discussed in the workshop was, “Is good infrastructure, like construction of roads, buildings, malls and expensive educational institute mark of happy and healthy life?”

With the help of various Case Studies it was revealed that fruits and vegetables for domestic use can be cultivated on the roofs of the houses with easy methods and limited water. This will increase the greenery and also help in getting pollution free fruits and vegetables.

The Chief Guest for the Closing Ceremony of the workshop was former Vice-chancellor, Dr. K.N.Nag and he said that for the development of Vicinity and Sub-urban Areas, development of policy makers, politicians and scientists is equally important with the development of common man.

Dr. N.S. Rathore, Dean CTAE, urged the scientists to make their research result oriented.

The vote of thanks was extended by Dr. R.C. Purohit, the Organising Secretary of the workshop.