No. KKV/DNS-A/12809/93 6 September 1993
Ms. Tripat Tuteja, Officer on Special Duty
Indian Institute of Ecology and Environment, New Delhi - 110 030
Sub : Memorandum of Understanding between the Konkan Krishi Vidyapeeth and Indian Institute of Ecology and Environment.
Ref. : Your letter No. IIEE/AU/MoU/93
I am directed to refer to your letter cited above and to forward the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) duly signed by Dr. S.B. Kadrekar, Hon. Vice-Chancellor, of this University for your record and further action.
Thanking you,
Yours faithfully,
Encl : As above. Dean, Faculty of Agriculture
This Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) signed between Indian Institute of Ecology and Environment, New Delhi and Konkan Krishi Vidyapeeth, Dapoli for mutual cooperation witnesseth in the following lines :
1. Indian Institute of Ecology and Environment, New Delhi has the appropriate technology for the transfer of knowledge in the areas of ecology and environment in general and environmental engineering, impact assessment, pollution monitoring and control, systems analysis, wildlife conservation, environmental education and environmental laws in particular. Indian Institute of Ecology and Environment (IIEE) wishes to present all its publications, research findings and the occasional monographs free of charge for the proper awareness of environmental education movement in India. Hence the role of IIEE through this MoU will be:
a) to present all the occasional monographs free of charge.
b) to present all the research reports whenever needed.
c) to help prepare and revise Graduate, Master's and Doctoral Programmes on environment and related subjects.
d) to guide in preparation of project proposals to be funded by different International Bodies.
e) to have programmes, seminars, workshops etc. jointly organised for protecting our environment at any mutually decided locations.
f) to allow the alumnis of the collaborating Organisation to pursue the study and research programmes. That way the students and researchers of both Institutions will be able to exchange ideas by visiting the campuses at New Delhi as well as Ratnagiri, Maharashtra.
2. Konkan Krishi Vidyapeeth, Dapoli will agree with this MoU and in return cooperate with IIEE in the following ways :
a) to present the publication, information and knowledge for mutual exchange of ideas in the areas of ecology and environment for its use by the students, faculty and others.
b) to help IIEE in the curriculum design or in updating the existing curriculum in the emerging fields.
c) to treat the Post Graduate Programme in Ecology & Environment of IIEE at par with Master's Programme of Konkan Krishi Vidyapeeth, Dapoli (M.S.).
d) to allow and register the Post Graduates of IIEE for pursuing Doctoral programmes (D.Litt/Ph.D.) with supervisors and guides from both bodies having the residency requirements to be mutually decided. This will help the alumnis of IIEE to conduct and continue research for the protection of environment in the neighbouring areas.
e) to implement the environment friendly projects, with the help of local administration, industrialists, students and the faculty on the guidelines suggested by IIEE. This will help in having a thicker relationship with the State/Central Government as well as the Industrialists for having a better industry-academics interaction for the vocationalisation of environmental careers.
14 July 1993
Prof. P R Trivedi, Chairman, IIEE Dr. S B Kadrekar, V C, KKV