Empowering Students for Ground-Level Action – Mannanchery Grama Panchayat
Activities As part of the Vembanad Rejuvenation Project, led by the District Collector of Alappuzha, a student training session was held on May 23, 2025, at the Mannanchery Grama Panchayat Community Hall.👩💻 Students from Carmel Engineering College were introduced to the household sanitation survey methodology by Jishnu, Jesna, and Padmarekha from the TAGS Forum team.📲 […]
Stakeholders Unite for Sanitation Survey – Aryad Grama Panchayat
Activities On May 21, 2025, a stakeholder meeting was held at hashtag#Aryad Grama Panchayat as part of the Vembanad Rejuvenation Project, led by the District Collector Alappuzha With the participation of the Panchayat President, ward members, and local residents, the meeting introduced the upcoming household sanitation survey. The community pledged support for student volunteers and […]
Unpacking the Pollution Footprint of Houseboats in Vembanad Lake
Activities At Technology and Governance Support Forum and the Living Lab Alleppey we recently conducted a pilot survey to estimate the waste leakage from houseboats operating in Vembanad Lake, a Ramsar-listed wetland and a critical ecological and tourism hub for Kerala. This preliminary study offers a revealing snapshot of the pressures on the lake from […]
Mapathon – Mapping the Unseen: Laying the Groundwork for a Digital Canal Observatory in Kerala
Activities In Cherthala Municipality, Alappuzha district, we Technology and Governance Support Forum and Living Lab Alleppey recently completed a full-scale demonstration of canal and drainage mapping—documenting the length, width, and connectivity of every stream using digital tools and a technically grounded, low-cost approach. Developed through multiple pilots and iterations, this effort was conducted by the […]
stakeholder meeting
Activities As part of the Vembanad Rejuvenation Project, led by the District Collector Alappuzha, a training session and stakeholder meeting were held on May 19, 2025, at hashtag#Muhamma Grama Panchayat.🕙 🎓 Around 30 students from NSS College, Cherthala and Mar Gregorios College, Punnapra were trained in survey methodology, including familiarization with the questionnaire and hands-on […]
Expedition 2025
Activities The Living Lab Alleppeyv Summer Internship Program a collaborative initiative by TAG Support Forum and IIT Bombay—kicked off on May 2, 2025, welcoming a new batch of passionate interns ready to dive into community-centered innovation.As part of our inaugural week, students had the incredible opportunity to engage with Prof. N.C. Narayanan, ADCPS, IIT Bombay. […]
Winter School on Climate Adaptation: Indo-German Collaboration
Activities A winter school was organised as part of the The Indo-German Partnership (IGP) project joined by students and scholars from Ashank Desai Centre for Policy Studies, IIT Bombay and Technical University of Munich. The larger theme of the school was Climate Adaptation in a Coastal Delta’. As part of the school, the group paid […]
Surveying AS Canal: Students Join Hands for Water Body Restoration
Activities The Living Lab Alleppey and TAGS team, in collaboration with Cherthala Municipality, has successfully completed the first phase of the AS Canal survey. Around 60 students from Alappuzha Punnapra Engineering College and Naipunya College of Management in Cherthala participated in the initiative. The students first attended a training session. They learned techniques for canal […]
Winter School 2022 Kicks Off in Kuttanad
The Winter School 2022 has begun, bringing together around 25 research students from IIT Bombay and the Technical University of Munich, Germany, to study the recurring flooding challenges in Kuttanad. Over the course of four days, the study team will visit flood-affected regions of Kuttanad and engage in dialogues with farmers, local representatives, and community […]
Towards Brown Gold – International Engagement in Alappuzha
As part of the “Towards Brown Gold” project, an international study team comprising 22 members from England, Ethiopia, Ghana, India, and Nepal visited Alappuzha to explore challenges and opportunities in Fecal Sludge Management (FSM). The delegation, including research scholars, professionals, and NGO representatives, engaged with key stakeholders leading Alappuzha’s waste management initiatives – from Haritha […]