Students of Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel Institute of Technology visit The City Palace, Udaipur.
Six students of Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel Institute of Technology, College of Archi, Vasad, Gujrat visited The city Palace Udaipur on a four-day study tour from 19th July to 24th July 2008 with their professor, Mr. Kartik Vora.

 
Thakur Bhupendra Singh of Auwa, Dr. Mayank Gupta and
Mr. Kartik Vora with the students

The tour was orchestrated by Thakur Bhupendra Singh Auwa, Deputy Secretary – Administration, Maharana of Mewar Charitable Foundation and Dr. Mayank Gupta, Deputy Secretary – Development, Maharana of Mewar Charitable Foundation. The students expressed delight at the opportunity of learning about Contextual Architecture, Urban Planning, Construction Techniques and Art & Cultural Heritage of Mewar. During their tour it was explained how the City Palace has evolved since it was founded in 1559 and the new techniques being applied today to ensure its preservation for future generations. The students submitted a report on the movement of tourists in The City Palace and are preparing a study model.

Workshop on 'Sustainability of Lake Remediation and Interventions'
A workshop on 'Sustainability of Lake Remediation and Interventions' took place between the 22nd to 25th July, 2008 at Hyderabad. It was organized by Japan International Co-operation Agency (JICA), Japan & Hyderabad Urban Development Authority (HUDA), India and supported by International Lake Environment Committee (ILEC) Foundation, Japan.
Dr. Narpat Singh Rathore, resource person of Maharana of Mewar Charitable Foundation, The City Palace Complex, Udaipur and presently an Associate Professor, Department of Geography, University College of Social Science and Humanities, Mohanlal Sukhadia University, Udaipur presented a paper during the workshop. He covered the topic ' Preservation and Sustenance of Natural Heritage: The Lake network of Udaipur Basin, South Rajasthan'.
In his presentation he explained to the audience that beginning in the 16th century, The Maharanas of Udaipur had developed an indigenous system of water conservation and management.
A network of eight man-made lakes evolved, Fateh Sagar, Rang Sagar, Pichola, Swaroop Sagar, Goverdhan Sagar, Kumharia Talab, Amarkund and Dudh Talai
This unique interlinking system supported by rivers and tributaries in the Udaipur basin further extends into regional level lakes such as Udai Sagar. As early as 1562 Rana Udai Singh II pioneered a water shed area by creating Udai Sagar lake across the Ahar River. In 1890 Maharana Fateh Singh diverted surplus rainwater from Ahar river to feed Fateh Sagar lake.
This network of lakes is an exemplary example of conservation methods showing how water shed management, river inter-linkage, river diversion, lake inter-linkage can successfully be utilised.