Excelsior Correspondent
NEW DELHI, Dec 12: Aimed to strengthen scientific and technological solutions in India’s water sector, Union Minister of Jal Shakti, C R Patil today launched the ‘Jal Shakti Hackathon 2025.
The initiative is aligned with the vision of PM Narendra Modi and his emphasis on ‘Water Vision @2047’.
Speaking on the occasion, Union Minister C R Patil described the Jal Shakti Hackathon 2025 as a national movement rather than a mere competition, designed to mobilise the country’s collective talent to build a secure, inclusive and technology-driven water future for India.
He said, “The Jal Shakti Hackathon-2025 should be seen as a national movement rather than a conventional competition, calling on students, researchers, start-ups and innovators to contribute their ideas to build a “secure, sustainable and technology-driven water future for India.”
The Minister stressed that the country’s growing water challenges demand multi-disciplinary thinking and collaborative problem-solving.
The Bharat-WIN Portal, also unveiled alongside the hackathon, is designed to function as a central platform connecting innovators, institutions, industry and Government agencies.
The Minister noted that the government is committed to empowering young talent and fostering breakthrough technologies in key areas such as groundwater recharge, wastewater treatment, river basin management, urban water systems and climate-resilient water infrastructure.
“The hackathon will help mainstream cutting-edge tools, including AI, IoT, sensor-based monitoring and advanced modelling, to address India’s long-term water security,” the Minister added.
The priority areas include, water resource management, wastewater treatment, water-use efficiency, circular economy, precision agriculture, rainwater harvesting, river-basin, flood management and hydrological modelling .
Under this programme, the National Institute of Hydrology (NIH), Roorkee has been designated as the Project Implementation Agency (PIA).
Dr Y R S Rao, Director, NIH appealing youth, start-ups, researchers, engineers and citizen scientists from every corner of the country to submit their creative, innovation-based proposals in a simple and fast manner at the BHARAT-WIN portal (https://bharatwin.mowr.gov.in).
The hackathon winners will receive a grant of Rs 1 lakh for developing Proof-of-Concept (PoC).
Interested participants can register on the portal and upload their water-related innovative ideas in a maximum of 500 words.
The last date for submission is 14 January 2026.
Follow our WhatsApp channel
