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A Brain Storming Session on ‘Surface and Ground Water Resources of Odisha: Status, Policy and Strategy’ was organised by the Society of Geoscientists and Technologists (SGAT) in association with the Geological Society of India on 20th May 2018 at Bhubaneswar as part of the latter’s Diamond Jubilee celebrations. It was attended by representatives of Geological Society of India, Geological Survey of India (GSI), Central Ground Water Board, Directorate of Geology (Govt. of Odisha), College of Agricultural Engineering and Technology (Orissa University of Agriculture and Technology), Odisha State Pollution Control Board, Odisha Environmental Society and council members of SGAT. The objective of the Session was to deliberate on the water resources potential of Odisha. The half-day session was inaugurated with Shri G.P. Mohapatro, Ex-Dy. Director General, GSI & Vice President, SGAT, in the Chair, and welcome address by Shri B.K. Mohanty, Advisor, SGAT, This was followed by excellent and thought provoking presentations and interactions from a galaxy of eminent scientists and engineers engaged in investigations and management of water resources in the state.