Visit to Water Treatment Plant, Basai

An Industrial-cum-Academic field visit to water treatment plant was organized for the final year BDS students and Postgraduate students of Public Health Dentistry on 13^th February 2017. The group of 85 BDS and 3 MDS students was led by the Faculty members Dr. Sachin, Dr. Vaibhav and Dr. Monika along with Mr. Jagadish and Mr. Hare Ram. The field trip was designed to expose students to water treatment unit operations, use of hydraulic equipment (pumps, flumes, etc) and environment regulations. Also the students learnt the water quality parameters so that the water can be safe for consumption.  This was a part of the curriculum of the Department of Public Health Dentistry. This field visit proved to be useful for students as they learnt the insight about water treatment process and drinking water quality.