This Newsletter is published quarterly for the WFEO Committee on Engineering and Environment (CEE) at 
The Institution of Engineers (India), 8, Gokhale Road, Calcutta 700 020, 
Phone: 223-8311/14/15/16, 223-8333/34, 223-3155, Fax: 91 33 223-8345, 91 61532911, 
E-mail: intnl@ieindia.org ; gplal@hotmail.com 
Secretary & Director General : Cdr. A K Poothia, IN (Retd.)

Vol. 27 No. 1 March 2006  Editor: Mr. B. J. Vasoya

Editorial ... 1               

Under-Ground Water Pollution – one of the Greatest Threats to Humanity ..............           2

How to conserve Water and Use It Effectively ...     2-5

Around the World ...      6

Outcomes of the World Congress on Engineering Education .....                 7

India hosts the General Assembly of FEISCA at Chandigarh during April  8-9, 2006 .....                7

We look forward to WEC 2008 .......                      8 

Acronyms commonly used ... 4

WE LOOK FORWARD TO WEC 2008      

The next World Engineer’s Convention will be hosted by the WFEO Brazilian National Member, Brazilion Federaton of Engineering Societies (FEBRAE) in 2008. The WEC will be hosted either at Iguassi at Rio De Janerio or Brazilia.

A supervisory board has already been set up to organize the event. It is chaired by the CONFEA President and includes six external members belonging to WFEO, IAB, CAST and UNESCO. Apart from the supervisory board, it has decided to set up an International Advisory Board [CIAB], chaired by WFEO past president Prof. Medem.