IEEE College Of Engineering Adoor SB SIGHT convened the inaugural workshop for the project SWARAM (Safe Water and Resource Access For Manakkayam ) on 16th September 2023. The primary objective of the meeting was to deliberate on various aspects pertaining to the project’s implementation. The workshop started with a timeline presentation by the speaker Mr. Abhinav Rajeev (Junior Research Fellow, IIT Palakkad & Secretary, IEEE Kerala Section SIGHT). Valuable suggestions and edits were provided by the speaker and his inputs contributed significantly to refining the project’s approach. He also explained about the role of teams and committees and informed about risk assessment and precautions to take during the implementation of the project.