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New Delhi : The Governor of Himachal Pradesh Acharya Devvrat on December 10, 2018, said that water, a source of life and a gift of nature to the mankind, needs to be conserved and saved at all costs in all possible ways with collective efforts by one and all at all levels in an integrated and sustainable manner.
Acharya Devvrat was delivering inaugural address at the first international conference organized under the aegis of National Hydrology Project, Union Ministry of Water Resources, River Development and Ganga Rejuvenation by Bhakra Beas Management Board (BBMB) at Indian School of Business (ISB), Mohali, on the theme ‘Sustainable Water Management’. He also stressed on adopting natural farming making judicious and proper use of every drop of water for more crops and increasing the fertility of land with friendly earth worms for recharging of the ground water. He also inaugurated an exhibition on the occasion where 20 companies have put up their stalls to showcase their activities in the area of sustainable water resources management. A CD of documentary titled ‘Bhakra Beas Nation’s Pride’ on BBMB was also released on the occasion.
U P Singh, Secretary, Government of India, Ministry of Water Resources, River Development and Ganga Rejuvenation, said that the aim of the conference is to foster the participation and dialogue between various stakeholders including governments, the scientific and academic communities, to promote sustainable policies for water management, to create awareness of water-related problems, and motivate commitment at the highest level for their solution.
S Masood Husain, Chairman, Central Water Commission (CWC), gave a presentation on ‘Water Resources Management Initiatives in India’ while D K Sharma, Chairman, BBMB, gave presentation on ‘Bhakra Dam- A Modern Temple for Sustainable in India’. Dr Kees Bons, Netherlands, gave a presentation on ‘Water Resources Planning and Management- An International Experience’ in the plenary session.
A number of experts & delegates from reputed organisations from both within India and other countries like Australia, United Kingdom, USA, Spain, Netherlands, Republic of Korea, Canada, Germany, Sri Lanka etc. are taking part at the two-fay event.