NATIONAL SEMINAR ON WATER FOR NCT,
DELHI BEGINS TOMORROW
One day Seminar on
Water for National Capital Territory (NCT), Delhi begins here
tomorrow organised by Indian Association of Hydrologists (IAH),
Delhi Regional centre and sponsored by Ministry of Water Resources
to focus on very important issue of life in the NCT, Delhi and
it will be attended by decision makers, experts and NGOs, individuals/organisations
and sponsors. IAH is an organisation that aims at advancing the
study of Hydrology and allied subjects to promote their application
in planning and development of Water Resources sector and disseminating
the knowledge and application in the field.
Delhi water supply
not only suffers from deficiency but also suffers from the problem
of uneven distribution, large-scale undetected leakges, pilferage
and poor maintenance of the system and ignorance of the people
about value of water. Every year especially during summers, much
hue and cry is raised about water crises in Delhi and often it
transforms into more of a crisis management, having socio-political
and economical dimensions, rather than attempting towards a holistic
sustainable solution. Long-term solutions lie not only in construction
of a new infrastructure, but also, in concurrent implementation
of demand management and conservation practices, in development
of appropriate strategies and regulatory framework and in transformation
of existing institutions to become increasingly more efficient.
With a view to put
water situation in Delhi under microscopic examination and evolve
an integrated and concerted approach towards sustained water management
in Delhi, IAH, Delhi Regional Centre is organising this seminar
with the objectives to sensitize the decision makers and bring
various experts and NGOs on one platform. Further, it is to discuss
the various aspects of water management in the NCT, Delhi and
evolve long-term sustainable solutions to fulfil water needs of
NCR, this Seminar would go a long way to mitigate the hardship
of the water users.
The Seminar will
be inaugurated by Shri Arjun Charan Sethi, Union Minister for
Water Resources and will be attended by Secretary, MOWR, Chairman,
CWC, and CEO, Delhi Jal Board.
