New Delhi, Dec 13: The three-day seventh edition of the India Water Impact summit will commence on December 15 in the national capital and deliberate on the ‘restoration and conservation of small rivers in a large basin’.
The summit which will be organised by NITI Aayog at Dr Ambedkar International Centre (DAIC), 15 Janpath, New Delhi.
The 3-day summit will be focussing on select aspects of “Mapping and Convergence of 5P’s (People, Policies, Plans, Programmes and Projects)”. The Summit will give an insight into the potential causes for divergence and strategy to achieve convergence.
According to an official statement, the summit, like the previous editions of IWIS, will also host the “Finance Forum”, a special track that will bring together global financial institutions and investors interested in river restoration and conservation programmes.
“The 2022 summit, like earlier summits, will also provide an opportunity to dozens of technology and innovation companies from around the world that are keen to bring their solutions to India to address various issues and concerns pertinent to our river basins. The Technology Showcase will run throughout the Summit,” the statement said.
Centre for Ganga River Basin Management and Studies (cGanga), one of the organisers of the event along with the Ministry of Jal Shakti, declared the formation of several task forces which were announced in 2017.
“The task forces are comprised of subject matter experts from around the world who provide their knowledge and expertise through specific working groups. Several working groups will meet in parallel to further the planned objectives,” the statement said.(ANI)
