India Water Week with Israel as Partner Country

The fourth edition of India Water Week will be observed from 04 to 08 April, 2016. The theme for this year's India Water week is "Water for all: Striving together".

The Minister for Water Resources, River Development and Ganga Rejuvenation Miss Uma Bharti informed that Israel will be associated as the partner country for this mega event.

Miss Bharti said the Inaugural session of India Water Week will be followed by Plenary session and Water Resources Ministers conclave on first day. About 1500 delegates from India and 20 other countries will be attending the conclave.

Seminars for India Water Week:

The Minister informed that the event has been divided into eight Seminars, six Brainstorming sessions, seven Panel Discussions, six Case studies and five Side Events.

These events will take place at ITPO, Pragati Maidan. Apart from this, an Exhibition 'Water Expo-2016' showcasing the technologies and solutions in water resources sector is also being organised at Hall No. 9, Pragati Maidan for the benefit of delegates.

International Commission for Irrigation and Drainage (ICID) has planned to organise first in the series "India Irrigation Forum-2016" as a part of India Water Week-2016.

Participants:

Miss Bharti said it will be a multi-disciplinary conference enriching the theme with dialogue by national and international community along with the exhibition.

Delegates of the event will be immensely benefitted from Israeli experience in efficient management of water resources as well as other national and international experiences.

Many reputed National and International Organisations, Research Institutes, Educational Institutions and NGOs from water resources, agriculture, power sectors etc. are participating in the event to share their knowledge and experience in the sector.

Most important stakeholder of water, i.e. farmers from different parts of the country are also going to participate in this important event as a part of INPIM Programme on Participatory Irrigation Management and share their experiences.

Issues to be addressed:

The Union Water Resources Minister said that the multi-disciplinary dialogue will be addressing the important initiatives and priority programmes like Pradhan Mantri Krishi Sinchai Yojna (PMKSY), Jal Kranti Abhiyan, More crop per drop, Interlinking of Rivers, etc. apart from other important topics such as

(a) Water and Health - managing water quality

(b) Agriculture and Irrigation

(c) Water and Power - hydro and thermal

(d) Industrial water efficiency

(e) Water supply and sanitation for rural and urban areas

(f) Environment, climate change and water resources sector.

Miss Bharti recalled that in Jal Manthan-2 Programme held at New Delhi in February, 2016, important issues like bridging gap between irrigation potential created and irrigation potential utilised, fast-tracking of 89 AIBP projects under PMKSY, ground water protection and augmentation, National Hydrology Project, etc were discussed in detail. Such issues are also proposed to find important place in discussion during the present event.

Israel:

Partner country Israel will exclusively organise two sessions viz. (i) Role of Micro Irrigation in existing command and (ii) Israel makes in India - COE's and commercial success stories, water management.

History:

Ministry of Water Resources, River Development and Ganga Rejuvenation, Government of India has been organising India Water Week since 2012 as an international event to focus on water related issues. Three editions of India Water Week have been organised so far in 2012, 2013 and 2015.