21-12-2020 | 15:06 PM
5TH India Water Impact Summit
Context
On December 10, 2020, virtually 5th India Water Impact Summit began. This year the summit is being held under the theme: Comprehensive analysis and Holistic management of rivers and water bodies with a focus on Arth Ganga.
Key Highlights
The India Water Impact Summit is an annual event where stakeholders meet to discuss, debate and develop model solutions for some of the country's largest water-related problems.
The summit was organised by the National Mission for Clean Ganga and Center for Ganga River Basin Management and Studies (cGanga).
This year’s Summit is based on the concept of “Arth Ganga” - river conservation synchronised development
The primary purpose of this conference is to have comprehensive analysis and review of river rejuvenation and local river.
The Summit will disseminate and discuss the need for modalities of embracing Ganga.
It will also serve as a common platform for the investors and stakeholders in the water sector.
The summit endorsed "5 R's" for the management of waste water that is recycle, reuse, reduce, recharge (groundwater) and respect (for water).
The summit aims to work towards implementation of the Prime Minister’s vision of Arth Ganga on the ground.
The Summit will promote International cooperation for river management between India and several other foreign countries.
Summit will try to discuss and address issues related to Agriculture, Human Habitation, both urban and rural, on banks of rivers, Tourism, Energy and Flood Management.
Reasons for need for water use efficiency are:
Two back-to-back weak monsoons has meant that 330 million people which is quarter of the country’s population, are affected by a severe drought.
With nearly 50 per cent of India grappling with drought-like conditions, the situation has been particularly grim this year in western and southern states which received below-average rainfall.
21 major cities (Delhi, Bengaluru, Chennai, Hyderabad and others) are racing to reach zero groundwater levels by 2020, affecting access for 100 million people, according to the Composite Water Management Index (CWMI) report released by the NITI Aayog in 2018.
In both demand-side and supply-side management, there is a wide potential for water conservation.
