Water Management in India 2013

Water is a natural resource, fundamental to life, livelihood, food security and sustainable development. It is also a scarce resource. India has more than 17 percent of the world‟s population, but has only 4% of world‟s renewable water resources with 2.6% of world‟s land area. As per present estimate, India receives on average annual precipitation of about 4000 Billion Cubic Meter (BCM), which is its basic water resource. Out of this, after considering the natural evaporation- transpiration, only about 1869 Billion Cubic Meter (BCM) is average annual natural flow through rivers and aquifers. Due to spatial-temporal variations, an estimated 690 bcm of surface water is utilizable. Add to this 432 bc of replenishable groundwater means, only about 1122 BCM is utilizable through the present strategies, if large inter-basin transfers are not considered.

The objective of “ Water Management In India-2013” conference to help understand new policies, and updates on National Water policy, increasing water use efficiency by 20% bring policymakers and stakeholders on a single platform, understand existing and potential opportunities under PPP and other possible solutions.

Speakers

Dr. Bhaskar Y. Wankhede,Shri A. B. Pandya,Shri Rajesh Kumar,Shri Kanwarjit Singh,Dr. Satish D. Umrikar,Shri J. S. Kamyotra