Union Minister of Water Resources, River Development and Ganga Rejuvenation Uma Bharti inaugurated the India Water Week exhibition in Pragati Maidan here on Wednesday.
The exhibition will conclude on the 17th of this month.
Australia is the partner country for this event and 30 Australian companies are participating in the exhibition to showcase the technological advancement in the area of water resources. Maharashtra is associated as a partner State.
The event is being organized in co-ordination with nodal Ministries of Agriculture, Environment and Forests and Climate Change, Rural Development, Urban Development, Drinking Water and Sanitation, Power and NITI Ayog along with their associated expert organizations and Public Sector Units, key international bodies and private and public business houses.
This is the third event in line with the theme "Water management for sustainable development". The second event namely India Water Week-2013 with the theme "Efficient Water Management: Challenges and Opportunities" was organised during 8-12 April, 2013 at New Delhi.