Union Minister for Water Resources, River Development and Ganga Rejuvenation Uma Bharti will inaugurate the national conference on issues for optimal use of water resources called "Jal Manthan" on November 20, 2014 here.
The three day event that has been organized by the Minister of Water Resources, River Development and Ganga Rejuvenation will take up wide ranging consultations with the state irrigation ministers, Secretaries for Water Resources and a range of other stakeholders.
The focus will be on refining policies of the Ministry to make them more people friendly and responsive to the needs of the states.
The first day of the conference will be devoted for deliberations on the three flagship schemes being implemented by the Union Government through Ministry of Water Resources, River Development and Ganga Rejuvenation,
New proposals, such as, Incentivizing States for Water Sector Reforms India Water Resources Information System and Hydrology Project III would also be introduced.
The programme will involve participation from concerned Ministers and Principal Secretaries from the State Governments and provide them an opportunity to highlight their concerns and impediments being faced by them in effective implementation of these Schemes.
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The second day will be devoted to issues related to inter-linking of rivers in the country. It is proposed to deliberate on various aspects of inter-linking as the programme has evoked strong reactions from civil societies and environmental groups.
On the third day of Conference, it is proposed to hold deliberations on broader issues of water conservation and management with civil societies, non-governmental organisations and water user communities.
The focus will be on water Security Humane Face to Water Projects Farm Water Management and Rejuvenation of Water Bodies.
About 300 experts are expected to attend the conference.