NGOs to host 'India river week' in November

A consortium of NGOs will be hosting a 'India river week' initiative in November here, during which experts will deliberate and exchange experiences and ideas towards restoration of rivers in the country.
With 'Rivers in Crisis' as the theme, the conference to be attended by WWF India, INTACH and SANDRP besides other organisations shall endeavour amongst other things to devise a national charter for rivers, promote a national forum for restoration of rivers and reward an individual and an organisation with track record of work on rivers.
It will be held from November 24 to 27.
Lack of true understanding and appreciation amongst planners, decision makers, various government departments as well as the common man of rivers as ecological systems providing a number of ecological and economic services is a major reason for the sorry state of our rivers, the organisers said in a statement.

Advice and expertise from river experts and activists from different parts of the country has been solicited in form of a National Advisory Committee to make the event productive and successful, they said.