6th India Water Impact Summit based on theme for River Resources Allocation- Planning and Management at the Regional Level concluded recently.

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• Recently, the 6th Edition of the India Water Impact Summit based on theme for River Resources Allocation- Planning and Management at the Regional Level
• The valedictory session was conducted in a hybrid mode by National Mission for Clean Ganga (NMCG), New Delhi and Centre for Ganga River Basin Management and Studies (cGanga), Kanpur.

About 6th India Water Impact Summit

• The session had adopted a regional level approach for the Summit and was categorized into overall basin and subsequently in upper, middle, lower and deltaic region of the Ganga basin.
• The various sessions organized included the need for identification and conducting systematic assessment and valuation of river resources, potential impact of water efficient solutions in maintaining the overall water balance of the country, implementation challenges of the river resources allocation plans, the need to inculcate a scientific understanding of rivers for developing sustainable policies and encourage the creation of circular water economy through water recycling and establishing a water trading market, amongst others.
• The summit days also had dedicated session for international collaborations. These include countries such as Norway, United Kingdom, Australia, Japan and EU and its member states.
• The 5-day Summit also witnessed the signing of an MoU between C-Ganga and Norwegian Institute of Bioeconomy Research (NIBIO) for the development of a sludge management framework.
• Similarly, two MoUs have also been signed with Innovation Centre Denmark and UPS Hungary to encourage the sharing of knowledge and increase participation of Hungarian industry in the Ganga River Basin Restoration and Conservation Program.
• An MoU between C Ganga and British water was also signed to promote the development of 21st century infrastructure in water and the environment sector.