INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON SUSTAINABLE CLEAN GANGA MISSION DECEMBER 12 INDIA HABITAT CENTRE NEW DELHI, INDIA POST SHOW REPORT POST SHOW REPORT 1 2014 www.eawater.com/CleanGanga POST SHOW REPORT 2 Organized by EA Water Pvt Ltd, the International Conference on Sustainable Clean Ganga Mission concluded on a highly positive note with participation of over 150 senior representatives from the Government and concerned Industries. Chaired by Dr. Vinod Tare, Professor IIT, Kanpur, the conference had a stellar line up of influential speakers felicitating various power packed sessions on latest technologies for water/ wastewater quality testing and monitoring, latest technologies for sewage and effluent treatment & zero liquid discharge, success stories and a panel discussion on Sustainable Clean Ganga Mission, and roadmap from near zero liquid discharge to zero liquid discharge during the course of the day. The conference not only aimed at addressing major challenges and opportunities in line with the successful implementation of Sustainable Clean Ganga Project, but also came across as the much needed interactive platform for policy-makers, industrial experts, environmentalists, researchers, consultants, and water professionals to discuss and deliberate on core issues related to the mission and their viable solutions. UNVEILING OF EVERYTHINGABOUTWATER MAGAZINE ON “SUSTAINABLE CLEAN GANGA MISSION” A special edition of EverythingAboutWater magazine was unveiled during the inaugural session at the conference. This edition is focused towards educating all stakeholders about Prime Minister Shri. Narendra Modi’s vision of clean Ganga and also highlights how the world is looking up at India and the Clean Ganga Project, and how various industry segments can contribute towards the mission. DELEGATE PROFILE 25% DELEGATE SURVEY 20% 18% 30% 7% Senior Government Officials Decision Makers from Water Industry Researchers/ Consultants from Water Sector End-users from Water Sector International Participants  Well structured networking platform - 95%  Achieved the objectives of attending the conference - 90%  Well structured knowledge sessions and speakers - 97%  Satisfactory turn out of quantity and quality delegates from relevant sectors - 95%  Plan to attend future conferences and also recommend the same to their peers - 99% POST SHOW REPORT 3 CONFERENCE CHAIRPERSON Dr. Vinod Tare Professor IIT, Kanpur A Civil Engineer by qualification, Dr. Tare has Master’s and Doctoral degrees in Environmental Engineering from IIT Kanpur. He has done his post-doctoral research at the Illinois Institute of Technology, Chicago. He is consultant/advisor to many government organizations, NGOs, industries, and institutions. He has developed environmentfriendly passenger coach toilet system being deployed for the Indian Railways, communities, house boats, and Kumbh Mela, etc. He is presently leading a consortia of seven IITs for the preparation of Ganga River Basin Environment Management Plan, to be submitted to the National Ganga River Basin Authority, chaired by the Prime Minister. Mr. Sanjay Deshpande Executive Director & Head Operations Clearford India Ms. Poonam Ahluwalia Water & Sanitation Specialist The World Bank SPEAKERS AND GUESTS Mr. Alphonsus Stoelinga Ambassador to India Embassy of the Kingdom of the Netherlands Shri. H.K. Sahu Member Secretary Upper Yamuna River Board Shri. A.B. Pandya Chairman Central Water Commission Shri. N.K. Mathur Commissioner (Ganga) Ministry of Water Resources Mr. Simarjeet Singh Saini Associate Professor University of Waterloo Mr. Raghavendra Kulkarni General Manager Business Development Xylem Water Solutions Mr. J K Singh AGM-Environment Tata Consulting Engineers Mr. Sudeep Sangameshwaran Managing Director Paques Environmental Mr. Mohit Malani Director and General Manager (India) Premiertech Aqua Mr. Yusuf Siddiqui Business Head Infra India & Middle East Sekisui - Chemical India Ms. K Vijaya Lakshmi Vice President Development Alternatives Mr. P. Shanmugam Principal Scientist Environmental Engg Deptt, CLRI Mr. Uday G. Kelkar Managing Director NJS Engineers India Mr. H Subramaniam Chief Operating Officer EA Water Pvt Ltd “ Water resources of the country should work towards development and management of the Clean Ganga Mission in an integrated manner and more conferences alike these that come across as a junction of knowledge exchange for all stakeholders must be organized “ Dr. Vinod Tare, Professor IIT, Kanpur Ms. Tina Shih Trade Commissioner Canadian High Commission “ The conference not only helped me gain knowledge on new technologies but also provided a great platform for interaction with various technocrats and specialists from the water industry.” Mr. Bhaskar Mandal Procurement Expert, SPMG, Urban Development Deptt, Govt. of Jharkhand. POST SHOW REPORT 4 MEDIA COVERAGE The conference was extensively covered by the media and appreciated as a major step towards educating all stakeholders on major challenges and opportunities in line with the successful implementation of Sustainable Clean Ganga Project. NAVBHARAT TIMES DAINIK BHASKAR NEWS 18 IBN LIVE AAJ TAK CONSTRUCTION UPDATE INFRASTRUCTURE TODAY ANNOUNCEMENT: INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON ‘SMART CITIES - SMART WATER SOLUTIONS’ Continuing to strengthen and reinforce our activities to be India’s leading knowledge & marketing solutions provider in the water sector, we take this opportunity to introduce and invite you to our next international conference — SMART CITIES - SMART WATER SOLUTIONS scheduled in Mumbai on January 29, 2015. This conference will take forward the government’s agenda of smart cities by finding out the best possible contribution from each stakeholder towards the development of smart cities across the nation. Problems and challenges faced by smart city projects, available technological, financial, and social solutions and relevant policy and initiatives would be discussed in-depth. The conference would be attended by 200 high-profile Government and industrial delegates from all over India and representatives of top smart cities of the world. www.eawater.com/SmartCities About EA Water Pvt. Ltd. EA Water Pvt Ltd is India’s only knowledge and marketing solutions provider in the area of water and wastewater management. For over a decade, our verticals: Publishing, Training, and Events have been instrumental in taking initiatives directed towards awareness on most critical water related issues. It would hence be fair to say that the company has been a market leader and innovator in the water sector. Organized By EA WATER PVT. LTD. A1/152, IGNOU Road, Neb Sarai, New Delhi 110 068, INDIA. 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