LOST: The story of the disappearing rivers and lakes in our cities
The monsoons have retreated, but the waters haven’t; and neither have our memories of devastating urban floods, waterlogged streets, traffic chaos… One of the reasons for this havoc has been the state of our urban waterbodies. Our lakes, ponds and rivers, which used to be vital drainage channels for our cities, are today either encroached upon, or clogged with waste, and heavily polluted. Rivers like the Mithi in Mumbai or the Sahibi in Gurugram have virtually disappeared.
Join us in a webinar to explore these ‘lost’ waterbodies and discuss how to work towards their revival.
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SUKANYA NAIR
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Phone: +91 8816818864
SWATI BHATIA
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Phone: +91 9911339540
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ARCHANA VARMA* Additional Secretary and Mission Director National Water Mission |
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| On the Central government's initiatives to bring back our rivers and lakes to life | ||
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STALIN DAYANAND Director Vanashakti Mumbai |
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| On the case of Mithi and Mumbai | ||
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VIKRAMADITYA SINGH MALIK (IAS) Municipal Commissioner Ghaziabad |
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| On district-level initiatives to restore waterbodies and managing wastewater using AMRUT 2.0 funds | ||
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MADHU VERMA Senior Economic Advisor and Chief Environmental Economist IORA Ecological Solutions Pvt Ltd New Delhi |
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| On the economics of waterbodies and the need for nature-based solutions in restoring them | ||
| Moderator | ||
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SUSHMITA SENGUPTA Senior Programme Manager, Water, CSE |
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