09:30 – 10:30 hrs.

Registration

10: 30 – 11:40 hrs.

Inaugural Session

11:40 – 12:00 hrs.

Inauguration of Exhibition and Poster Competition

12:00 – 12:30 hrs.

High Tea

12:30 – 13:30 hrs.

Plenary  Session  - Chair: Mr. U.P. Singh, Secretary, MoWR, RD&GR, GoI

1.  Water Resources Management Initiatives in India – Mr. S.M. Husain, Chairman, CWC

2.  Bhakra Dam – A Modern Temple for Sustainable Development in India -  Mr. D.K. Sharma, Chairman, BBMB, GoI

3.  Water Resources Planning and Management – An International Experience: Dr. Kees Bons, Netherlands

4.  Discussions

13:30– 14:30 hrs.

Lunch Break

Technical Sessions (14:30 – 16:00 hrs.)

Godrej Auditorium

TS 1: River Basin Planning

Chair: Mr. S.M. Husain
Chairman, CWC

Co-Chair: Dr. Anju Gaur, World Bank

Nalanda Hall

TS 2: Conjunctive Use of Surface and Ground Water

Chair: Mr. M.K. Srinivas
Director General, NWDA

Co-Chair: Mr. G.S. Narwal
Chief Engineer, BSL, BBMB

Somapura Hall

TS 3: Climate Change and Adaptation Measures

Chair: Mr. D.K. Sharma
Chairman, BBMB

Co-Chair: Mr. Bhopal Singh
Chief Engineer, CWC

Setting up Water Strategy for the Country - Mr. Ashwin B Pandya, SG, ICID

Conjunctive Use of Surface and Ground Water - Prof. Gajendra Singh, Former DDG, ICAR

Impact of Climate Change on Water Management - Prof. Nick Schofield, AWP, Australia

Integrated River Basin Planning – Case Studies of Room for River Program, The Netherland & Mekong Delta Master Plan, Vietnam. - Mr. Martijn van Elswijk, DHV-RH, Netherlands

Surface Water – Ground Water Interaction: An Australian Experience - Dr. Stuart Richardson, Ground Water Expert, AWP, Australia

Role of Storages in Adaptation to Climate Change - Mr. Avinash Tyagi, Former Secretary General, ICID

Towards Sustainable Water Management in Narmada River Basin - Dr. M. K. Sinha (Executive Member),  Ms. Suman Sinha, NCA

Conjunctive Use of Surface and Ground Water Sustainable Water Management - Mr. Sujit Sinha, Ms. Akansha Kushwaha,, Neety Negi, and Ankita Bhattacharya , CGWB

Incorporating the Impact of Climate Change on Design Flood -  Mr. Bhopal Singh, Chief Engineer, CWC

River Basin Planning – Case Study from Spain -  Dr. Wolfgang Krinner, TAMC, NPMU

Real Time Ground Water Monitoring and Forecast for Decision Support -
Dr. Venugopal, Director, GWD, AP

Ensemble Forecasting - Mr. Thomas Hopson, NCAR, USA

River Basin Modelling of Tungabhadra Sub-basin, Karnataka, India Using Source - Mr. P. S. Rao, ACIWRM, Karnataka

Application of High Frequency Spring Discharge Data in the Himalayan Region (IHR)-  Dr. Sumit Sen and Vikram Kumar, IIT- Roorkee

Climate Change Impact on Rainfall and Stream Flow in Bhima River Basin, India – Mr. R. Murumkar, Mr. D.S. Arya and
Mr. V.S. Shedekar, IIT Roorkee

Ground Water Resource Management –  Mr. I Mendizabal

16:00 –16:20 hrs.

Tea Break

16:20 – 18:00 hrs.

Industry Session

Industry Session

Chair: Mr. Ravi Shankar, Chief Engineer, CWC & Director, NWIC

Co-Chair: Mr. Rakesh Kashyap, SJC, MOWR, RD & GR

Co-Chair: Mr. Neeraj Kr. Manglik, SJC, MOWR, RD & GR

ESRI

Use of LiDAR Technology for Water Resources in India  - Mr. Ritesh Singh, GeoKno

Mechatronics

Encardio

Jain Irrigation

Xylem

Vassar Lab

A Non-intrusive Camera-based System for Continuous Flow Measurement in Open Channels and Rivers – I. Hansen,
R. Warriar, C. Satzger, R. Duester, B. Luethi and S. Peña-Haro, SEBA Hydrometrie GmbH

18:00 to 18:30 hrs.

 Tea Break

18:30 to 20:00 hrs.

Cultural Programme

20:00 hrs.

Conference Dinner

Day 2: December 11, 2018 (Tuesday)

Technical Session (09:15 – 10:45 hrs.)

Godrej Auditorium

TS 4: Integrated Water Resources Management

Chair: Dr. M.K. Sinha
Executive Member, NCA

Co-Chair: Dr. C. Raj Singh, World Bank

Nalanda Hall

TS 5: Irrigation Management

Chair: Mr. Felix Reinders, President ICID

Co-Chair: Mr Birendra Singh,
E-in-C Irrigation Department, Haryana

Somapura Hall

TS 6: Water Governance and Conflict Management

Chair: Mr. A.C. Tyagi,
Former SG, ICID

Co-Chair: Mr. H.S. Chugh,

Chief Engineer, BBMB

Integrated State Water Plan for Sustainable Water Management - Mr. Rajendra Pawar, and Mr. B.S. Swami

Smart Irrigation Technology - Mr. Felix Reinders, President, ICID

Good governance of Water and Irrigation in India : Understanding the Concept, Issues and Prospects - Mr. A.D. Mohile, Former Chairman, CWC

Inter-basin Water Transfer for Sustainable Development - Mr. M.K. Srinivas, DG, NWDA

Command Area Development and Water Management – Govt. of India Initiatives - Mr. Vijai Saran, SJC, MoWR, RD & GR

Experience from Murray Darling Basin - Mr. David Haris, AWP

Dimension of Integrated Basin Planning : A Case Study of Panam Basin of Gujarat -

Mr. Vivek Kapadia, CE, Gujarat

Potential improvements and Use of Irrigation Benchmarking for Enhancing Resilience in Water Scarce Irrigation Systems  - Dr. Upali Amarasinghe, IWMI, Sri Lanka

Interstate River Water Governance: Conflict to Co-operation Pathways - 

Mr. Srinivas Chokkakula, MoWR- Chair, Centre for Policy Research

Investigating Expansion Limits of Water Resources systems within the framework of optimisation - Dr. Nesa Ilich, TAMC, NPMU

Emerging best practices in irrigation - Mr. Somnath Jadhav, Jain Irrigation

Case Studies from The Netherlands, Vietnam, The Balkans Regarding Stakeholders, Challenges, Governance & Timelines - Mr. Martijn van Elswijk, DHV-RH, Netherlands

Challenges in Managing Inter-Basin Water Transfer – Lesson Learnt from Parambikulam  Aliyar Project - Mr. Sudheer Padikkal and Mr. Joshi K.A., KWRD

Improving Water Use Efficiency of Benchmarking of Irrigation Projects in Maharashtra - Rajendra Pawar, Rajendra Mohite and Dr Avinash S Garudkar, WRD, Maharashtra

Water Governance and Conflict Management- Role of Existing Mechanism - Mr. B.P. Pandey, Director, CWC

10:45 – 11:00 hrs.

Tea Break

Technical Session (11:00 – 12:30 hrs.)

Godrej Auditorium

TS 7: Hydro-informatics

Chair: Prof. Nick Schofield
AWP, Australia

Co-Chair: Mr. Ravi Shankar
Director, NWIC & CE, CWC

Nalanda Hall

TS 8: Innovative Irrigation Practices

 Chair: Mr. A.B. Pandya, SG, ICID

Co-Chair: Mr. H.S. Arora
Chief Engineer, WR, Punjab

Somapura Hall

TS 9: Technology Innovation in Water Management

Chair: Dr. Sharad Jain, Director, NIH

Co-Chair: Mr. Atul Jain, CE, CWC

Smart Water Management System Towards Decision Making: A south Korean Experience - Mr. Lee Geumjum (Korea)

Innovative Irrigation- Case Study from Maharashtra  - Mr. Ajit, World Bank

GIS for Water Management -  Mr. Vishal Anand, ESRI

Water Resources Assessment of basins of India using Space inputs – Dr. R.N. Sankhua, Director, CWC

Grid/Solar Powered Micro Irrigation Infrastructure on Existing Canal Commands and its Outcome in Paddy crops - Mr. Neeraj Sharma, CADA, Haryana Irrigation  Dept.

LIDAR for Lift Irrigation -

Geokno

A review of US National Water Model and Potential Development Applications and Benefits for Water Security Across India - Dr. Jonathan Quebbeman, RTI, USA

Innovative Irrigation Practices – Case Study from West Bengal - Mr. Joydeep Das and Akhilesh Parey

Integrated River Basin Management using Modern Techniques - Mr. Leelavathi K.S., SECON

Water Resource Assessment using Water Accounting Plus (WA+) Framework: A short review - Mr. Ranjan Ray, Sci.-D, CGWB

Precision Irrigation for enhancing Agricultural Water Productivity-
Dr. Debasis Chakraborty, IARI

Use of IOT and AI application in Decision support system (DSS) for water management - Dr. Venugopal, R. Srinivas Nalluri, Laxmiprasad Putta, Nikhilesh Kumar

Remote Sensing Applications – Estimation of Evapotranspiration using METRIC Model - Ms. Krishna Bhargavi. P., Ms. Nidhi Misra, Mr. Chandrasekar, K. Abdul Hakeem and Mr. V.V. Rao, NRSC

Modernization Strategy for Irrigation Management, MASSCOTE Applications, Tungabhadra Left Bank Canal, Karnataka, India - Dr. Danial Renault, Dr. Rao, P.S. & Dr. TN Reddy, ACIWRM, Karnataka

BlockChain and Internet of Things (IOT)- Tools for better Water Resources Management - Dr. Ajay Pradhan &
Dr. Anish Bansal

Study on use of Micro-Irrigation Techniques in 10 AIBP Completed Projects in India – Mr. S.K. Rajan, Director, CWC

12:30 – 13:30

LUNCH

Technical Session (13:30 – 15:00)

Godrej Auditorium

TS 10: Flood Modelling & Management

Chair: Mr. Y.K. Sharma
Member, RM, CWC

Co-Chair: Mr. Sanjeev Suri
Former Chief Engineer,  BBMB

Nalanda Hall

TS 11: Water and Energy Security

Chair: Er. Baldev Singh Sran
CMD, PSPCL

Co-Chair: Mr  R.K. Gupta
Chief Engineer - TS, BBMB

Somapura Hall

TS 12: Water and Environment

Chair: Mr. N.K. Mathur
Member, D&R, CWC

Co-Chair: Mr. Amrendra Kumar Singh, Chief Engineer, CWC

Importance of Scenario and Event Analysis in Forecasting and Real Time Reservoir Operation of Bhakra and Pong Dams -
Mr. D.K. Sharma, Chairman, Mr. Sarvesh Seth, and Mr. Anil Vyas, BBMB

Maintaining Perspective on Water Security Planning and Operation Challenges under Changing Conditions - Dr. Jonathan Quebbeman, RTI, USA

Environment Flow Assessment for River Valley Projects in Siang Basin in India - Mr. N.N. Rai, Director, CWC

Three-day Advance Inundation Advisory Forecast in Brahmaputra Basin - Mr. Ritesh Khattar, Director, CWC

Multi-purpose Storages - Need of the Hour –  Mr. Rishi Srivastava, Director, CWC

Wetlands and Water Management: Opportunities and Challenges in Indian Context - Dr. Ritesh Kumar, Wetlands International

Use of NWP Model – Rainfall Forecast for Water Management -  Dr. A.K. Mitra &
Dr. Kuldeep Sharma, NCMRWF

Contribution of Bhakra Nangal Project in providing Food, Water and Energy Security in India -  Mr. D.K. Sharma, Ashwani Agarwal and Charanpreet Singh, BBMB

Environment Effects of Water Resources Projects – Mr. B B Saikia, Director, CWC

Providing of Flood Storage Space in Reservoir of Tuivai-Hydroelectric Project, Mizoram: A Discussion - Mr. Ranendra Sarma, NEEPCO

Hydropower and Energy Security – Mr. S.K. Das, Director, CWC

Issues Involved in Environment Clearance of Ken Betwa Link Project -  Mr. R.K .Jain, NWDA

Cloudburst Flash Flood Modelling: A case study – Dr. A  K Lohani, Dr.  Y Joshi, Dr. Sanjay K Jain, NIH

A Review of Environmental Flow Methods for Application in the Hydro-power Project, Beas River Basin, H.P. - Mr. C. Prakasam, Associate Prof, Chitkara University, HP

15:00 – 15:15 hrs.

Tea Break

Technical Session (15:15 – 16:45 hrs)

Godrej Auditorium

TS 13: Flood and Drought Management

Chair: Dr. M.K. Sinha,
Executive Member, NCA

Co-Chair: Mr. Shiv Nandan Kumar,
Chief Engineer, CWC

Nalanda Hall

TS 14: Water Management Initiatives under NHP

Chair:  Dr. (Mrs.) V.V. Bhosekar, Director,CWPRS, Maharashtra 

Co-Chair: Mr. Prabhakar D Hamigi, Chief Engineer, WRD, Karnataka

Somapura Hall

TS 15: Water Quality and Sediment Management

Chair: Mr. A. D Mohile,
Ex-Chairman, CWC

Co-Chair: Mr. A .K. Aggarwal,
Chief Engineer, Bhakra, BBMB

Tools and Knowledge Products for Managing Water Related Risks in India - Mr. Giriraj, IWMI

National Hydrology Project -  A Step Towards Sustainable Water Resources Management - Mr. Akhil Kumar, N.K. Manglik, Rakesh Kashyap, Deepak Kumar & K.J. Anandha Kumar

Arsenic in Ground Water in India as a Resource Sustainability Issue -
Mr. Peter Ravenscroft, TAMC, NPMU

Flood Forecasting for Sustainable Flood Management – A Reference to Kerala Flood -  Mr. Sharad Chandra, Director, CWC

User Centered Aquifer Level Groundwater Management Plan – A Case Study From Chandur West Watershed, Telangana State - Mr. K. Shankaraiah, Pandith Madhnure, V. Chakravarthi, G Malsur and S. Jitendra

Need for Updation of  Sediment Assessment and Deposition  Approaches  for Effective River Basin Planning - Mr. R.K. Vishnoi, THDC India Ltd.

Regional Drought Characteristics and Challenges of Water Management in India- Mr. R. P. Pandey and Mr. Rakesh Kumar, NIH

Generation of High Resolution DEM and GIS Ready Database for Part of River Ganga for National Mission for Clean Ganga - Dr. S.K. Singh, Mr. Neeraj Gurjar, Arvind Kumar and Mr. Avinash Mishra

Water Quality Index for Yamuna River – Dr. Zakir Hussain, CWC

Managing Flood impacts – Global Perspective and Way Forward for India - Dr. Sravan Kunukuntla, Dr. Ashoke Basistha, TAMC, NPMU

Inter-Comparison of Estimators of Probability Distributions for Low Flows Frequency Analysis - Mr. N. Vivekanandan, C Srishailam and R.S. Jagtap

Magnitude Frequency Analysis to Assess Effective Discharge for Sediment Transport in Godavari River Basin - Mr. Shobhit Maheshwari, IIT-Ropar

Snowmelt Runoff Modeling in Upper Yamuna River Basin using GR4JSG Model - Mr. S.S. Rawat, Irrigation and Water Resources Deptt, Haryana

Hydrological Fluxes at National Scale & its experimental application for Water Resources management -
Mr. Sakhsham Joshi, NRSC

Spatial & Temporal Variation in Water Quality in Ganges: Vulnerability from Population Growth and Anthropogenic Factors - Mr. R.K. Patel, Mr. RS Jagtap, Vijaygopal & K.K. Swain, CWPRS

16:45 – 17:00 hrs.

Tea Break

17:00 – 17:30 hrs.

Valedictory Session