Saturday, 21 June 2014
Registration [9:30-10:00 AM]
Welcome Address & Introduction [10:00-10:30 AM]
Prof Ranbir Singh, Director, National Law University Delhi
Prof Srikrishna Deva Rao, Registrar, National Law University Delhi
Keynote Address: Groundwater – Need for a Paradigm Shift [10:30-11:00 AM]
Chair: Prof Srikrishna Deva Rao, Registrar, NLU Delhi
Dr Mihir Shah, Former Member, Planning Commission
Tea/coffee 11:00-11:15 AM
I. Groundwater Management in a Changing Climate [11:15-12:45 PM]
1. Climate Change Impact on Surface Water and Groundwater Resources of India
Prof AK Gosain, Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi
[powerpoint presentation]
2. Rajasthan: Groundwater Management in an Arid State and Climate Change
Dr MS Rathore, Centre for Environment and Development Studies, Jaipur
[powerpoint presentation]
3. Participatory Ground Water Management and Climate Change
Mr V Paul Raja Rao, Bharati Integrated Rural Development Society (BIRDS), Nandyal
[Presentation 1] [Presentation 2]
Lunch 12:45-1:45 PM
II. Groundwater Management and the Environment: Case Studies [1:45-2:45 PM]
1. Integrated and Community-driven Approach to Groundwater Management
Mr Venkata Rama Mohan Ramachandrula, Centre for World Solidarity, Secunderabad
[powerpoint presentation]
2. Privatization & Right to Water for Urban Poor in Delhi: Preliminary Notes From the Field
Dr Maheshwar Singh, National Law University Delhi
III. Groundwater Regulation: Beyond Concerns with Land Rights? [3:00-4:30 PM]
1. Some Inevitables for Successful Groundwater Conservation and Management
Ms MS Vani, Development Centre for Alternative Policies, New Delhi
[powerpoint presentation]
2. From Landowners’ Unrestricted Claims to Groundwater to the Planning Commission’s Model Bill, 2011
Prof Philippe Cullet, School of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS), London
[powerpoint presentation]
3. Groundwater Law and Water Extracting Industries: the Plachimada Case and its Implications
Mr Sujith Koonan, School of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS), London
[powerpoint presentation]
Lessons Learnt [4:30-4:50 PM]
Prof Ramaswamy R Iyer, Centre for Policy Research, New Delhi
Closing Remarks [4:50-5:00 PM]
Prof Philippe Cullet, SOAS, London
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