"Jal Aur Jeewan (Water and Life)" panel discussion at Teen Murti House, Teen Murti Marg > 3pm on 11th July 2012

Time : 3:00 pm

Entry : Free (Seating on First-Come First-Served basis)

Place : Seminar Room, Nehru Memorial Museum & Library (NMML), Teen Murti House, Teen Murti Marg, New Delhi
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Event Details : The Nehru Memorial Museum and Library cordially invites you to The Panel Discussion on 'Jal Aur Jeewan (Water and Life)' 
Abstract
Water conservation refers to reducing the usage of water and recycling of waste water for different purposes such as cleaning, manufacturing and agricultural irrigation.
Water conservation can be defined as :
1.   Any beneficial reduction in water loss, use or waste as well as the preservation of water quality.
2.   A reduction in water use accomplished by implementation of water conservation or water efficiency measures; or,
3.   Improved water management practices that reduce or enhance the beneficial use of water.
A water conservation measure is an action, behavioral change, device, technology, or improved design or process implemented to reduce water loss, waste, or use. Water efficiency is a tool of water conservation that results in more efficient water use and thus reduces water demand. The value and cost-effectiveness of a water efficiency measure must be evaluated in relation to its effects on the use and cost of other natural resources (e.g. energy or chemicals). Water is another name of life. The meeting will discuss developments & research leading up to in this regard.
Speakers  
Mr. Anupam Mishra is a Gandhian and environmentalist and water conservationist who works on promoting water conservation, water management and traditional rainwater harvesting techniques. He had been awarded the 1996 ‘Indira Gandhi Paryavaran Puraskar’ instituted by the Ministry of Environment and Forests, Government of India. He travels to villages across Indian states and has been advocating conservation of traditional water structure in India as well as abroad.
Dr. Shiraz Wajih is President of Gorakhpur Environmental Action Group and Professor of Ecology in Gorakhpur University (MGPG College). His doctorate was in Plant Ecology, and his areas of specialization are: participatory development, sustainable (ecological) agriculture, community institution building, floods management and climate change adaptation. He has worked for organizing small marginal and women farmers for their rights and natural resource, sustainable livelihoods in flood-affected areas and also on water management issues in the context of climate change adaptation.
Padmashree Dr. Anil Joshi did his PhD in environmental science and joined the Kotdwara Government College as a lecturer. Being a man of the hills, he wanted to do more for the mountain community than just research. To the people of the hills in the upper reaches of India he is no less than a messiah and what he has achieved is no less than a miracle.
Mr. Nitin Sethi is well known environmentalist actively engaged with Print media.

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