"Raj, Samaj Aur Paani" Anupam Mishra speaks on the critical importance of the role of state and society in water management in India at Habitat World, India Habitat Centre (IHC), Lodhi Road > 7pm on 6th August 2013

Time : 7:00 pm

Entry : Free (Seating on First-Come First-Served basis)
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Place : Habitat World, India Habitat Centre (IHC), Lodhi Road, New Delhi-110003
Parking : Gate No. 1 to 3 (Cars), Gate No. 2 ( Bikes & Bicycles )
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'Jor Bagh(Yellow Line)Exit Gate-1' - Walk Direction
'Khan Market(Violet Line)'
Area : Lodhi Road Area Events

Event Description : 'Raj, Samaj Aur Paani' Anupam Mishra speaks on the critical importance of the role of state and society in water management in India - battling between droughts and floods.

About the Speaker: Anupam Mishra, Senior Worker, Gandhi Peace Foundation, is a well known Gandhian and has spent decades in the field of environment protection and water conservation. Recipient of Indira Gandhi Priyadarshini Puraskar and Jamnalal Bajaj Award in Science & Technology for Rural Development, he has authored two books on traditional water management and water harvesting systems in India; titled Aaj Bhi Khare Hain Talab (Ponds Are Still Relevant) and Rajasthan Ki Rajat Boonde (The Radiant Raindrops Of Rajasthan). Anupam is an internationally known water activist having worked with a number of national and international organizations. He is working to bridge the gap between modern water management technology and India's heritage of water harvesting, so that every community is self-sustainable and thus, efficiently safekeeping an increasingly scarce and precious resource.

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