International Conference on Ground Water

Union Minister for Water Resources Nitin Gadkari inaugurated the 7th International Ground Water Conference on Ground Water vision 2030 in New Delhi.

The conference has been organized on the Ground water issues in the country with the theme “Ground Water Vision 2030- Water Security, Challenges and Climate Change Adaptation”.

The three day conference was organized by the National Institute of Hydrology (NIH), Roorkee and Central Ground Water Board (CGWB) under the aegis of Ministry of Water Resources, River Development and Ganga Rejuvenation, Government of India.

The aim of IGWC-2017 was to provide a common platform for policy planner, researchers, academician, water managers, professionals, industrialists, technocrats and young researchers and aspirants to discuss and present their view and vision on emerging issues related to ground water management in the face of growing challenges of the needs of the rising earth pollutions and anticipated impacts of climate change.