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Regional Capacity Building and Knowledge Dissemination on Urbanisation in India: Challenges of delivering Water and Sanitation services in urban India February 20, 2013 |
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The fourth Regional Capacity Building and Knowledge Dissemination Workshop was organised at Chandigarh in partnership with CII on February 20, 2013. The focus of the workshop was on challenges in service delivery of water and sanitation in urban India. The participating cities were from the states of Punjab, Haryana, Uttar Pradesh, Delhi and Chandigarh.
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L to R: Mr. Vikram Hans, Dr. Isher Judge Ahluwalia, Shri Bhupinder Singh Hooda, Mr. Malvinder Mohan Singh, and Mr. Pikender Pal Singh The inaugural session was addressed by the Chief Minister of Haryana, Shri Bhupinder Singh Hooda, Dr. Isher Judge Ahluwalia initiated the discussions by giving an overview of the state of service delivery in Indian cities. The urban team presented the findings and recommendations of the HPEC (Ahluwalia) Report, 2011. Thematic presentations were made by Mr. Suresh Kumar Nangia, Principal Secretary Water and Sanitation, Punjab; Mr. Rakesh Verma, Municipal Commissioner, Ludhiana; and Ms. Nandini Palwal, Additional CEO, Delhi Jal Board, among others. The discussions that followed shed light on some initiatives to improve the standards of delivery, for example, the use of IT to improve billing and collection systems by the Delhi Jal Board, 100% treatment of waste water and partial reuse of treated water for irrigation of public parks by Chandigarh, to mention a few. |
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Registration
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| Inaugural Session | ||
| Chair : Mr Malvinder Mohan Singh Chairman, CII Northern Region |
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| Introductory remarks by the Chair | ||
| Challenges of Urbanisation in India: Dr Isher Judge Ahluwalia Urbanisation Project Leader and Chairperson, ICRIER |
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| Presentation of the HPEC (Ahluwalia) 2011 Report :Urban Team ICRIER [Download Presentation] |
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| Inaugural Address by the Chief Guest:Mr Bhupinder Singh Hooda Hon’ble Chief Minister Government of Haryana |
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| Discussion | ||
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Tea Break
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Session II: Experience sharing by states |
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| Chair: Professor Meenu Tewari HUDCO Chair Professor, ICRIER |
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| Introductory remarks by the Chair | ||
| Focus on Water and Sanitation: Urban Team ICRIER [Download Presentation] |
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| Presentation by Mr. Suresh Kumar Nangia Principal Secretary Water and Sanitation, Government of Punjab [Download Presentation] |
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| Presentation by Mr Rakesh Verma Municipal Commissioner, Ludhiana [Download Presentation] |
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| Presentation by Mr S K Bansal Engineer-in-Chief, Public Health Engineering Department Government of Haryana [Download Presentation] |
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| Discussion | ||
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Lunch
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Session III: Experience sharing by states (continued) |
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| Chair: Dr. Isher Judge Ahluwalia | ||
| Presentation by Mr R C Diwan Superintendent Engineer Chandigarh [Download Presentation] |
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| Presentation by Ms Nandini Palwal Additional CEO and Director – Finance & Accounts, Delhi Jal Board [Download Presentation] |
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Presentation by Mr P K Sinha |
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Vote of Thanks |
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