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IFirst CircularI

To mark 10(JhBirth Anniversaryof

D~B.P.Radhak"shnaCommemorative Seminar

on

Surface Water and Ground Water Resources andRejuvenation of Water Deficient Ecosystems ofNorthern and North -western India (Uttar Pradesh,Utterskhend, Himschel Pradesh, Heryene, Punjab,and J & K), also Highlighting Problems of Linking'Rivers in the Region

(1918-2012)

&

Geological Society of India,Bengaluru

Organized by

Indian Geological Congress, Roorkee

Jointly with

Institution of Engineers (India),Roorkee Local Centre, liT Roorkee

(May 24-26, 2019)

Venue: Institution of Engineers (India),Roorkee Local Centre, lIT Roorkee Campus

e IGC Executive Council for 2018 & 2019PRESIDENT

Dr. N. K. Venna

IMMEDIATE PAST PRESIDENTOr. Gopal Dhawan

EXECUTIVE PRESIDENT & EDITORProf. O. P. Varma

VICE -PRESIDENTSProf. Hari B. Srivastava Prof. Rajesh Chandra Shri Anupam Agnihotri

SECRETARIESProf. V. K .S. Dave Shri Ashu Mathur

JOINT SECRETARIESShri Gautam Raj Shekhar Or. Anjani Kumar (Treasurer at the Convention)

Prof. B. C. Sarkar

TREASURERProf. A. K. Sen

COUNCIL MEMBERS

Prof. V. C. TewariProf. Rajesh ChandraProf. V. K. S. Dave

Elected Members

Dr. H. ChandrashekharDr. Manabendra NathProf. A. K. Pachauri

Ex-Officio Members"

Prof. B. GurugnanamDr. Rabi Bhusan

Dr. Kapesa LokhoShri Ashu Mathur

Article 10.2The SecretaryGovt. of India,Ministry of Earth Sciences,New Delhi - 110003

The ChairmanCentral Ground Water Board,New Delhi - 110001

TheCMDWestern Coalfield Ltd.Nagpur - 440 001

TheCMDOil and Natural Gas Corpn. Ltd.,New Delhi - 110001

Article 10.3 (Private Sector)TheCMDTata Steel,Jamshedpur- 831001

TheCEODe Beers India Ltd.,New Delhi -110 017

The SecretaryGovt. oflndia,Deptt. of Science & Technology,New Delh! - 110016

The DirectorNational Geophysical ResearchInstitute,Hyderabad - 500 606

The SecretaryGovt oflndia, Ministry of Mines,Shastri Bhavan,New Delhi - 110001

Article 10.3 (Intt. Members)TheCMDMineral ExplorationCorporation Ltd.,Nagpur - 440 006

The DirectorWadia Institute of HimalayanGeology,Dehra Dun - 248 001

The Director GeneralGeological Survey of India,Kolkata -700 016

The HeadDeptt. of Earth Sciences,liT, Roorkee - 247667

The DirectorAtomic Mineral Directorate forExploration & Research,Hyderabad - 500 016

The Director GeneralUttarakhand Council of Scienceand Technology (UCOST),Dehradun - 248 006

Article 10.3 (Public Sector)TheCMDManganese Ore India Ltd.,Nagpur - 440 013

Article 10.4The DirectorDirectorate Geology and MiningNagpur - 440 010

* Ex-officio Member can nominate his reprensentative.

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OUR PATRONSDr. N. K. VermaPresident, IGC (20 \8-20 \9)and MD & CEO, ONGC Videsh Ltd., New Delhi

Dr. Gopal DhawanIrnrn. Past President, IGC, Former CMD, MECL,Nagpur

Shri K. C. NaikChairman, CGWB, New Delhi

Prof ...Ajay K. SoodPresident, INSA, New Delhi

Dr. Rajiv Kumar TayalSecretary, SERB, New Delhi

Shri U. P. SinghSecretary, Ministry of Water Resources, RiverDevelopment & Ganga Rejuvenation, New Delhi

ShriShashiShankerCMD, ONGC, New Delhi

Dr. Harsh K. GuptaPresident, Geological Society oflndia &Past President, Indian Geological Congress,Bengaluru

Prof. Ashutosh SharmaSecretary, Department of Science & Technology,New Delhi

Dr. M. RajeevanSecretary, MoES, New Delhi

Dr. Dinesh GuptaDirector General, GSI, Kolkata

ADVISORY COMMITTEE

Shri R H. Sawkar, Secretary,Geological Society oflndia, Bengaluru

Dr. Shailesh Nayak, President, Indian GeophysicalUnion, Hyderabad

Shri Sushil Gupta, Former Chairman, CGWB, Faridabad

Dr. RC. Jain, Advisor (Groundwater)GWRDC Ltd., Gamlhinagar

Dr. Ranjit Rath, Engineers India Ltd., New Delhi

Dr. Kalachand Sain, Director,Wadia Institute ofHimalayan Geology, Dehradun

Shri Som Nath Chandel, Additional Director General,and Head, Northern Region, Geological Survey of India

Shri Brij Kumar,Additional Director General,and Head, Western Region, Geological Survey of India

Advisor, SERB, DST, New Delhi

Prof. Sunil Kumar Bajpai, Head,Department of Earth Sciences, lIT Roorkee, Roorkee

Dr. M. K. Jain, Head, Department of Hydrology,liT Roorkee, Roorkee

Prof. S. K. Mishra, Head, Department of WaterResources, Development & Management,liT Roorkee, Roorkee

Shri Balraj Joshi, CMD, NHPC, Faridabad

Dr. Rajiw Lochan, Secretary, MGMI,CMPDI, Ranchi

Prof. C.S.P. Ojha, Head, Department of CivilEngineering, lIT Roorkee, Roorkee

Dr. Sharad K. Jain, Director,National Institute Hydrology, Roorkee

Dr. Jagvir Singh, Head of the Division (Awareness &Outreach), MOES" New Delhi

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ORGANIZING COMMITTEE (Core Group)

ChairmanProf. O.P. VarmaExecutive President,IGC

Co-ChairmanDr. Achal K. Mittal,Chairman, Institution ofEngineers (India)

CoordinatorShri Subhajyoti Das,Geological Society India

Prof. Rajesh ChandraVice President,IGC

Prof. V.K.S. DaveSecretary, IGC

Dr. Ashraf Iqbal,Secretary, 1E1, RLC

Prof. A.K. Sen, Treasurer, IGC Representative from theDepartment of Water Resources,Development & Management, lITRoorkee

Shri S.K. Sin haTS to Chairman,CGWB

Dr. Rajendra Dhobal, DG,UCOST, Dehradun

Representative fromNational Institute of Hydrology(NIH), Roorkee

Representative from theDepartment of Earth Sciences,lIT Roorkee

Representative from theDepartment of Hydrology, lITRoorkee

IClarion Calli

Wann welcome is extended to hydrologists, hydrogeologists, geoscientists, and other professionals, experts, socialworkers, and, specialists for issues concerning "Making India water optimistic".

Make Indian people water optimistic: Indian Geological Congress initiates debate & discussion on thetheme "Surface & Sub-surface Water Resources and Rejuvenation of Water Deficient Ecosystems of Northernand North-western India (Jammu & Kashmir, Himachal Pradesh, Punjab, Haryana, Delhi, Uttarakhand,UttarPradesh, and Madhya Pradesh)", Geoscience enthusiasts are requested to contribute scientific & technicalpapers.

Significance of the Theme to Overcome Water Scarcity Problems

"India is suffering from worst water crisis in its history and as a result millions oflives and livelihoods are under threat" - warnedNITI Aayog rightly. It also warned that the crisis will be getting worst by 2030. By that time, the country's water demand is projectedto be twice the available supply, implying severe water scarcity for hundreds of millions of people and eventual 6% loss in thecountry's GDP.

At present, 600 million Indians face high to extreme water stress and about two lakh people die every year due to inadequate accessto safe drinking water - says the NIT! Aayog's report on Composite Water Management Index, released on Thursday, the 14th June,2018. The report gives a timely warming to people to enable effective water management in Indian states in the face of anticipatedwater crisis of higher magnitude in times to come.

Gujarat is found at the top managing its water resources skillfully, followed by M.P., A.P., Karnataka and Maharashtra. Amongnorth-eastern and Himalayan States, Tripura has been adjudged as number one in 2016-17. Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand, HimachalPradesh, Haryana, Punjab and J & K, although relatively well surged by rivers, streams & springs and also favoured by fairly goodrainfall to generate reasonable endowments of water resources, both surface and ground water, have begun experiencing water crisisof all sorts. While some parts of western UP are riddled with stagnated water conditions leading to marshy terrain, the Bundelkhandregion bordering Madhya Pradesh in under serious drought condition. Unprecedented potable water scarcity in Shimla-Mussouri-Dehradun and other cities presented glaring examples of water scarcity in just ended summer season. Growing parched lands; drying

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up oflakes; encroachments on ponds, tanks; heavy withdrawal of groundwater by agriculturists & industrialists, growing urbanization,rise in the standard of living; booming construction industry are all stimulators of heavy consumption of water to demand ourimmediate attention for remedies. In addition, another imperative is the need for fresh water storage facilities through large reservoirsin the upper reaches of Himalayan terrain, which would act as the source for future water scarcity.

Over and above, occurrence, potentiality and quality of water resources (both of surface water and ground water), we find, arehighly non-uniform in diverse agro-climatic and hydro-geological terrain conditions of the region under reference. The water resourcesand its management scenario in the region, at the same time, are impacted by highly diverse rugged Himalayan foothills with piedmontdeposits, seasonal springs, streams and brooks discharge glaciers, irregular rainfall and occasional cloudburst. In such a diversescenario, we get confronted with the problems of cleaning major rivers like Ganga & Yamuna, rejuvenation of dry & abandoned rivers,rivulets, stream, channels, springs, wetlands, etc.; coupled with other complex posers like linking dried river channels with theperennially flowing rivers, and other unfolded problems in this brief preamble, should make the scientific programme much attractiveand concerned.

There is evidence of advanced water harvesting and management systems since pre-historic times in India. The KautilyaArthashastra also has elaborate description of policies and strategies related to water self-sufficiencies in the kingdom. As early asthe 3rd millennium BC, farming communities in Baluchistan impounded rainwater and used it for irrigation. Dholavira, a major site ofIndus valley civilization (3000BC - I 500BC) had several reservoirs to collect monsoon run off and an excellent drainage system. Eventhe Mohen jodaro and Harappan ruins emphasized on the maintenance of the drainage and water supply systems to prevent thecontamination of one to the other. Water management was planned through a scientific understanding of climatic, topographical,geological and hydrological data. This led to the development of unique systems like the canals using glacial melt in the TransHimalayan region, or Kund & bawaris in Rajasthan and Gujarat, bamboo drip irrigation in the north east or the dams in the southernIndia, each bearing unique details of construction and use. A rich heritage of region specific water management and rain waterharvesting systems evolved all across the Indian subcontinent. While some used to tap the mountain streams and glaciers, the othersmade dams on rivers.

For centuries across several dynasties, our ancient water management prowess worked effectively. It is only now that we need tore-learn these techniques to manage the growing water needs of our country. We are on the verge of the worst water crisis in ourhistory and it will help if we learn from our ancient cultural practices as I stated just now.

Apart from looking inwards, India can also learn a great number of scientifically designed systems from the developed parts of theworld. .

The first and foremost of these is the infrastructural planning of the rural and urban areas in developed countries like USA andAustralia where the government had treated water management as a science and built a community of responsible departments alongthe chain of command. Regions are also planned and developed keeping in mind the next 50 years coming. This practice makes surethat the community has a leading capacity, not a tight overused lag capacity. This practice has made these countries possible to focuson forward looking issues like water sustainability, harvesting and purification. Such a forward looking scientifically designedapproach to be included in the making of our Smart cities and rapid urbanization.

Bringing together these practices from our own ancient history and from the other parts of the world will equip us with the best ofboth worlds where we would have the flexibility to adopt the most optimum solution specific to the needs of the versatile and multiterrain parts of our country.

Under such a pressing national imperative to find an urgent holistic solution to the compounding water problem in north andnorth-western India, Indian Geological Congress in association with the Institution of Engineers (India), Roorkee Local Centre, lITRoorkee Campus and the Geological Society of India, Bengaluru, is organizing a three-day seminar to brainstorm all the associatedissues related to surface and sub-surface water management system to evolve a holistic strategy for the region for decision makers.

We solicit your contribution by way of sharing your skills, the experiential knowledge, and esoteric traditional informationto arrive at the solutions to the various facets of the emerging crises by debating the following sub-themes and sundry, andalso by interaction with other experts and activists.

ISub- Themes I1. Status of water resources scenario in North Western and Northern States of India(Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Delhi,

Haryana, Punjab, Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh and J & K) and future prospects.2. Challenges for water resources, surface and ground water, development and management. Environmental impacts on water

resource development.

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3. Terrain-wise specific modes of development, conservation and management, including management of springs and autoflows, old ponds, tanks, wetlands.

4 Chemical quality and pollution of surface and ground water, including remediation.5. Cleaning & rejuvenation of Gang a Yamuna6. Climate change and water resources.7. S&T in water security and resource management: Remote sensing & GIS, Geophysics, groundwater monitoring, and

modeling).8. Water resources conservation: conjunctive use, rainwater harvesting & artificial recharge, integrated watershed management,

interlinking of rivers.'9. Sustainable hydropower development with high dams for water reservoirs.10. Community participation in water management owing to rapid urbanization including health care aspects.11. Maintaining river waters clean and role of greenbelt.12. Strategies and policies in water resources development and management.13. Efficient use of water resources - Surface and ground water, use of waste water and saline water.14. Impact of rapid urbanization and consequent health issues.

Solicitation of Scientific Contributions

Scientific programme of the conference will, in the main, comprise papers on specialized topics by individual author or group ofauthors, invited keynote addresses, special lectures related to the theme/sub-themes. Only full papers will be accepted for presentation.The lasf date of receiving manuscripts is April30, 2019. The contributors should fully comply with the format specifications of theIGC Journal of the Indian Geological Congress (visit to IGC website www.igcroorkee.netshould give necessary details). Full papersin MS Word, containing text, excellent diagrams, decent photographs, and neatly tabulated data with references are to be submittednot later than the above deadline date by [email protected]@ymail.com. or by post in CD throughcourier, or speed post, to the Dr. Asliraf Iqbal, Seminar Secretary or Prof. O. P. Varma, Editor or Dr. (Mrs.) Anita Varma, AssociateEditor, 40211, 35A, Civil Lines, Roorkee-247 667 (Uttarakhand).

Contributed papers will be duly processed to bring in uniformity and published in a specially designed & attractive volume,designated as Dr. B.P Radhakrishna Commemorative Volume. Institutions are solicited to place order for required number of copiesin advance.

IRegistration IIndian Geological Congress functions as a scientific society catering for the national problems with a difference, treading the path

of deep sincerity & stark honesty to achieve aims of planned deliberations. Likewise the proposed seminar, simulating features ofBrain Storming Session, is planned to have eminent and well-recognized experts and well-informed social workers for presentation oftheir views on ground realities of the aforesaid problem. Apart from scientific sessions for discussion, there would be interactingsession to mobilize different views on the discussed topics, possible way outs of the daunting problems, suggestions &recommendations of the Conference on the foreseeable water crisis. The proceedings will be incorporated in the volume whose onecopy will go to each ofthe paper contributors free of cost. Results of discussions at the conference, in all possibility, prepare the realgroundwork for future action, breaking new ground to take care of the hovering grave problem of water shortages and water quality.

A nominal registration fee is proposed, for meeting the cost of kits & kit bag, mementos, published volume, boarding & lodging &local transport - all at subsidized rates, as noted below:

IRegistration Fee Per Delegate I

Indian Delegates (Corporate / Industry / Govt. bodies)Academic & Research OrganizationResearch Students

Rs.7,000Rs.5,OOORs.l,OOO

Rs.lO,OOORs.6,OOORs.2,OOO

Category BeforeMay 1, 2019

After May 1,2019Spot Registration

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Note: IndividuallGC members and member ofInstitution of Engineers (India) (excluding student category) will be allowed to avail50% discount. Payment to be made in the name of Indian Geological Congress addressed to : The Secretary, Indian GeologicalCongress, Post Box No, 114,40211,35 A, Civil Lines, Roorkee-247 667 (Uttarakhand)

IAccommodation IAdequate accommodation will be available in local guest houses of various organizations such as lIT Roorkee, NIH, CBRI and

other state government departments. A number of good hotels too are available at tariffs near about Rs. 2000/- per day. The delegateswill be accommodated on the basis of first-come first-served basis. The organizing committee shall roll out red carpet when honorabledelegates step in for the conference.

ISponsorship IPlatinum SponsorshipGold SponsorshipSilver SponsorshipBronze SponsorshipCo-Sponsorship

Rs. 5.00 lakh (Five complimentary delegates)Rs. 3.00 lakh (Three complimentary delegates)Rs. 2.00 lakh (Two complimentary delegates)Rs. 1.00 lakh (One complimentary delegate)Rs.50,000.00

I Advertisement in Seminar Volume IBack Cover (Colour)Inside Cover (Colour)Inside Full Page (Colour)Inside Full page (B & W)Inside Half Page (B & W)

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IAbout Roorkee IWith all modem facilities, Roorkee, also named as "Shiksha Nagri", about 186 km from Delhi and 32 km & 70 km from Haridwar &

Dehradun respectively, is well connected to these cities by road and railway. It can also be approached from Dehradun (Jollygrant)airport, near Rishikesh, which is about 40 km away from Roorkee.

Roorkee is the birth place of engineering education in India. The oldest & historic engineering college, Thomason College ofEngineering, was established on Nov. 25, 1847 (the first in Asia), which later on was upgraded to University ofRoorkee and subsequentlyby an act of Parliament, it received the status of lIT Roorkee.

Roorkee also has the distinction of having, first time in India, steam engine on railway track on Dec. 22, 1851 to help constructionof Upper Ganges Canal-Solani river aqueduct (the Canal above the Solani river); the canal having one awe-inspiring lion on each bank,close to the main bridge, divides Roorkee into two parts. Engineers trained from Roorkee have monumental contribution in thedevelopment history of India.

Roorkee serves as gateway to Uttarakhand (~) and to north-west Himalaya, inclusive of Chardham, Haridwar (Dharm Nagri),Rishikesh and Piran Kaliyar - also named as Sarkar Sabir Pak. Dehradun & Mussoorie can also be most conveniently approached fromhere. Come well prepared with your scientific contributions and also for pilgrimage to the holy places and rejoicing hill stations. TheOrganizing Committee will extend warm welcome to all the participants. Success is always a shared journey, so come one and come all.

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