Shri Eknath Shinde, Hon’ble Chief Minister of Maharashtra will inaugurate the Water Summit and address the august gathering.
Mumbai: Dr. Rajendra Singh, also known as the ‘waterman of India’, will visit Mumbai on December 3rd and deliver keynote address at ‘Maharashtra Water Summit ‘ at Yashwantrao Chavan Pratisthan Auditorium, Near Mantralay, Nariman Point. He will share his knowledge and how we can improve groundwater levels and rejuvenate reservoirs, tanks and rivers in Maharashtra region. Around 300 people are joining the prestigious conference on Water Issues focused on Maharashtra.
Eknath Shinde, Maharashtra CM to inaugurate the Water Summit
Shri Eknath Sambhaji Shinde, Hon’ble Chief Minister of Maharashtra will inaugurate the Water Summit and address the august gathering. People and organisations working for water conservation and water sustainability in Maharashtra region are join the summit in a large number.
The daylong forum will witness the finest mind of water, rural development, CSR and sustainability. The summit is themed around Water for All: Call for Solution, Action and Sustainability.
The summit will start at 10 AM.
Venue: Yashwantrao Chavan Pratisthan Auditorium, Nariman Point, Mumbai
Date: December 3, 2022
Time: 10 AM – 6 PM
Theme: Water for All: Call for Action, Solution and Sustainability
Website: Maharashtra Water Summit – 2022 – Top Water Forum in India I India CSR
About Rajendra Singh
Popularly known as ‘Jal Purush, Waterman of India’, Dr. Rajendra Singh is a renowned river rejuvenator and environmentalist.Born on August 6, 1959, in Dola village, Baghpat, Uttar Pradesh, he is an Ayurveda graduate and apost graduate of Hindi literature. For his work, he has been awarded honorary doctorate degrees by the University of Agricultural Sciences in Dharwad Karnataka 2014, Purnima University Jaipur in 2016, and from APJ Abdul KalamTechnical University Lucknow in 2019.
Dr. Singh has been awarded several international accolades: Chiefly “Ramon Magsaysay Award” in 2001 for community leadership, “Jamnalal Bajaj Award” for use of science and technology for rural development, in 2005 and the Nobel prize for water the Stockholm Water Award in 2015. The Guardian named him”in the list of the world’s 50 people in 2008 who can save the planet Earth. “He was also awarded the “Ahimsa” Award in 2018 from the House of Commons, United Kingdom, “Earth Repair” award in 2019 from US Seattle and the Prithvi Bhushan Award from New Delhi in 2019.
He is the Founder and President of Tarun Bharat Sangh, established in 1975. It is its headquarters near Bhikampura Kishori, Sariska Tiger Reserve in Thanagazitehsil of Rajasthan, Alwar district and resides in this village. For the last 44 years, Tarun Bharat has prepared and supported society to construct 11,800 water structures. More than 1,200 villages in the country are now water secure. Communities which were ‘water deprived’ and poverty stricken, now have water. As a result of their work, 12 rivers in the country have been revived:Arvari, Ruparel, Sarsa, Bhagani, Maheshwara, Sabi, Tibra, Sairni and Jahazwali in Rajasthan, Agarni and Mahakali in Maharashtra and Inchanahallain Karnataka.
The effect of these works is that adaptation and mitigationof climate change has been achievedin 10,000 square kilometer area. It is the only example.
Finest Minds
The daylong forum will witness the finest mind of water, rural development, CSR and sustainability. The summit is themed around Water for All: Call for Solution, Action and Sustainability. The summit will feature key topics including Community participation in water security, CSR partnership for water positive agenda and Corporate-led water sustainability strategy. The Maharashtra Water Summit (MWS), a leadership forum, is designed to discuss water-related issues of the Maharashtra region and access cutting-edge minds to seek solutions.
Making Maharashtra a water-positive region
Extraordinary leaders from civil society, Government, corporate, science, and academia will meet together and share their wisdom, experience, practice, vision and action plan to make Maharashtra a water-positive region.
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