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52nd ANNUAL CONVENTION 2020 CONV AL EN U T I N O N N A IWWA PATNA CENTRE INVITES 2 d 0 n 2 0 2 All Hon'ble guests, Delegates, Sponsors, Exhibitors etc. 5 nd PATNA for 52 Annual Convention 2020 on 10th-12th JANUARY 2020 Theme : “Water Knowledge Summit: Driving efficiency and resiliency in water conservation and quality management in changing environment” Organized by : Indian Water Works Association Head Quarter : MCGM Compound, Pipeline Road, Vakola, Mumbai - 400055 Hosted by : IWWA Patna Centre Supported by National Institute of Technology Patna Venue : National Institute of Technology Patna Ashok Rajpath, Patna-800005 (India) The Indian Water Works Association is a voluntary organization of Professionals concerned with WATER. WATER for Domestic, Industrial & Agricultural uses. WASTEWATER collection, treatment, disposal and reuse. The Association founded in 1968 (and registered under the Society Registration Act of 1961) with headquarter in Mumbai and 34 IWWA centers in the country, presently has membership of 10,000 plus. It has member body of people of high repute who are the decision makers in Water & Waste Water Sector such as Engineer In-Chief, Chief Engineer and Heads of Departments of Government and Semi-Government Organizations. PREAMBLE WWA is organizing 52nd Annual Convention and the Water Sector. An Exhibition with stalls pertaining Exhibition in Patna hosted by IWWA Patna Centre to latest technologies/ products in the field of Water, and supported by National Institute of Wastewater, Sanitation, Solid Waste and I th th Technology, Patna from 10 to 12 January, 2020. Environmental Management will also be organized The convention will comprise of several activities on at the venue of the convention. IWWA, Patna Centre the theme with participation by members of IWWA cordially welcomes all the invitees in 52nd Annual and professionals from different central and state Convention of IWWA. There will be main theme and Government Depar tments, Government other sub-themes for which papers will be invited undertakings, different water utilities, Academic and well in time. The venue of the convention will be at Training Institutions, International delegates and the NIT Patna Campus. There will be technical field visit authorities/persons working and having interest in in Patna and surrounding locations. Expected Participants/Visitors Delegates from Indian Water Works Officers from Central/State Govts. Association, Institution of Engineers Faculties, scientists, researchers and (India),Institution of Public Health Engineers, students from various academic/research Institution of Water and Environment, institutions. American Water Works Association, Japan Water Works Association, JAICA, World Bank, Officers/Engineers/Mangers from various A s i a n D e ve lo p m e n t B a n k , C W WA , Corporations, Boards, Organizations, Public International Water Association, Singapore and Private Industrial Units, Reputed persons Water Association, Korea Water Association and organizations working in the sector etc. and other reputed National and International professional bodies in the Water and Environmental Management Sectors. About Patna Patna, anciently known as Pataliputra is the Capital and largest city of the state of Bihar in India. Patna is the second-largest city in Eastern India after Kolkata. As per 2011 census, the population of the city was 1.68 million, making it the 19th Largest City in India. Patna also serves as the seat of Patna High Court. One of the oldest continuously inhabited places in the world, Patna was founded in 490 BC by the king of Magadha. Ancient Patna, known as Patliputra, was the capital of the Magadh empire under the Haryanka, Nanda, Mauryan, Shunga, Gupta and Pala empires. Pataliputra was a seat of learning and fine arts. Patliputra was home to many astronomers and scholars including Aryabhata, Vātsyāyana and Chanakya. Its population during the Maurya period (around 300 BCE) was about 400,000. Patna served as the seat of power, political and cultural centre of Indian Subcontinent during the Maurya and Gupta empires. With the fall of Gupta Empire, Patna lost its glory. It was revived again in the 17th century by the British as a centre of international trade. Following the partition of Bengal presidency in 1912, Patna became the capital of Bihar and Orissa Province. The modern city of Patna is situated on the southern bank of river Ganges. The city also straddles the rivers Sone, Gandak and Punpun. The city is approximately 35 kilometers (22 miles) in length and 16 to 18 kilometers (9.9 to 11.2 mi) wide. In June 2009, the World Bank ranked Patna as second in India (after Delhi) for ease of starting a business. As of 2015, Patna's per capita gross domestic product is ₹1,06,000 ($1581). Using figures for assumed average annual growth, Patna is the 21st fastest growing city in the world and 5th fastest growing city in India according to a study by the City Mayors Foundation. Patna registered an average annual growth of 3.72% during 20062010. The Buddhist, Hindu and Jain pilgrimage centres of Vaishali, Rajgir, Nalanda, Bodh Gaya and Pawapuri are nearby and Patna City is also a sacred city for Sikhs as the tenth Sikh Guru, Guru Gobind Singh was born here. Tourism 1. Golghar along with Mumbai's Opolis Architects was Golghar was originally built to serve as a t o d e v e l o p t h e granary for the British East India company army architectural design of during the famine of the Bihar Museum. 1786. It now features an o b s e r v a t i o n d e c k The Bihar Museum has several galleries. overlooking the Ganges These include the Orientation gallery, the children and the city. gallery, the regional gallery, the contemporary gallery, the historical art galleries, the Bihari Diaspora 2. Sabhyata Dwar gallery and the visible storage gallery. The The Sabhyata Dwar or Civilization Gate is a exhibits on different sandstone arch with Mauryan-style architecture. The subjects are displayed monument is located on in separate galleries. the banks on River Each gallery is huge Ganga. The monument a n d h a s m a n y is spread over an area of artefacts on display including ones dating back to one acre within the the 4th century. campus of Samrat Ashok International Convention Centre in the city of Patna. 3. Buddha Smriti Park The 32 metres (105 ft) high structure is taller than Gateway of India by 6 metres (20 ft) and was built at a Buddha Smriti park has been developed by th cost of ₹ 5 crore (50 million). The arches of the Dwar the Bihar Government to commemorate the 2554 contain inscriptions attributed to Megasthenes, birth anniversary of the Buddha. This park was Ashoka, Buddha and Mahavira. inaugurated by the 14th Dalai Lama on 3. Bihar Museum 27th May 2010 and planted two saplings The Bihar government has built a state-of- one was brought the-art Art Landmark Museum in Patna at a cost of from Bodh Gaya and approximately ₹530 crores on a site of 13.9 acres. It is the other from Anuradhapura in Sri Lanka of the located on the southern flank of Jawaharlal Nehru sacred Mahabodhi tree. Marg, Bailey Road, in Patna. Japan's Maki & Associates The central attraction of this park is the Stupa, The cultural heritage of Bihar is reflected in its known as Patliputra Karuna Stupa, 200 feet high, many ancient monuments. Kumhrar and Agam Kuan situated in the middle are the sites of the ruins of the Ashokan Pataliputra. of the park. This 22- Didarganj Yakshi remains as an example of Mauryan acre park located in art. the heart of city house Padri Ki Haveli, High Court, Golghar and the pot containing Secretariat Building are examples of British holy ashes of Buddha Architecture. inside the main stupa, pot was earlier excavated from Vaishali. The other main attractions in Buddha Smriti Gandhi Maidan is a historic ground in Patna Park are Laser show, Meditation centre, Smriti Bagh where several freedom movement rallies took place. (Park of Memories), Museum, Bodhi Trees, Stupa. The Patna Planetarium (Indira Gandhi Planetarium) is located in Patna's Indira Gandhi 4. Takhat Sri Patna Sahib Science Complex. It claims to be one of the largest Takht Sri Patna Sahib is also known as planetariums in Asia and to attract a large number of Harmandir Sahib one of the five takhts of Sikhism and tourists. consecrates the birthplace of the tenth Guru of The Patna Zoo (Sanjay Gandhi the Sikhs, Gobind Singh. There are Biological Park) is located at Bailey five other Gurdwaras in Patna road, Raj Bhawan, Rajbanshi which are related to different nagar, and includes over Sikh Gurus; these are 300 mammals, 300 birds Gurdwara Pahila Bara, and 450 species of Gurdwara Gobind Ghat, reptiles as of January Gurdwara Guru Ka 2019. Bagh, Gurdwara Bal The Eco Park is Leela and Gurdwara located in Jawaharlal Handi Sahib. Nehru Marg. It has more Patna is home to than 3,000 varieties of many Tourist Attractions plants and includes several and it saw about 2.4 million theme parks, a restaurant and tourists (including day visitors) in an area for boat riding. 2005. Tourists visiting the city accounted for 41% of the total number of tourists visiting Bihar although Bodh Gaya was the most popular destination for foreign visitors. Some Places To Visit Near Patna 1. Bodh Gaya during meditation. In the hills to the northeast, the Dungeshwari Cave contains 2 Buddha shrines Bodh Gaya is a village in the northeast Indian honoring the site state of Bihar. Considered as one of the most where Buddha is important Buddhist believed to have pilgrimage sites, it's s p e n t y e a r s dominated by the meditating.