International Conference on
Lakes & Wetlands 14-16 February, Bhopal, MP, India
14-16 February 2014
Proceedings
Knowledge Partners
14-16 February 2014
14-16 February 2014
Organized by Government of Madhya Pradesh Housing and Environment Department, Environmental Planning and Coordination Organization (EPCO) State Knowledge Management Center on Climate Change
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Executive Summary
International Conference on Lakes & Wetlands under the Bhopal Lake Festival was organized by State Knowledge Management Centre on Climate Change (SKMCCC), Environmental Planning and Coordination Organization (EPCO), Department of Housing & Environment, Government of Madhya Pradesh at Hotel Lake View Ashoka, Shyamla Hills, Bhopal between 14th-16th February, 2014. Experts from across the country and outside were invited to present and discuss on the various thematic aspects of Lakes & Wetlands. The structure of the conference was distributed into six thematic sessions.
Chief Guest Shri Shivraj Singh Chouhan, Hon‟ble Chief Minister, Government of Madhya Pradesh inaugurated the two day conference; Shri Kailash Vijayvargiya, Hon‟ble Minister, Department of Housing & Environment and Urban Administration & Development, Government of Madhya Pradesh presided over the function. Special Guest Shri Anthony de Sa, Chief Secretary, Government of Madhya Pradesh and other dignitaries was present on the dais.
Welcome address was delivered by Mr M M Upadhyay, Agriculture Production Commissioner, Government of Madhya Pradesh. He introduced the Bhopal Lake Festival and its importance to the audience. In his welcome speech, Special Guest Mr Anthony de Sa highlighted the importance of lakes & wetlands in our life, their biodiversity, ecosystem services they provide and the need for restoration and management in view of the water crisis. He looked forward for recommendations from the conference that would help in framing appropriate projects and policies for restoring the wetlands and lakes of the state.
Hon‟ble Minister Shri Kailash Vijayvargiya appreciated the agenda of the conference. He referred to the state government‟s initiatives for conservation of water by emphasizing on the recent Narmada-Kshipra Link Project, which aims to provide water to millions and also for irrigation purposes, besides contributing significantly in raising the ground water table and constant maintenance of flow in the river Kshipra.
Hon‟ble Chief Minister Shri Shivraj Singh Chouhan graced the occasion. He reiterated the importance of water bodies for sustenance of life. Emphasizing on capturing the essence of traditional knowledge in policy planning, he stressed on the need of community involvement and integrated efforts to conserve this precious natural resource and involvement of public in conservation efforts. Vote of thanks was delivered by Shri S N Mishra, Principal Secretary, Government of Madhya Pradesh, Housing & Environment Department.
International Conference on Lakes & Wetlands was organized in collaboration with nine knowledge partners namely Ministry of Environment & Forests (MoEF), GoI, United Nations Development Programme (UNDP - India), United Nations Educational, Scientific & Cultural Organization (UNESCO), International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN), International Lake Environment Committee (ILEC), Wetlands International – South Asia (WI- SA), Institute for Housing & Urban Development Studies (IHS), Erasmus University, Rotterdam, Ramsar Secretariat and Indian Institute of Forest Management (IIFM).
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The conference held 6 thematic sessions for special invited speakers and two parallel sessions for presenters/young researchers/scholars.
1. Ecology and Science of Lakes & Wetlands 2. Lakes & Wetlands – Conservation & Management 3. Climate Change and Lakes & Wetlands 4. Lakes & Wetlands of Madhya Pradesh 5. Wetlands and Agriculture: Opportunities & Limitations 6. Lakes & Wetlands – Human Connections
Participation in the conference was by invitation only. 25 expert speakers from India as well as other countries attended the conference and presented their papers in the thematic sessions. 212 delegates registered online with their abstracts/papers out of which 85 were invited for attending the conference. 13 candidates were shortlisted by Academic Committee to present their papers in the parallel sessions and therefore invited in the conference.
On both the days, three sessions were conducted for special invited speakers with different themes on each day. Two parallel sessions were also organized.
A field visit to Bhoj Wetland (Ramsar site) was organized in the morning of 15th February, 2014. An excursion trip for speakers to Sanchi (A UNESCO Heritage Site) was also arranged on 16th February, 2014.
The major suggestions which emerged from the two day intense deliberations during the conference are connecting people with conservation efforts, taking up pilot projects to showcase best practices and new technologies, and promoting Lake Basin Management Practices and above all, building capacities of stakeholders. It was also suggested to organize similar conferences and events every year.
Session-wise list of expert speakers, ICLW committees, list of expert speakers, presenters, delegates and news paper cuttings is enclosed from Annexures I to VI.
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Conference Proceedings
Introduction
Reverence for water and their conservation is an age-old practice in India. Former rulers have contributed significantly by constructing large number of impoundments for providing drinking water to the people in their capitals and elsewhere. This was particularly necessary in arid, semi arid and other regions with highly erratic rainfall. Upper lake of Bhopal, arguably the oldest among the large man-made lakes in central part of India, falls under this category. Constructing an earthen dam across the Kolans, a rain-fed tributary of Betwa River, this Lake was created in the early 11th century AD by the King Bhoj, the ruler of Dhar.
Given the historical, archaeological and ecological significance of Bhoj wetland, the Government of Madhya Pradesh is organizing an international conference to show case the efforts made by various agencies to conserve Bhoj wetland alongwith other lakes/wetlands. We intend to and make efforts to invite not only scientists, but also policy makers, people‟s representatives, resource managers and catchment stakeholders to the conference. The interactions among this diverse audience will result in a wider discussion, with the goal of connect upstream perspective with downstream approach to attempt to solve the dynamic and vexed issues of lake and wetland catchment.
Conference Objectives
The objectives of this international conference is to bring together experts in the field of wetland and lake environments and habitats, with the underlying goal of establishing a basis for developing multidisciplinary solutions to multidisciplinary issues. The conference is conceived as an opportunity for expression of cross-sectoral concerns wherein experts from academia, government, international donor agencies, civil society, and public/ private enterprises will exchange their experiences on how to maximise wise use and sustainable management of wetland, lakes and their basins. Also learn from the varied and rich experiences of international community to evolve an effective strategy to maintain ecological integrity and ensure sustainable wise use of Bhoj wetland.
The conference was organized with an objective to bring together experts associated with lake & wetland conservation and ILBM and understand the basis for developing multidisciplinary solutions to multidisciplinary issues related to lakes & wetlands. Conference gave an opportunity to learn from the varied and rich experiences of international community as to how to evolve an effective strategy to maintain ecological integrity and ensure wise use of lakes and wetlands. The conference focussed on the following six themes:
1. Ecology and Science of Lakes & Wetlands 2. Lakes & Wetlands – Conservation & Management 3. Climate Change and Lakes & Wetlands 4. Lakes & Wetlands of Madhya Pradesh 5. Wetlands and Agriculture: Opportunities & Limitations 6. Lakes & Wetlands – Human Connections 3 | P a g e
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Scientists, policy makers, people‟s representatives, resource managers, Community based organizations, government officials, researchers/ scholars and catchment stakeholders participated in the conference. The expert speakers discussed on the relevant themes presenting their experience and views and studies.
To encourage young researchers/ scholars to present their studies/research work before experts and to obtain comments/ suggestions from them, two parallel sessions were also organized one each on 14 & 15 February, 2014.
To review the progress of the conference, an Organizing Committee was constituted under the Chairmanship of Principal Secretary, H&E Department. The committee provided directions, guidance and made necessary approvals to carry out the event. An Academic Committee was constituted under Dr. Ram Prasad, Retd. PCCF and ex-Director, IIFM. The committee designed academic and technical structure of the conference; suggested names of speakers and delegates; scrutinized abstracts/ papers received through online registrations and review all scientific matters associated with the conference. A working committee under Mr Anoop Shrivastava, Structural Engineer, EPCO was also constituted having officers from EPCO as its members for logistic support and printing works. Events and Activities
The thematic structure of the Conference is proposed as follows. It includes inaugural sessions, thematic key note address by speakers of national and international repute, technical sessions (oral presentations), and voice of the people besides field trips and excursion visits. o Inaugural Session o Special Thematic Key note address o Technical Sessions for paper presentations o Field visit of Bhoj Wetland (A Ramsar Site) o Excursions to UNESCO Heritage Sites Sanchi Monuments/Bhimbetka (rock shelter paintings)
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Inaugural Session
The session started with floral welcome of the Hon‟ble guests on the dais.
Chief Guest of the International Conference Mr Shivraj Singh Chouhan, Hon‟ble Chief Minister, expressed his views on the importance of water for sustenance of life, capturing the essence of traditional knowledge in policy planning and involvement of public in conservation efforts. Despite providing a range of ecosystem services, wetlands continue to degrade rapidly.
Major pressures on wetlands include fragmentation of hydrological regimes, siltation from degraded catchments, pollution, spread of invasive species and over-harvesting of resources. He expressed his concern on limited consideration of wetland functioning and ecosystem service values in developmental planning which has created several adverse impacts from water resources and infrastructure development projects. Degradation of wetlands has disproportionately higher impacts on the wetland dependent communities which source livelihoods from harvesting of wetland products as water, fish and aquatic vegetation; ultimately jeopardizing ecological and economic security at the societal level.
He said that it is high time for all of us to work towards the conservation of these precious resources otherwise the degradation of wetlands and lakes will further accentuate the water and food insecurity issues. Referring to the river linking initiative of the state government he said that efforts will be made to catch every drop of water where it falls and conserve soil at the farmer‟s field.
Hon‟ble Chief Minister said that the State Government looks forward to the recommendations emerging from this international conference and hoped that it would help in framing appropriate projects and policies for restoring the wetlands.
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Mr Kailash Vijayvargiya, Hon‟ble Minister in the presidential address appreciated the agenda of the conference and allied it with state government‟s initiatives for conservation of water by emphasizing on the recent Narmada-Kshipra Link Project, which aims to provide water to millions as also for irrigation purposes, and will contribute significantly in raising the ground water table. He said that wetlands are common property resources; we will make an effort to engage with communities and societies in designing strategies for conservation of lakes and wetlands.
The societal importance of wetlands stem from their wide ranging role in providing water and food security, buffering extreme events, supporting biodiversity habitats, and providing opportunities for recreation and tourism. The principal supply of renewable fresh water comes from an array of wetlands. Groundwater recharged through wetlands plays an important role in fresh water availability, especially for agriculture. Water supply for Bhopal is dependent on wetlands. Wetlands indeed function as „natural infrastructure‟ supporting societal well-being in myriad ways.
Wetlands evolve and function within physical templates set by water and sediments. Securing availability of water of right quantity and quality within space and time is a major issue impairing functioning of several wetlands.
The state recognizes the need for developing a list of wetlands and their prioritization for restoration and conservation. Due consideration has been given to wetlands located outside the protected area network, which often face higher developmental threats in the state water policy. He expressed belief that this conference will enrich our understanding towards safeguarding these natural possessions.
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In his welcome address, Special Guest Mr Anthony de Sa, Chief Secretary, GoMP emphasized the importance of lakes & wetlands, their biodiversity, ecosystem services, restoration and management. He said that wetlands are lifeline for a very large number of people. Wetlands are also the most important source of fresh water. They provide a host of ecosystem services to humanity, in addition to being host to rich bio-diversity.
Wetlands constitute ecosystems wherein water plays a predominant role in controlling the environment and associated plant and animal life. Existing at the interface of truly terrestrial and aquatic ecosystem, wetlands make the two inherently different, yet are highly dependent on both. Wetland management requires coordination between multiple stakeholders and sectors. MP has a dedicated organization Environmental Planning and Coordination Organization (EPCO) within Housing & Environment Department provides the institutional home for addressing the concerns of wetlands and water bodies since the past three decades.
He said that MP has already developed Wetland Atlas of the state and has been in the process of integrating opportunities available under National Water Mission with the existing policies and programmes of the state. The state water policy also recognizes that for environmental balance, skillful and planned management of development activities around watersheds is of prime importance.
To address these concerns, the state of MP has streamlined components of existing schemes of Ministry of Water Resources, Rural Development and others for integrated watershed management to secure the livelihoods of communities dependent on wetlands. Capacity building of concerned state government departments and agencies, community stakeholders and civil society on integrated management has also been an integral component of efforts of the state to address concerns of wetlands.
Given the importance of wetlands, their biodiversity and ecosystem services, it is important that strategic steps are taken to strengthen their conservation and wise use. He hoped that the conference comes out with recommendations that will go a long way in framing appropriate projects and policies for restoring the wetlands/water bodies.
Mr M M Upadhyay, Additional Chief Secretary and Agriculture Production Commissioner GoMP addressed the gathering and threw light on the concept of Jheel Mahotsav (Bhopal Lake Festival). He said that city of Bhopal is dotted with lakes and it is opportune time to celebrate the very existence of these pristine natural resources.
To understand this complex dynamics in a broader perspective and to offer opportunities for experience sharing and learning from different regions, the Government of Madhya Pradesh is hosting this International Conference at Bhopal. This international conference is a part of the Bhopal Lake Festival, a mega event being organized by GoMP. 7 | P a g e
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This international conference in the capital city Bhopal, which is also known as city of lakes, assumes special significance in the light of the fact that wetlands and lakes are facing dual challenge posed both by the anthropogenic activities like agricultural practices and pressures of urbanization in the catchments and exposure and sensitivities exacerbated by climate change.
He said that the importance of wetlands, which are I am highly impressed at how well one of the most vulnerable and threatened ecosystems, cannot be overemphasized given the fact organized the conference was and that these water assets are vital for millions of people how it brought out the current who heavily depend on these ecosystems for their wetlands issues in the country. It food and livelihood security. The theme of World was good to see the efforts that the Wetland Day-2014, Wetlands and Agriculture- government is making to raise Partners for Growth aptly captures and highlights the awareness on lakes and wetland need for sustaining the inherent relationship between conservation. It was also a very good nature and mankind. group of experts that the organizers
had managed to bring together. I would also like to thank for the time The inaugural session concluded with the vote of and effort that organizers have put thanks to all the guests by Shri S N Mishra, Principal into making this conference a Secretary, Department of Housing and Environment success. and Urban Administration Department, GoMP. He expressed his gratitude to the Hon‟ble Chief Minister I thought all the presentations were for sparing his precious time from busy schedule and very well-delivered and relevant. It gracing the occasion with his presence. was great to meet all during the conference. I am very glad that I got He also expressed his thanks to Hon‟ble Minister, the chance to attend the conference Department of Housing & Environment and Urban as well! Administration Department for providing guidance and Samridhi Rijal, Ramsar Secretariat leadership in organizing this international Conference. He thanked Chief Secretary and APC for their continued support and guidance. Thanks are also due to EPCO for organizing the event. He also expressed thanks to delegates, participants, press and print media for presence in the gathering.
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Prof M. Nakamura, Chairman, Scientific Committee of International Lake Environment Committee, Japan, in his keynote address started by introducing the features of Lentic (standing) & Lotic (moving) waters and their management requirements. He stressed about the concept of Integrated Lake Basin Management (ILBM) and its issues, concerns and approach to resolve them. Prof. Nakamura recalled his association with BWL and urged the State Government to take all possible measures to ensure its protection and conservation. He said that if the concepts like ILBM are put in practice Lakes likes BWL can be effectively conserved.
The inaugural address was delivered by Dr Ashok Khosla, Chairman, Development Alternatives and Past President, IUCN. In his address, he spoke about the benefits of landscape based conservation which can be achieved by evaluating the different types of landscapes. He lauded the efforts of the state Government in taking pioneering steps in mobilizing communities and societies in conservation of water resources. Referring to the international experiences he said that world over it is now being recognized that people are involved in sustainable development activities we can actually sustain the effort for long time and it will bear fruits.
“My heartiest congratulations for the highly successful organization of three days international conference on conservation of lakes and wetlands. The few hours that I spent at the conference were highly informative and illuminating; I wish I could have stayed longer. I do believe a socio-economic and anthropological dimension in the context of human interaction in the context of conservation, development and sustainability of lakes and wetlands would have only added lustre to the discussion.”
Tapan Mohanty, Faculty, NLIU
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Session 1: Ecology and Science of Wetland and Lakes
The Session on Ecology and Science of Wetland and Lakes was chaired by Dr Brij Gopal, former professor of Environmental Science at the Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi and Centre for Inland Waters in South Asia and co-chaired by Dr Ram Boojh, Program Specialist, Environment – UNESCO. Dr Brij Gopal presented the works carried on different types of lakes located in various geographical situations, and also the wetlands associated with them. He emphasized that the management approach adopted for the conservation and maintenance of the wetlands should be different depending on their distinct geographical, morphological and ecological characteristics. Dr Ram Boojh gave an insight on the Ramsar Convention, present structure and status including the contracting parties, Biosphere Reserves and World Heritage List under UNESCO which are also wholly or partially Ramsar Wetlands Sites.
Mr Sandeep Joshi, Director, SES Society, Pune, in his talk on ecological audit for the performance evaluation of Lake Restoration Projects, discussed about the current status of water bodies in India with regard to pollution levels. He further described the major issues associated with lentic-lotic waters in urban areas, their sustainability issues and presented mechanisms for management of restoration projects. He also presented a framework for project performance assessment describing the steps involved in ecological audit. He concluded his talk by presenting the lessons learnt from ecological restoration projects in India.
Ms Mansee Bal, Faculty, IHS, Erasmus University, Netherlands in her presentation drew attention on building understanding of governing and sustaining urban lake systems (one kind of social-ecological system) in India. In her idea, sustaining and governing social- ecological systems are challenging and involve complex problems and processes. Understanding the complex problems and processes of sustaining and governing urban lake systems is equally challenging and involves a complex science. In her work, she applied social-ecological system framework to understand the problems and processes of urban lake sustainability and governance in India. She said that learning about the social-ecological system framework should become integral part of learning about urban lake sustainability and governance.
Dr S.P. Gautam, Ex Chairman, CPCB and Member, Madhya Pradesh Public Service Commission, Indore, discussed about the current parameters like pollution clean-up, waste disposal, protecting species and more on which the emphasis should be drawn. In order to live more sustainably he stressed on the pollution prevention, waste prevention, protecting habitats, etc. Improper utilization of natural resources and increased anthropogenic activities has damaged the self-functioning of ecosystems. He concluded by highlighting more on the parameters which will be helpful for us to live more sustainably.
This was followed by an interesting session on Study of Wetlands of MP through Remote Sensing and GIS by Dr S. K. Pandey, Sr. Scientist & Head, Water Resources Division, MP Council of Science & Technology. He started with the benefits of remote sensing and GIS techniques in classification of wetlands of an area. Later on, he presented his work on mapping of wetlands of MP through GIS and presented findings along with area estimates and district-wise wetlands of MP. 10 | P a g e
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Session 2: Lakes & Wetlands – Conservation & Management
The Session on Lakes & Wetlands – Conservation & Management was chaired by Prof M. Nakamura, Chairman, Scientific Committee, International Lake Environment Committee, Japan and co-chaired by Dr Ajit Kumar Pattnaik, Chief Executive, Chilika Development Authority. Prof M. Nakamura gave his presentation on Integrated Lake Basin Management (ILBM). He emphasized on the importance of requirements, reasons and purposes of Lake Basin Management to address the issues pertaining to lentic-lotic waters, the entire process of ILBM and suggested approaches to make the entire system sustainable for future. Dr Ajit Kumar Pattnaik, talked about the wetland governance challenges and issues in management & conservation of Lake Chilika. He also talked about the lessons learnt in the process of management & conservation of wetland ecosystem.
Following the address by Chairs, Ms Samridhi Rijal, Assistant Advisor for Asia-Oceania, Ramsar Convention Secretariat spoke about conservation, management and wise use of Wetlands by implementing the Ramsar Convention. She also talked about the South-Asian regional initiatives taken in this regard with the association of South Asian Co-operative Environment Programme (SACEP), South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC), etc. She apprised the audience with the status of Ramsar sites in South Asian countries and stressed on the major threats, key challenges and recommendations for the conservation, management and wise use of Wetlands.
Prof (Dr.) Rajiv Khare, Chairperson, Centre for Environment and Natural Resources Law and faculty at , National Law Institute University, Bhopal spoke on Conservation of Wetlands & Lakes from Indian legal perspective. He appraised about the legal framework mentioned in the Indian Constitution for conservation and management of wetlands. He laid special emphasis on the salient features of the Wetlands (Conservation & Management) Rules to inform the audience on the legal measures available for conservation and management of wetlands. He concluded his talk by giving suggestions on Environment and Wetlands‟ related rules which need to be strictly followed for more effective and democratic management and conservation of wetlands.
Subsequent to this, Th Ibobi Singh, CEO, Loktak I would like to express my sincere Development Authority, Manipur presented the work thanks to all members of the organising on conservation and management of Loktak Lake & committee for the hospitality extended the challenges faced for the very purpose. He talked to me in Bhopal. about the threats, issues and management action The Conference also gave me an plan of Loktak & associated wetlands. opportunity to interact with so many people and share their experiences in the He spoke on various aspects in Loktak management field of lake and wetland issues. Thanks like its institutional arrangements, conservation once again. activities, results of management of a village called „Phumdi‟, its water management, catchment Th Ibobi Singh, IFS conservation, biodiversity conservation, etc. He Project Director Loktak Development Authority Manipur appraised about the sustainable livelihood improvements for fishermen as well, nearby Loktak Lake.
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Session 3: Climate Change and Lakes & Wetlands
Dr Preeti Soni, Advisor Climate Change and Energy UNDP India chaired the session on Climate Change and Lakes & Wetlands. Dr Soni spoke on the challenges to be faced in maintenance of the natural water bodies due to changes in the climatic conditions.
She talked about the efforts of the GoI under the NAPCC and role of UNDP in supporting States to prepare SAPCC. She informed that UNDP is supporting EPCO in setting up a State Knowledge Management Centre on Climate Change.
Dr Ashwini Kulkarni, Scientist from Centre for Climate Change Research, Indian Institute of Tropical Meteorology spoke on the Climate change projection over M.P. She started with the link between increasing carbon concentration in the atmosphere and temperature changes.
With the help of high resolution model PRECIS, different simulations were run and inferences were drawn from the same. She showed that the temperature over MP is projected to rise and rainfall may increase by the end of century.
This change in the climatic component has the potential to radically alter the physical structure of lake ecosystems, the water holding capacities, evaporations and precipitations all the components will be affected to some extent, thereby, causing the extinction or alteration of aquatic biota.
The increasing accumulation of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere affect the structure, functioning, and stability of lake ecosystems accordingly lakes and wetlands become highly vulnerable to climate change and accordingly, the mitigation and adaptation measures for lake conservation should be the prioritized.
The conference was very systematically designed and everybody was taken care of from the heart. It was a great experience. Wishing all the best for many more such successful conferences.
Ashwini Kulkarni, IITM Pune
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Session 4: Lakes and Wetlands of Madhya Pradesh
The Session on Lakes and Wetlands of Madhya Pradesh was chaired by Mr M N Buch Chairman, National Centre for Human Settlement and Environment and co-chaired Mr Ibobi Singh, CEO, Loktak Development Authority. Mr. M N Buch, from his vast experiences, spoke on the significance of the water resources and on how the city and its lakes have undergone tremendous changes.
The lakes in the city full of water and life will be much more than just delight for the people. What is required is to appreciate and realize that a lot of effort in preserving and maintaining these lakes has been made. He said that conservation of Natural Resources is not only the responsibility of Government but the Society should also be made aware of its role.
Prof Saswat Bandyopadhyay and Mr P. K. Ghosh from Center for Environmental Planning and Technology spoke on the importance of spatial perspectives while planning for and around natural resources. He emphasized that inclusion of the catchments of the natural water bodies (around urban areas) in main stream city planning will eventually lead to an eco-oriented planning practice.
Mr Abhilash Khandekar & Mr Bhalu Mondhe, Nature Volunteers Society, Indore, spoke on how the efforts by an informal pressure group of environmentally sensitive people made their way in conserving the Sirpur Lake of Indore. The measures taken eventually resulted in better water quality, greenery and most importantly bringing back the birds to their natural habitat.
Mr G K Bhat, TARU Leading Edge Pvt. Ltd. in his paper Urban lake conservation for building Climate Change Resilience highlighted the impact of increasing urbanization on Khajrana Talab in Indore city where sewage inflow has been increasing over years and water hyacinth is increasingly becoming a menace. This paper was based on the study done by TARU as part of ACCRN in Indore. Emphasising on an integrated approach for lake conservation/restoration, natural water bodies like lakes being an essential part of urban ecosystem.
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Session 5: Wetland and Agriculture: Opportunities and Limitations
The session five on Wetland and Agriculture: Opportunities and Limitations was Chaired by Ms Samridhi Rijal, Assistant Advisor for Asia-Oceania, Secretariat of the Ramsar Convention on Wetlands and co-chaired by Dr Ritesh Kumar from Wetlands International- South Asia. She informed the gathering that this year‟s World Wetland Day‟s theme is Wetland and Agriculture-partners for growth. She initiated the session speaking on the Sustainable use of Wetlands and wetland resources. The anthropological threats caused to these natural resources and finally focusing on key challenge which would be to follow an inclusive ecosystem-based approach rather than following demand-driven approach to conserve wetlands.
Prof Ashwani Wanganeo, Prof, Department of Limnology, Barkatullah University, Bhopal, began the session presenting the status report on Bhoj Wetland. The areas in and around the wetland including the catchment, current status in terms of the various impurities added in the wetland through connected storm water drains was presented.
Dr Ritesh Kumar spoke on how the wetland conservation and management is important in retaining the true ecological character of surroundings taking various examples of wetlands importance from different parts of the country. Also he suggested integrated approach in wetland management in sectoral planning and landscape management with an institutional arrangement to cater to needs and challenges at higher level.
Later, Mr Harsh Vardhan, Tourism and Wildlife Society of India, Jaipur, presented the case of Man Sagar Lake, Jaipur and added more on restoring lakes through bio-treatment processes i.e. following an ecosystem approach. He highlighted the efforts of citizens and other volunteers in the process of conserving the lake, where later the government introduced PPP model to restore lakes. The lake of Jaipur was restored with the efforts of the people and government eventually.
Congratulations for organizing a very successful workshop. My sincere thanks for the excellent hospitality. I had a very good time and good opportunity to know lot of good initiatives by a number of individuals & organizations for conservation of wetlands. Thanks again for the excellent arrangements and a very successful workshop.
Dr A.K.Pattnaik, CEO, Chilika Lake Development Authority
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Session 6: Wetlands and Lakes - Human Connections
Hon‟ble Judicial Member, Central Zonal Bench, National Green Tribunal, Bhopal – Justice Dalip Singh chaired the last technical session on Wetlands and Lakes - Human Connections. Swamiji Jagdish Kapri gave an account of comparative policy regulations and matters related to water management between India and Korea. Starting from the history of water usage in India along with its social, religious and economic importance, he lamented on the current state of water resources in India. The reasons he identified like complex water governance structure; overlapping and sometimes contradictory rights.
Mr Sanjay Singh, Parmarth Trust, Tikamgarh, presented on how the efforts of a community resulted in revival/conserve natural resources like water bodies etc. He presented a case study on revival of Chandela tanks through community participation with the campaign Jal- Jan Jodo Abhiyan for conservation and protection of traditional water bodies. Suggesting the way forward was for proper planning, implementation as well as operation and maintenance of resources. Also policy level suggestion included training and capacity building on water management issues.
Hon’ble Justice Dalip Singh gave valedictory speech at the end of the session. He concluded the technical session with his inspiring words on reverence for water bodies and their conservation.
Its historical and ecological importance and to the abuse it is put to in every modern daily usage. Moreover realizing the very idea of life and subsistence gets synonyms the concept of water accessibility around us. He appreciated the efforts of GoMP in organizing this conference.
I thank the organizers for a well organized Conference, excellent hospitality, and asking me to chair a session. The Conference gave me an opportunity to meet many old friends and more importantly, make new contacts.
I am interested in restoration of all ponds/tanks in Bundelkhand region - to start from Chhatarpur district - which could be seen as elements of water security for domestic and agricultural use, as adaptation to climate change and drought, and as part of IWRM.
Dr Brij Gopal
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Parallel session, Day 1
Dr Nasir Ahmad, Research Associate & Project Officer, School of Good Governance & Policy Analysis presented his research paper on the knowledge of Muslim community in subjects related to water conservation as ibid. in the Holy Quran and Hadees and Sharia.
He tried to explore the willingness and participation of Muslim community in lake water conservation. He gave a set of recommendations and emphasized that there is a need of conducting awareness campaigns especially for Muslim Community by approaching the Maszids of the city.
The subsequent presenter Dr Mohit Arya, Assistant Professor, P.G. College, Gwalior spoke on “Status and habitat of marsh crocodile in the micro wetland of Jadhav Sagar Lake, Shivpuri”. For proper conservation and management of the lake, he suggested necessary measures suitable meant for the local situations.
His suggestions included measures to stop illegal fishing, woodcutting, garbage dumping, sewage disposal, encroachment and development of residential colonies in the vicinity of lake, discouraging human activities affecting lake environment, monitoring the factors that disturb the muggers nesting and breeding ground.
Later, Mr Chinmay Bandopadhyay, Senior Research Fellow, Central Inland Fisheries Research Institute, Barrackpore, Kolkata presented his paper on “Microbial arsenic reduction in aquatic environments in arsenic affected Bengal Delta”.
He conducted his study in pond ecosystems in arsenic affected areas in West Bengal which showed presence of active arsenic reducing microbial population in surface water environments that might play critical roles in arsenic transformations and mobility in this region bestowed with thousands of perennially saturated aquaculture ponds and floodplain wetlands. Parallel session, Day 2
Day 2 started with the presentation of Ms Ranjeeta Choudhary, Assistant Professor, Sant Hiradaram College, Bhopal who presented her paper on “Physio-chemical analysis of different water bodies of Bhopal to assess the pollution status”. She derived from her study that water of all the water bodies needs to be treated before use.
She also suggested measures for conservation, protection and management of water bodies and also added measures as development of “No Construction Zone & Buffer Zone”; management of catchment area; biological control of aquatic weeds through aquaculture, etc.
Following the first presentation, Dr Puneeta Pandey, Assistant Professor, Central University of Punjab presented her study on “Multi-temporal remote sensing approach for detecting Spatio-temporal changes in natural water bodies with special reference of Harike wetland, Punjab”. She highlighted that there is a decrease in area as well as vegetation cover in 2013 by observing the current status as well as the changes in wetland from 2005 to 2013.
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She put in the picture numerous possible reasons for this calamity could be wetland being exposed to a variety of threats like weed infestation due to water hyacinth, heavy siltation, pollution, effluent discharge, illegal fishing and drifting of migratory birds needs consideration/ attention for restoration. She concluded with underlining the importance of geospatial technology with the help of which monitoring and preserving the quality of natural features can be better managed, and such baseline data can also highly beneficial for planning and policy formulation.
Lastly, 3rd presentation was made by Dr Vivek Keshre, Associate Professor, Govt. Girls College, Khandwa which was precisely focused on “Avifaunal diversity of Moghat Reservoir, Khandwa, M.P”. He made observations for various residential and non residential birds from various stations selected between specific time duration for almost two years. He identified a large number of species are highly dependent on freshwater habitats for various purposes.
The major concern was the current ecological characteristics of the pond which made the birds unable to inhabit. Siltation, low water level, less availability of food, pollution and lack of large trees for resting are the major threats to the avifauna of this water body. Hence, he emphasized that there is a requirement to restore the original ecological features of Moghat Reservoir for the various migratory as well as residential birds to remain in their natural habitat.
The conference concluded with vote of thanks to the Chair of valedictory session Hon‟ble Justice Dalip Singh. The conference coordinator thanked all the knowledge partners, Expert guest speakers, and member of Organising Committee, Academic Committee, Working Committee, delegates and media representatives.
Thanks for all the support and courtesy extended to me and my CEPT colleagues during the International Conference on Lakes and Wetlands at Bhopal. We look forward to future collaborations in regard of management of upper lake. Saswat Bandyopadhyay, CEPT
Congratulations and please keep doing many such important activities which would benefit the people at large. Our unconditional support is always available to the organizers. Prof (Dr.) Rajiv Khare, NLIU
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Annexure I: Session- wise List of Expert Speakers
Session 1: Ecology and Science of Wetland and Lakes Keynote address by the Session Chair – Dr Brij Gopal: Co Chair Dr Ram Boojh, UNESCO A social-ecological system approach to Ms Mansee Bal understanding urban lake systems in India Ecological audit for the performance evaluation of Lake Restoration Projects Mr Sandeep Joshi Study of Wetlands of Madhya Pradesh: An approach through Remote Mr S K Pandey Sensing and GIS Pollution and Natural Resource Management in context of water Dr S P Gautam
Session 2: Lakes and Wetlands – Conservation and Management Scenario Address by the Session Chair – Prof M. Nakamura, ILEC Co- Chair Dr Ajit Pattnaik, CEO Chilika Lake Development Authority Conservation, Management and wise use of wetlands - Implementing the Ms Samridhi Rijal Ramsar Convention Wetlands governance challenges in Management & Conservation of Chilika Dr A K Pattnaik Lake ; lessons learnt & way forward Conservation Of Wetlands And Lakes: An Indian Legal Perspective Prof Rajiv Khare
Loktak Lake Conservation Challenges Mr Ibobi Singh
Thematic Session 3: Climate Change and Lakes & Wetlands Keynote address by the Session Chair –Dr. Preeti Soni Climate Change Projections for Madhya Pradesh Dr Ashwini Kulkarni
Session 4: Lakes and Wetlands of Madhya Pradesh Keynote address by the Session Chair- Mr M N Buch, Chairman NCHSE Co-Chair Mr Ibobi Singh CEO Loktak Spatial Planning Framework for Conservation and Management of Urban Prof Saswat Bandopadhyay Lakes and Wetlands in India – A case of Upper Lake, Bhopal and Mr P. K. Ghosh
Sirpur Lake Conservation Success Story Mr Abhilash Khandekar & Mr Bhalu Mondhe Urban Lake Conservation for building Climate Change Resilience Mr G K Bhat
Thematic Session 5: Wetland and Agriculture: Opportunities and Limitations Keynote address by the Session Chair – Ms Samridhi Rijal, Ramsar Secretariat Co Chair Dr Ritesh Kumar WI-SA Wetland wise use, ecosystem services and integrated management Dr Ritesh Kumar
Bhoj Wetland Status Report Prof Ashwani Wanganeo
Restoring lakes through bio-treatment, Jaipur's Man Sagar a success story Mr Harsh Vardhan
Thematic Session 6: Wetlands and Lakes - Human Connections Keynote address by the Session Chair – Justice Dalip Singh, Hon‟ble Judicial Member, Central Zonal Bench NGT, Bhopal Policy and regulatory aspects of wetland management: a comparative review Swamiji Jagdish Kapri of India and Korea Revival of Chandela Tank Through Community Participation Mr Sanjay Singh, Parmarth Samaj Sewi Sansthan
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Annexure II: ICLW Committees
Organizing Committee
Principal Secretary Housing and Environment Department, GoMP Commissioner Higher Education Department, GoMP Principal Secretary Biodiversity Department, GoMP Executive Director EPCO Dr Nisha Dubey Vice Chancellor, BU, Bhopal Dr Mohanlal Chhipa VC, Atal Bihari Vajpayee Hindi Vishwavidalaya, Bhopal Dr Piyush Trivedi VC, RGPV, Bhopal Dr G A Kinhal Director, IIFM, Bhopal Dr S S Singh Director, NLIU, Bhopal Dr Vinod Singh Director, IISER, Bhopal Dr Appukuttan K K Director, MANIT, Bhopal Dr Ajay Khare Director, SPA, Bhopal Dr Pramod Verma Director General , MAPCOST Dr Ritesh Kumar Wetland International-South Asia, New Delhi Mr Amit Anand MP Program, UNDP India, Bhopal Mr Lokendra Thakkar Coordinator, International Conference on Lakes & Wetlands
Academic Committee
Dr Ram Prasad Retd. PCCF, Ex. Director IIFM, Ex. DG MPCOST Dr Suprava Patnaik Professor Ecology, IIFM, Bhopal Dr P C Kotwal Ex. Professor, IIFM, Bhopal Prof (Dr.) Ashwani Wanganeo HOD, Department of Environmental Science and Limnology, BU, Bhopal Prof (Dr.) Rajiv Khare Professor, Environmental Law, NLIU, Bhopal Dr Ritesh Kumar Wetland International-South Asia, New Delhi Ms Mansee Bal Faculty, IHS, Erasmus University, Rotterdam, Netherlands Dr Sadhana Tiwari Senior Research Officer, EPCO Dr U M Shukla Senior Research Officer, EPCO Mr Lokendra Thakkar Coordinator, International Conference on Lakes & Wetlands
Working Committee
Mr Anoop Shrivastava Structural Engineer, EPCO, Bhopal Mr Pradeep Sharma Economic Planner, EPCO, Bhopal Mr Manohar Patil Asstt. Engineer, EPCO, Bhopal Mr Rajendra Singh Administrative officer, EPCO, Bhopal Mr A.K. Das Accounts Officer, EPCO, Bhopal Mr Shafa Mawal Modeller, EPCO, Bhopal Mr Lokendra Thakkar Coordinator, International Conference on Lakes & Wetlands
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Annexure III: List of Expert Speakers
Sr. Name Organization No.
1 Mr Abhilash Khandekar Nature Volunteers Society, Indore 2 Mr Bhalu Monde Nature Volunteers Society, Indore 3 Dr Ajit Pattnaik Chilika Development Authority, Odisha 4 Prof Ashwani Wanganeo Barkatullah University, Bhopal 5 Dr Ashwini Kulkarni Indian Institute of Tropical Meteorology, Pune 6 Dr Brij Gopal Center for Inland Waters in South Asia 7 Justice Dalip Singh Hon'ble Judicial Member, Central Zone Bench NGT, Bhopal 8 Mr G. K. Bhat TARU Leading Edge Pvt. Ltd. 9 Mr Harsh Vardhan Tourism & Wildlife Society of India, Jaipur 10 Mr Ibobi Singh Loktak Development Authority, Manipur 11 Swamiji Jagdish Kapri Pushkar Sarovar Samvardhani 12 Mr M. N. Buch National Center for Human Settlements & Environment, Bhopal 13 Prof M. Nakamura International Lake Environment Committee, Japan 14 Ms Mansee Bal IHS, Erasmus University, Rotterdam, Netherlands 15 Mr P.K. Ghosh CEPT, Ahmedabad 16 Dr Preeti Soni United Nations Development Programme, New Delhi 17 Prof (Dr.) Rajiv Khare National Law Institute University, Bhopal 18 Dr Ram Boojh UNESCO, New Delhi 19 Dr Ritesh Kumar Wetlands International - South Asia, New Delhi 20 Dr S. K. Pandey MP Council of Science & Technology, Bhopal 21 Dr S. P. Gautam MP Public Service Commission, Indore 22 Ms Samridhi Rijal Ramsar Secretariat, Geneva 23 Prof Sandeep Joshi SES Society, Pune 24 Mr Sanjay Singh Parmarth Trust, Tikamgarh 25 Prof Saswat Bandyopadhyay CEPT, Ahmedabad
Annexure IV: List of Presenters
Sr. Name Organization Email No. 1 Dr Mohammed Research Associate & Project Officer, [email protected] Nasir Ahmed School of Good Governance & Policy Analysis, Bhopal 2 Dr Mohit Arya Assistant Professor, P.G. College, [email protected] Gwalior 3 Mr Vivek Associate Professor, Govt. Girls College, [email protected] Keshre Khandwa 4 Mr Chinmay Senior Research Fellow, Central Inland chinmaybandopadhyay@g Bandhopadhyay Fisheries Research Institute, mail.com Barrackpore, Kolkata 5 Dr Puneeta Assistant Professor, Central University [email protected] Pandey of Punjab 6 Ms Ranjeeta Assistant Professor, Sant Hiradaram [email protected] Choudhary College, Bhopal om 20 | P a g e
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Annexure V: List of Delegates
Sr. Name Organization Email No.
1 Mrs Aarti Borasi Professional Govt. College, [email protected] Shujalpur 2 Mr Ajay Dubey Praytna Bhopal 3 Mr Ajay Jha Pairavi New Delhi 4 Mr Ajay Kumar Ghosh Professional Govt. Hamidia [email protected] College, Bhopal 5 Mr Akhilesh Kekre UNDP [email protected] 6 Mr Amit Anand UNDP [email protected] 7 Mr Alok Rastogi IEHE, Bhopal [email protected] 8 Ms Anjali Gupta MVM College, Bhopal [email protected] 9 Mrs Archana Singh Sadhu Vaswani College, [email protected] Bhopal 10 Mrs Arjumand Bano Hamidia Girls College, Bhopal [email protected] 11 Mrs Arshi Parashar MANIT, Bhopal [email protected] 12 Mrs Asha Sharma MVM College, Bhopal [email protected] 13 Dr Bharti Kumar MVM College, Bhopal [email protected] 14 Mrs Bhavna Shrivastava MANIT, Bhopal [email protected] 15 Mrs Bhawna Agrawal Barkatullah University, Bhopal [email protected] 16 Mr Brijesh Sharma Govt. School of Excellence, [email protected] Ujjain 17 Mr C.P. Shivastava [email protected] 18 Mr Deepak Raj Tiwari MVM College, Bhopal [email protected] 19 Mr Dhiraj Mani Mishra IISS, Bhopal [email protected] 20 Mr Dhirenkumar Chavda TARU Leading Edge Pvt. Ltd. [email protected] 21 Mrs Hemlata Verma Govt. PG College, Damoh [email protected] 22 Ms Indu Bhargava Barkatullah University, Bhopal [email protected] 23 Mrs Jaya Sharma MLB College, Bhopal [email protected] 24 Mr Joseph Kujur CEE, Bhopal [email protected] 25 Mr K.P. Sahu MVM College, Bhopal [email protected] 26 Mr Kuldeep Singoria Journalist, Dainink Bhaskar 27 Ms Madhu Rana SPA, Bhopal [email protected] 28 Mr Mahendra Mehra Department of Higher [email protected] Education, GoMP 29 Mr Mahesh Kumar Patil Govt. College, Amla [email protected] 30 Ms Manisha Jyotishi Remote Sensing Application [email protected] Centre, MPCST 31 Mr Manish Choube Bhopal Municipal Corporation [email protected] 32 Mrs Manisha Nigam MVM College, Bhopal [email protected] 33 Mr Mukesh Armo BHU, Varanasi [email protected] 34 Mr Sharad Joshi CECOEDECON [email protected] 35 Mrs Shalini Pradhan MVM College, Bhopal [email protected] 36 Mr Shailendra Kumar MANIT, Bhopal [email protected] 37 Mrs Shailbala Singh Baghel SNGG PG College, Bhopal [email protected]
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38 Mrs Savita Raje SPA, Bhopal [email protected] 39 Dr Maya Rathi MBL College, Bhopal [email protected] 40 Ms Bharti Nema Sant Hirdaram Girls College, [email protected] Bhopal 41 Dr Harsha Deepak Sant Hirdaram Girls College, [email protected] Premchandani Bhopal 42 Ms Kamaljeet Singh SATI, Vidisha 43 Mrs Jyoti Raghuwanshi IISS, Bhopal [email protected] 44 Mr Amit Agrawal SATI, Vidisha [email protected] 45 Mr Manish Gupta SATI, Vidisha [email protected] 46 Mr Parvez Ahmad Rather Barkatullah University, Bhopal 47 Mr Amit Manhas Barkatullah University, Bhopal 48 Ms Rumeet Kaur Raima Barkatullah University, Bhopal 49 Ms Swati Sharma Barkatullah University, Bhopal 50 Mr Nazir Ahmad Sheikh Barkatullah University, Bhopal 51 Mr Amit Kotwal Barkatullah University, Bhopal 52 Mr Pramod Kumar Barkatullah University, Bhopal 53 Dr Ashish Bhatacharya Bhopal Citizens Forum 54 Dr Deepika Bagechi Bhopal Citizens Forum 55 Mr Sanjay Kumar BODHI, Bhopal [email protected] 56 Mrs Romsha Singh MLB College, Bhopal [email protected] 57 Mrs Pushpa M. Rawtani SNGG PG College, Bhopal [email protected] 58 Mr Pankaj Kumar Central University of Gujarat [email protected] 59 Dr Mukesh Dixit Professor Benazir College Bhopal 60 Dr Neelam Tripathi Sant Hirdaram Girls College, [email protected] Bhopal 61 Mr Umesh Kumar Sakalle Department of Higher [email protected] Education, GoMP 62 Mr Sachin Bhagwat CBS AIR, Bhopal 63 Dr Seema Dixit 64 Mr Uttam N. 65 Ms Parul Gurjar Barkatullah University, Bhopal [email protected] 66 Dr Neerja Batle Department of Higher [email protected] Education, GoMP 67 Mr D.K. Umar MPCST, Bhopal 68 Mr Anand Kumar Development Alternatives [email protected] 69 Dr Pukhraj Maroo 70 Mr S. Tiwari Bhopal Citizens Forum 71 Mr A.C. Chandra Bhopal Citizens Forum 72 Mr H.K. Bhawnani Bhopal Citizens Forum 73 Dr Praveen Tamot MVM College, Bhopal 74 Mr Vinod Parashar MVM College, Bhopal [email protected] 75 Mr Vijay Pratap 76 Mr Sunil Deshpandey Institute of Quality Management & Research, Bhopal 77 Dr Bilquees J. Khan EPCO, Bhopal [email protected] 78 Ms Manju Yadav SPA, Bhopal [email protected]
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79 Ms Uzma Mariyam SPA, Bhopal [email protected] 80 Ms Shivani Paliwal SPA, Bhopal [email protected] 81 Ms Swati Dahake SPA, Bhopal [email protected] 82 Ms Priyanka Sarkar SPA, Bhopal [email protected] 83 Ms Shachi Bahl SPA, Bhopal [email protected] 84 Ms Pallavi Nair Times of India, Bhopal [email protected] 85 Mr Amrit A PHE Department, GoMP 86 Mr S.K. Chaturvedi EE, PHE Department, GoMP 87 Mr Sanjay P. Sharma Dainik Bhaskar, Bhopal 88 Mr Ram Gopal Sharma Dainik Bhaskar, Bhopal 89 Mr P.D. Teme [email protected] 90 Mr Irshaad Qureshi Raj Express [email protected] 91 Mr Neeraj 92 Dr M.R. Khan EPCO, Bhopal 93 Mr H.K. Hayaran Information Officer, EPCO 94 Ms Pratima Singh Parihar NLUI, Bhopal 95 Mr Tapan R. Mohanty NLUI, Bhopal 96 Mr Rakesh Nigam Bhopal Municipal Corporation 97 Mr Nirjhar Gupta NITTTR, Bhopal 98 Mr Nirmal Shrivastava DMI, Bhopal
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