Technical Schedule GLOBAL WATER CONGRESS 2020 | 2-4 OCTOBER 2020 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1. All Live sessions including Inaugural, Valedictory, Invited Lectures, Oral & Poster Presentations will be held on Google Meet. 2. Please join the session prior 10 minutes and mute your mic and stop your video during session. Google Meet Link for all 3 days (2-4 October 2020): meet.google.com/omz-mqos-kmg Live Streaming: https://www.facebook.com/esda2004 https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCxJVWgXXDCiO5ki8FgPfHFQ/videos?view_as=subscriber For Any Query regarding Technical Schedule and Link of Google Meet, call to Dr Geetanjali Sageena (9711773530) | Ms. Kavita Khatana (7011621989) Organizing Secretary Convener Dr. Jitendra K Nagar (9810086649) Mr. Umesh Chandra (7043100543) Please explore Conference Website: http://esdaindia.org/watercongress2020/ INAUGURAL SESSION (Tentative) Date: 2nd October 2020 Day: 1 Time: 10:30 AM – 13:00 PM (Live on Google Meet) Time (Hrs) Program Schedule 10:30 AM – 10:35 AM Ma Saraswati Vandana 10:35 AM – 10:45 AM Introduction of the Conference Dr. Jitendra K Nagar, Organizing Secretary, GWC 2020 General Secretary, Environment & Social Development Association, Delhi Assistant Professor, Dr Bhim Rao Ambedkar College, University of Delhi 10:45 AM – 10:55 AM Welcome Address Dr. G. K. Arora, Chairman, GWC 2020 Principal, Dr Bhim Rao Ambedkar College, University of Delhi 10:55 AM – 11:05 AM Dr. Dhiraj Kumar Singh, Co-Organizing Secretary, GWC 2020 Managing Director, Grass Roots Research & Creation India, Noida 11:05 AM – 11:15 AM Dr. S. K. Goyal, Patron, GWC 2020 Chief Scientist & Head, CSIR-NEERI, Delhi Zonal Centre (DZC), New Delhi 11:15 AM – 11:25 AM Ms. Rita Mathew Benjamin, Patron, GWC 2020 Chairperson, Dr. Bhim Rao Ambedkar College, University of Delhi 11:25 AM – 11:35 AM Prof. (Dr. rer. nat.) Ram-Krishna Thakur, Patron, GWC 2020 Dean, School of Basic and Applied Sciences, GD Goenka University, Gurugram 11:35 AM – 11:50 AM Prof. P. B. Sharma, Patron, GWC 2020 Vice-Chancellor, Amity University Haryana, Gurugram Past President, Association of Indian Universities & Former VC, DTU & RGTU, Delhi 11:50 AM – 12:05 PM Address by the Guest of Honor 12:05 PM – 12:25 PM Address by the Chief Guest Padma Sri Sant Balbir Singh Seechewal Ji Nirmal Kuteya Seechewal Founder, Ek Onkar Charitable Trust, Jalandhar,Punjab 12:25 PM – 12:45 PM Address by Hon’ble Minister 12:45 PM – 12:55 PM Vote of Thanks Mr. Umesh Chandra, Convener, GWC 2020 Executive President, Environment & Social Development Association, Delhi Head - HSE RPMG at NMD, Reliance Industries Limited, Mumbai Google Meet Link: meet.google.com/omz-mqos-kmg Live Streaming: https://www.facebook.com/esda2004 https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCxJVWgXXDCiO5ki8FgPfHFQ/videos?view_as=subscriber Lunch: 13.00 PM to 14.00 PM TECHNICAL SESSION Date: 2nd October 2020 Day: 1 Technical Session 1 Time: 14:00 PM – 15:30 PM (Live on Google Meet) Time Session 1: Open Session (Invited lectures) (Hrs) Session Prof. Milap Punia Chair Chairperson, CSRD, School of Social Sciences, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi Session Prof. Shachi Shah Chair Professor, Environmental Studies SOITS, Indira Gandhi National Open University , New Delhi 14:00- Keynote Dr. Hans-Uwe Dahms 14:20 Speaker Professor, Dept. of Biomedical Science and Environmental Biology Kaohsiung Medical University, Taiwan 14:20- Invited Dr. Sadhana Pradhanang Kayastha, 14:35 Speaker Professor, Central Department of Environmental Science, Tribhuvan University, Kirtipur, Kathmandu, Nepal 14:35- Invited Dr. Mohammad Kamal Hussain, 14:50 Speaker Associate Professor, Head, Faculty of Public Health & Health Informatics, Umm-Al Qura University, Makkah, Saudi Arabia 14:50- Invited Prof (Dr.) Tanu Jindal 15:05 Speaker Group Additional Pro Vice Chancellor (R&D) Director, Amity Institute of Environmental Sciences, Amity University, Noida, U.P. 15:05- Invited Dr. Sirajuddin Ahmed 15:20 Speaker Professor, Department of Civil Engineering. Jamia Millia Islamia (Central University), Jamia Nagar, New Delhi 15:20- Q & A 15:30 Session Moderator Dr. Kavita Khatana, Assistant Professor, Galgotias University, Greater Noida, U.P. & Vice President, ESDA (U.P. Chapter) For Any query regarding session and Google Meet Link, contact to the Moderator (7011621989) Google Meet Link: meet.google.com/omz-mqos-kmg Live Streaming: https://www.facebook.com/esda2004 https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCxJVWgXXDCiO5ki8FgPfHFQ/videos?view_as=subscriber Tea Break: 15.30 PM to 16.00 PM Technical Session 2 Time: 16:00 PM – 17:30 PM (Live on Google Meet) Time Session 1: Open Session (Invited lectures) (Hrs) Session Dr. S. K. Tyagi Chair Former Additional Director, Central Pollution Control Board, Delhi Session Dr. D. P. Singh Chair President, India Water Works Association (IWWA), Mumbai 16:00- Keynote Er. Paritosh Tyagi 16:20 Speaker Former Chairman, Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB), Delhi 16:20- Invited Er. V. P. Yadav 16:35 Speaker Additional Director, PCP division, Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB), Delhi 16:35- Invited Er. Ashwani Saxena 16:50 Speaker Chairman, The Institution of Engineers (India) Sustainable Development forum 16:50- Invited Er. J. K. Bassin 17:05 Speaker Former Head, CSIR-NEERI, Delhi Zonal Centre, Delhi 17:05- Invited Er Ajay Kumar Singh 17:20 Speaker Chairman & CTO, Paramarsh Engineers Pvt Ltd, Nagpur, Maharashtra. Expert Member, Special Committee for Interlinking of Rivers, Min of Jal Shakti 17:20- Q & A 17:30 Session Moderator Dr. Geetanjali Sageena, Assistant Professor, Keshav Mahavidhyalay, University of Delhi & Vice President, ESDA (Delhi) For Any query regarding session and Google Meet Link, contact to the Moderator (9711773530) Google Meet Link: meet.google.com/omz-mqos-kmg Live Streaming: https://www.facebook.com/esda2004 https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCxJVWgXXDCiO5ki8FgPfHFQ/videos?view_as=subscriber TECHNICAL SESSION Date: 3rd October 2020 Day: 2nd Technical Session 3 Time: 10:00 AM – 11:45 AM (Live on Google Meet) Time Session 3: Water Conservation & Pond Restoration (Hrs) Chairperson Dr. S. S. Chawla, Associate Professor, Dr Bhim Rao Ambedkar College, University of Delhi Co-Chair Shri Bhoo Tyagi President, Vishwa Mitra Pariwar and Tarang News Delhi Co-Chair Dr. Kavita Khatana, Assistant Professor, Galgotias University, Greater Noida, U.P. Vice President, ESDA (U.P. Chapter) 10:00- Keynote Shri K G Vyas 10:15 Speaker Environmentalist Former Advisor, Rajiv Gandhi Watershed Mission, Bhopal, M.P. 10:15- Invited Shri Gyanendra Rawat 10:30 Speaker Environmentalist, Sr. Journalist & Writer, President, Rastriya Paryavaran Suraksha Smiti, Delhi 10:30- Invited Shri Sanjay Kumar Swami 10:45 Speaker National Co-Convener, Environment Education Shiksha Sanskriti Utthan Nyas, New Delhi 10:45- Invited Shri Dinesh Kumar Mishra 11:00 Speaker Environmentalist and Expert, Dams & Flood Management 11:00 Invited Shri Pushpendra Bhai 11:15 Speaker Convener, Apna Talab Abhiyan, Bundelkhand, Banda 11:15- Invited Mr. Ramveer Tanwar 11:30 Speaker Environmentalist & Pond Conservationist, Greater Noida, U.P. 11:30- Invited Mr. Sanjay Kashyap 11:45 Speaker Environmentalist Convener, Water Peace Centre, Ghaziabad Session Moderator Dr. Mehjabeen Afaque, Vice President, ESDA (Delhi) & Trainee, IARI, Pusa New Delhi For Any query regarding session and Google Meet Link, contact to the Moderator (7217789690) Google Meet Link: meet.google.com/omz-mqos-kmg Live Streaming: https://www.facebook.com/esda2004 https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCxJVWgXXDCiO5ki8FgPfHFQ/videos?view_as=subscriber Tea Break: 11.45 AM to 12.00 PM Technical Session 4 Time: 12:00 PM – 13:45 PM (Live on Google Meet) Time Session 4: River Conservation (Hrs) Chairperson Dr. Jitendra K Nagar General Secretary, Environment & Social Development Association (ESDA), Delhi Assistant Professor, Dr. Bhim Rao Ambedkar College, University of Delhi Co-Chair Dr. Neelam Sharma, Associate Professor, KIET, Murad Nagar, Ghaziabad 12:00- Invited Shri Jagdish Bhai Gandhi 12:15 Speaker Environmentalist & PIL Petitioner, Mithi Nadi President, Shree Saraswati Heritage Foundation, Mumbai 12:15- Invited Shri Pankaj Malviya 12:30 Speaker Environmentalist & Sr. Journalist, Advisor, Water Issues, Government of Bihar 12:30- Invited Shri Suneel Joshi 12:45 Speaker Convener, Mithi Nadi Punrjeewan Sangharsh Samiti, Pune, Maharashtra 12:45- Invited Shri Bijendra Pratap Singh 13:00 Speaker Convener, Chhoti Nadiya Bachao Abhiyan, Allahabad, U.P. 13:00 Invited Mr. Vikrant Tongad 13:15 Speaker Environmentalist Founder, Social Action for Forest & Environment, Greater Noida, U.P. 13:15- Invited Mr. Satendra Singh 13:30 Speaker Environmentalist Chairman, Utthan Smiti, Ghaziabad, U.P. 13:30- Invited Mr. Sanjay Gupta 13:45 Speaker Co-Founder, Alliance for Rivers in India (AFR), Indore, M.P. Session Moderator /Anchor Ms. Kiran Joshi, Dr. Bhim Rao Ambedkar College, University of Delhi For Any query regarding session and Google Meet Link, contact to the Moderator (8375841915) Google Meet Link: meet.google.com/omz-mqos-kmg Live Streaming: https://www.facebook.com/esda2004 https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCxJVWgXXDCiO5ki8FgPfHFQ/videos?view_as=subscriber Lunch Break: 13.45 PM to 14.30 PM Technical Session 5 Time: 14:30 PM – 16:00 PM (Live on Google Meet) Time Session 5: Oral Paper Presentation (Open Award Session) (Hrs) Chair: Dr Jitender Saroa, Associate Professor, Dr Bhim Rao Ambedkar College, University of Delhi Co-Chair: Dr. Ujjawal,