Symposium

Governance Framework for Harmonizing Water-Energy Usage

Longchamp, Rooftop, Hotel TajMahal, Mansingh Road, New Delhi

September 21, 2016 from 9.30 am onwards

9.30 am. Registration

10.00 am – 11.30 amInaugural Session

10.00 am / Lighting the Inaugural lamp
10.05 am. / Welcome address / : / Shri Sunil Kanoria, President ASSOCHAM
10.10 am. / Theme Address / : / Shri Shrirang Karandikar, Chairman, Power Council ASSOCHAM
10.20 a.m. / Special Address / : / Shri R.K. Gupta, CMD, WAPCOS *
Shri G.S. Jha Chairman, Central Water Commission
10.45 am. / Address by the Guests of Honour / : / ShriShashiShekhar IAS Secretary to the Government of India, Ministry of Water Resources *
11.00 am / Inaugural Address / : / Dr. Sanjeev Kumar Balyan, Hon’ble Minister of State for Water Resources , River Development and Ganga Rejuvenation
11.25 am / Vote of Thanks / : / Shri Sandeep Jajodia, Sr Vice President, ASSOCHAM

11.30 am – 11.45 am noonTea/ Coffee break

11.45 am – 1.15 pmSession I: Connecting Rivers: Ganga-Kaveri Channel & Exploring Distributed Power Generation

Chairman and Session Co-ordinator: ShriA.B.Pandya, Former Chairman Central Water Commission*

Co- Chairman:Shri Shrirang Karandikar, CEO India Power and Chairman Power Council, ASSOCHAM

Shri M.M. Madan, Co-chairman Power Council, ASSOCHAM

(Chair and Co-Chair introduces the subject and shares their views)

Issues to be discussed

Putting the Water-Energy Nexus in Perspective for India's sustainable development

Flood Moderation and Drought Control

Replenish the Ground Water table

Distributed Power Generation – Run of River, Solar paneling over the canals to check loss of water

Pumped Storage Plants

Success case studies

-Punjab :Connecting of Rivers for Irrigation and Energy

Panelists

Dr. Ritu Mathur, Director, Green Growth and Resource Efficiency Division -TERI and Professor TERI University

Shri A R Khan, DGM, NABARD

Dr Vaibhav Chaturvedi, Research Fellow, Council of Energy, Environment and Water (CEEW)

Shri D.K. Gupta, Chief Engineer, BSL Project - Bharkra Beas Management Board

Representative NHPC Ltd.

Representative NTPC Ltd.

1.15 pm.–2.00 pmLunch

2.00 - 3.30 pmSession 2: Governance of Water-Energy Security in Water Deficient regions

Chairman and Session Co-ordinator:

Co- Chairman:Dr.Dilip Kulkarni Sr. Vice President, Jain Irrigation Systems *

(Chair and Co-Chair introduces the subject and shares their views)

Issues to be discussed:

Optimisation of Water Usage in Thermal Power Plants

Technology Intervention for optimization of water usage:

Energy Efficiency Initiatives in Agriculture pumping System

-Energy Efficient Pumping Solutions

-Solar Pumping Solutions

-Energy-groundwater linkage

Efficient Ground Water based Irrigation - Drip Irrigation

Recycling and Conservation of Water (Watershed development, Waste water treatment, Desalination and Conditioning)

Rainwater Harvesting

Panelists

ShriMohinderGulati former COO, Sustainable Energy for All (UN) and FormerAdviser, Energy - World Bank

Shri J. Venkatesh, Sr. DGM L&TLtd.

ShriMilindDeore, Energy Economist, Bureau of Energy Efficiency

Shri Gaurav Mathur, Head Business Development, Grundfos Pumps

Shri Aditya Chaturvedi Executive Vice President, Siemens India Ltd.

Shri Anand P. Kalla, DGM- Marketing Enexio Power Cooling Solutions India Pvt Ltd.

ShriSanjaidharDwivedi, Assistant Vice President – Turbine and Valve Engg, VOITH India

Representative NTPC Ltd.*

3.30– 3.45 pmTea Break

3.45 pm – 4.45 pm. Valedictory Session

Welcome address / : / Shri Sunil Kanoria President, ASSOCHAM
Key Finding: Conference proceedings during the day / : / Dr. Dilip Kulkarni, Sr. Vice President, Jain Irrigation Systems Ltd. *
Address by the Guest of Honour / : / Shri B.P. Pandey IAS, Special Secretary to the Govt of India,
Ministry of Power
Address by Chief Guest / : / Shri Narendra Singh Tomar, Hon’ble Minister for Rural Development Govt of India
Concluding Remarks and Vote of Thanks / : / Shri Shrirang Karandikar Chairman Power Council ASSOCHAM

*Confirmation awaited