India Water Impact Summit 2012

Managing Ganga and Other Water Bodies 3-5 December 2012 Habitat World, India Habitat Centre, New Delhi, India

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Please note that this is a non-profit activity. All net proceeds will go towards funding research for Ganga River project and other water bodies in India

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India Water Impact Summit 2012

The Ganga River basin is the most populated and as a result most polluted river basin in the world. There are nearly 500 million people living in the basin that depend on the river body for their water needs as well as livelihood in many instances. The pollution levels in the river basin are beyond comprehension. Over 12bn (1200 crore) litres of sewage and 4bn (400 crore) litres of industrial effluent is generated in the river basin every day. Less than one third of it is treated before it is discharged into the river stream. The basin also has additional environmental problems related to the amount of solid waste that gets dumped on to the landfills, thrown into the river or strewn over the landmass. It is estimated that nearly 52000 tonnes of solid waste gets generated every day in this basin. The situation in other major rivers and water bodies of the country is also not highly satisfactory. Whilst this issue creates strong environmental problem, the situation also offers tremendous opportunity to make substantial positive impact provided the Industry, Government and Academia can come together to create new economic models, effect transfer of technology and be inclusive in their infrastructure development process. The Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur, India (IITK), ETI Dynamics (UK), European Business & Technology Centre (EU) have instituted the India Water Impact Summit along with many other organisations that will provide the much necessary impetus for developing water and environment infrastructure along the Ganga and other water bodies in India.

Summit Highlights
1. In-depth discussions and presentations on the state of rivers and other water bodies in India. 2. A Platform to bring all stakeholders together to discuss, debate and develop model solutions for some of the biggest water related problems in India. 3. The Summit will showcase new technological innovations, research, policy frameworks and investment models from around the world and from within India. 4. Discussions on Water/Energy, Water/Health, Water/Food and New Water Economics. 5. Multi-country dialogue to strengthen Indias international collaborations in the Water sector. 6. Platform for civil society and faith leaders to engage with scientific, engineering, industry, finance and Government representatives. 8. Three key tracks to discuss over 20 topics in depth: > Policy & Economics of Water > Science, Technology & Engineering Solutions > Specialist Roundtables on Key Issues 9. Over 400 domestic and international participants from nearly 25 countries. 10. More than 100 Central, State and Municipal Government representatives.

Summit Advisory Board

Prof. Vinod Tare, IIT Kanpur Prof. Shyam Asolekar, IIT Bombay Prof. Ligy Philips, IIT Madras Prof. Indrajit Dubey, IIT Kharagpur Prof. Rajiv Sinha, IIT Kanpur Prof. Purnendu Bose, IIT Kanpur Prof. Mohamed Jawed, IIT Guwahati Mr. N. Vittal, Fmr Secretary, Dept of Electronics, Dept of Telecoms (India) and Fmr Central Vigilance Commissioner Mr. Sanmit Ahuja, ETI Dynamics Mr. Pankaj Saran, President, EMPI Mr. B. Venkat Rao, Editor, Governance Now Mr. Monish Verma, Environment, EBTC

Summit at a Glance
Days 1 & 2 (3-4 December 2012) Key Tracks: TRACK A TRACK B Policy & Economics of Water Solutions: Science Technology & Engineering 1. Rejuvenation of rivers and water 1. State of the Art: bodies in India (Inaugural Session) Wastewater/sewage collection and transport systems 2. Managing water requirement for nature and development Bringing the Zero Liquid Discharge concept 2. State of the Art: Sewage Treatment Managing water and sanitation in rural and distributed environment Management of Industrial Effluents I Tanneries & Textiles Management of Industrial Effluents II Sugar & Distilleries TRACK C Specialist Roundtables 1. Water and Health Nexus

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Water and Food Nexus

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Financing water and wastewater projects

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PPPs in wastewater treatment, reuse and recycle Challenges in developing hydropower projects and maintaining river flows and river bed connectivity Comprehensive legislation on river basins Cost of water and pricing for industrial, commercial and horticultural uses Managing water in 21st century cities Delivering water to all (Valedictory)

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Role of Faith and Civil Society Regional Collaborations i. EBTC (EU) ii. World Water Council iii. Other.

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Management of Industrial Effluents III Pulp & Paper

Day 3 (05 December 2012) A. Training Workshop A workshop on managing wastewater facilities delivered by some of the best training institutes of the world. B. Field Visits to water and wastewater facilities in and around the National Capital Region. Details will be available nearer the time of the Summit

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Registrations
International Delegates (Payment in USD) 3-Day Pass 1. 2. 3. 1-Day Pass 1. 2. 3. Corporates/Institutions NGOs/Charities/Non-Profits Students Corporates/Institutions NGOs/Charities/Non-Profits Students $500 $150 $50 $150 $100 $25 Indian Delegates (Payment in INR) 25,000 7,500 2,500 7,500 5,000 1,000

Indian Government Representatives Please contact the organisers for special access. Registration Link for International delegates: http://iwis12.eventbrite.com Registration Link for Indian delegates: http://gangapedia.iitk.ac.in For more details about the Summit please send an email to iwis@etidynamics.com

Summit Sessions in Detail

Track A: Policy & Economics of Water

Session I: 0930 1130 Monday, 03 December 2012 Rejuvenation of Rivers and Water Bodies in India State of Indias Rivers and Water Bodies What is being already done and what more is required to rejuvenate them

Inaugural Session with Special and Keynote Addresses Session 2: 1145 1315, Monday, 03 December 2012 Managing Water Requirements for Nature and Development Should water requirements for nature (e.g. environmental flows) have priority over water requirements for development? Is it possible to reduce irrigation water requirements without compromising on agricultural production, and can the country afford necessary technological changes, cropping pattern, etc.? Should major urban/industrial water requirements be met by recycle and reuse practices thereby reducing fresh water abstraction and pollution? Can the Municipalities and Industries afford this? Should there be credit system for leaving water for nature? Should there be policy changes and introduction of new legislations for this?

Session III: 1430 1545 Monday 03 December 2012 Bringing Zero Liquid Discharge Concept - What is Zero Liquid Discharge? - The need for zero liquid discharge - How will it be implemented? - What is the monitoring mechanism? - Can a self governing framework be created? Session IV: 1600 1730 Monday 03 December 2012 PPP in Wastewater Treatment, Reuse and Recycle The true definition of PPP Allaying fears on privatisation PPP Models Lessons from overseas Risk reward sharing

Session V: 0930 1100 Tuesday 04 December 2012 Challenges in Developing Hydropower Projects and Maintaining River Flows and River Bed Connectivity Is there a trade-off between rivers and hydropower? Are hydropower projects acceptable if Environmental Flows are maintained? Is it possible to have hydropower projects while maintaining Environmental flows in river and river bed connectivity?

Session VI: 1115 1245 Tuesday 04 December 2012 Comprehensive Legislation on River Basins Is it necessary to have a Comprehensive Legislations on River Basins? Can the parliament legislate on rivers? What purpose comprehensive legislation will serve? How will the new legislation get implemented?

Session VII: 1400 1530 Tuesday 04 December 2012 Cost of Water and Pricing for Industrial, Commercial and Horticulture Uses What is the true cost of water? Who is paying and what are they paying? 5

Water seems to be free or cheap but it isnt who is paying and what? Better water pricing structures and mechanisms are needed for effective implementation of both ZLD and PPP models. What pricing framework is needed?

Session VIII: 1545 1715 Tuesday 04 December 2012 Future of Water in 21st Century Cities Rapid urbanisation is putting a lot of stress on water resources. How are global 21st century cities going to cope? Is strict regulation the only way forward? Lessons from around the world How innovation in water sector can help make this dream a reality? Implementing Smart Grid

Session IX: 1730 1830 Tuesday 04 December 2012 Valedictory Water Access for all Water is necessary for survival. How can we ensure a better regulatory and PPP regime so that every one has access to clean water

Closing Valedictory Session with Special Addresses

Track B: Solutions Science, Technology & Engineering

Session I: 1145 - 1315 Monday, 03 December 2012 State-of-the-art Wastewater/ Sewage Collection Systems Network Redesign & Efficiency Decentralisation Financing

Session 2: 1400 1545, Monday, 03 December 2012 State-of-the-art in Sewage Treatment Novel Technologies for Secondary Treatment of Sewage Novel Technologies for Tertiary Treatment of Sewage Energy from sewage is it viable?

Session 3: 1600 1745, Monday, 03 December 2012 Industrial Effluents 1: Textiles and Tanneries Tackling Chromium and Colour Removal of organics Management of Salts/TDS Zero Liquid Discharge and Recycling Water Quality/Pollution Trading/Credit Certificates

Session 4: 0930 1130 Tuesday, 04 December 2012 Managing water and sanitation in rural and distributed environment Technologies for Removal of specific contaminants: Arsenic, Fluoride and TDS Alternative ways of Water Supply Decentralised / onsite wastewater management

Session 5: 1145 1315 Tuesday, 04 December 2012 Industrial Effluents 2: Pulp and Paper Industries Removal of organics 6

Management of Salts/TDS Zero Liquid Discharge and Recycling Water Quality/Pollution Trading/Credit Certificates

Session 6: 1400 1600 Tuesday, 04 December 2012 Industrial Effluents 3: Sugar and Distilleries Removal of organics Management of Salts/TDS Zero Liquid Discharge and Recycling Water Quality/Pollution Trading/Credit Certificates

Track C: Specialist Roundtables

Session I: 1145 - 1315 Water/Health Nexus Monday, 03 December 2012

What is the state of affairs of water-linked diseases in the country? Which categories of pollutants are most harming and what needs to be done to control them? Which regions are the most affected? Is it the pollution in ground water or surface water that is causing more harm?

Session 2: 1545 1715 Water / Food Nexus

Monday, 03 December 2012

What is the water footprint of major crops? Are we getting the yield by the various irrigation methods deployed? How to we improve farm-side irrigation efficiency? How do we bring in efficiency in the food & beverage sector?

Session 3: 0930 1100 Tuesday, 04 December 2012 Financing Water and Wastewater projects

New innovative financing instruments and models that can be used in water and wastewater projects Impact Investing in Water Sector Water Quality Trading Credit Enhancement of Water projects Tuesday, 04 December 2012

Session 4: 1115 1245 Role of Faith and Civil Society -

The significant role of Faith in the state of Indian rivers is much evident at major religious sites as well as during the various rites and rituals. It is difficult to quantify the impact such activities have on the level of pollution in the river. But both Faith and Civil society can play a positive and transformative role in bringing about a change in societal behaviour towards Indias rivers and water bodies. This Roundtable will bring Faith leaders from within India and around the world to discuss, debate and put forth new solutions to improve the state of Indian water bodies.

Session 3: 1400 1700 Tuesday, 04 December 2012 Regional Collaboration Roundtables These roundtables will focus on regional collaborations between India and various other agencies in the world to share knowledge, effect technology transfer, form new alliances and partnerships for water projects in the country.

Roundtable A: European Business & Technology Centre, EBTC (Region EU) Roundtable B: World Water Council (Region Global)

Contact Details
For International Participation, Commercial Entities and Sponsorship
Mr. Sanmit Ahuja Chief Executive, ETI Dynamics E: sanmit.ahuja@etidynamics.com T: +44 20 7183 7255 (UK) M: +44 7939 052 996 (UK)

Conference Secretariat Lead

India Lead Co-ordinator (IIT)

Ms. Garima Dwivedi-Solanki Head Corporate Affairs E:garima.dwivedi-solanki@etidynamics.com T: +44 7796 331 619 (UK)

Prof. Vinod Tare IIT Kanpur E: vinod@iitk.ac.in T: +91 512 259 7792 (India)

About IIT Kanpur

The Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur was established in the year 1960. The Parliament of India passed the Institutes of Technology Act 1961 declaring all the IITs as Institutions of National Importance. The Parliamentary Act has given absolute autonomy to the IITs. When the foundation stone of the IIT system was laid, it was perceived that taking help from the industrially advanced western countries might be lot more effective in achieving the status of a world class technical institute. IIT Kanpur also is the national co-ordinator of a consortium of 7 Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) that has been given the responsibility of preparing Ganga River Basin: Environment Management Plan (GRB EMP) by the Ministry of Environment and Forests (MoEF), GOI, New Delhi. Memorandum of Agreement (MoA) has been signed between 7 IITs (Bombay, Delhi, Guwahati, Kanpur, Kharagpur, Madras and Roorkee) and MoEF for this purpose on July 6, 2010. For more information, visit http://www.iitk.ac.in

About ETI Dynamics

Established in September 2008, ETI Dynamics is a unique economic development focused firm specialising in emerging and high growth markets. The firms key objective is to increase the rate of economic development in nations by using a number of high impact mechanisms and most importantly to develop the necessary hard and soft infrastructure within nations. Its current geographical efforts are targeted on Asia, Africa and the Middle East. The firm also plays a proactive role in stimulating growth by taking a holistic approach and organises its activities through specialist programmes that are captured in two main divisions: (1) Economic Development a. Economic Research b. Policy Framework Development c. Developing knowledge networks d. Information Exchange (2) Asset Management a. Channelling investments into projects through specialist investment vehicles b. Improving asset yields c. Identifying new sources of capital d. Complete lifecycle management For more information, visit http://www.etidynamics.com/

About European Business and Technology Centre (EBTC)

EBTC's Mission is to assist the Business, Science & Research Community - in Europe and India - to work together towards generating new business opportunities in clean technology transfer & establishing business relevant cooperation in the field of research, science and technology. EBTC's vision is to become a reference point for promoting European clean technologies in India and to be recognised for the quality of its services, its knowledge of the Indian market and its capacity to reach out to the entire European business and research community. EBTC is working hand in hand with existing networks, initiatives, partners, and institutions - both in Europe and India - in order to identify synergies and create a real European added value. EU Member States & bilateral Chambers of Commerce: EBTC is working in close cooperation with the bilateral Chambers of Commerce of the EU Member States, Embassies commercial and science & technology departments and regional trade promotion agencies. EBTCs Indian Counterparts Committee (ICC): A high-level group of Indian counterparts - leading business, sectoral and industry associations - acts in an advisory capacity for EBTC. The ICC meets twice a year and regularly provides expertise & support to the Centre. Thanks to this fruitful partnership with the Indian community, EBTC gains access to a network that stretches across the entire Indian sub- continent. EBTC Partners in Europe: EBTC partners in Europe are ensuring the full outreach to the EU business and research community. Through tapping into the European Chambers Network, the European Enterprise Network and other relevant innovation networks, EBTC can ensure that every single potential client, anywhere in Europe, is informed about its activities. For more information, visit http://www.ebtc.eu