International conference on Incessant Ganga ¼xaxk dh vfojyrk½ 25-26 February 2017 At Hotel Maurya Patna, Bihar (India) Organised by WATER AND LAND MANAGEMENT INSTITUTE PHULWARISHARIF, PATNA- 801505 Fax No. 0612-2217649, 0612-2452330 E-mail -- pmc1wrdbihar@gmail.com ; walmiwrd@gmail.com 1
PRELUDE The Ganga rises in the Garhwal Himalaya from the Gangotri Glacier, some 4100 meters above the sea level under the name of Bhagirathi. The river flows through the Himalayas till another two streams, the Mandakani and the Alakhnanda join it at Devprayag. It is below this confluence that the river is known as the Ganga proper. The Ganga Basin which is the largest river basin of the country houses about 40% population of India. The river after traversing a distance of 2525 kms. from source meets the Bay of Bengal at Ganga Sagar in West Bengal. CHALLENGES Right from its origin to the destination at Bay of Bengal, the flow of river Ganga has been obstructed by a number of structures constructed across it. Even before Devprayag, Tehri dam has been constructed on River Bhagirathi whereas a number of dams have been constructed on River Alaknanda before its confluence at Devprayag. In West Bengal, the controversial Farakka Barrage too is on River Ganga. And not only have these, a hundreds of structures been constructed in the entire path of the river. These structures have definitely affected the characteristics flow of river as well as its environmental and ecological impacts.. An example of adverse effects on ecology is the endangered Ganges Dolphin. Shrinking of Deltas is another problem resulting from the construction of structures in upstream reach of the river. It has been established that the main reason behind delta subsidence is drastically reducing sediments reaching the delta. Almost unanimous agreement between scientists indicates that the reason behind this drastic decline in sediments is sediment retention by dams and reservoirs in the upstream. SCOPE OF THE CONFERENCE In order to have an Incessant Ganga, several measures are being taken. The Union Government has renamed its MOWR deptt. name as Ministry of Water Resources, River Development and Ganga Rejuvenation and has started working in different manner for the betterment of River Ganga. 2
OBJECTIVE Incessant & Pure River Ganga is our Mission, i.e. Right from origin to its end meeting with the ocean. ¼xaxk dh vfojyrk½ i.e. need of maintaining the characteristic flow of River Ganga SUB-THEME 1. River Ganga-Historical evidences, changing pattern of Hydro- Geomorphological characteristics, evaluation of the present day socioeconomic problem, river behaviour in plain specifically w.r.t floods and need of silt management. 2. Planning, Policy, Rules and its implementation for safeguarding the river Ganga. 3. Impact of Farakka Barrage in the U/S and D/S of river Ganga, Shrinking of Delta and likely ecological and environmental consequences. 4. Impact of structures likely to be constructed by IWAI (inland Waterways Authority of India) for Navigation in Ganga and its impact on Environment. CALL FOR PAPERS Papers are invited showing recent trends in sub- themes with a focus on cost effective and innovative technologies that can be replicated in the developing countries. Authors are requested to submit an abstract of their research work of not more than 500 words for review. The authors will be informed for the acceptance of the paper after review of the conference committee. The final manuscript in standard format must be submitted on A4 size paper with single line spacing not exceeding 10 pages including tables and figures. All submission must be in soft and hard copy. The information regarding conference are also available on our web site wrd.bih.nic.in.the proceedings of the Conference will be published in a standard format. E-mail address: pmc1wrdbihar@gmail.com ; walmiwrd@gmail.com 3
Contact person: Er Murlidhar Singh, Professor (Environment & Drainage), Mob No.- +91-9572280432 Er Rabindra Kumar Shanker, S. E. P & M Circle-1, Mo no: - +91-7463889107 Er Mani Kumar, Reader, WALMI, Patna, Mo No:- +91-9204780129 IMPORTANT DATES Submission of the abstract - 20 th, January 2017 Intimation of acceptance - 30 th, January,2017 Registration /Submission of paper - 05 th, February,2017 Conference Date - 25 th, February 2017 to 26 th, February, 2017 : REGISTRATION FEE Registration fee : Nil LOCAL HOSPITALITY The registered participants will be provided all hospitality during their participation for the conference days at Patna. Accommodation for the outstation participants will be arranged in the departmental Guest house/ Hotels on request and availability. Participant should arrange for their travel from their own resources and intimate at least 15 days in advance. The Justifiable to and fro travel expenses shall be reimbursed to the participants whose paper shall be selected by us for presentation in the conference. The payment shall be made in Indian Rupees. CONFERENCE LOCATION- PATNA Patna was founded in 490 BC by the king of Magadha. Ancient Patna, known as Pataliputra, was the capital of the Magadha Empire under the Nanda, Mauryan, Shunga, Gupta and Pala empires. Pataliputra was a seat of learning and fine arts. 4
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 Buddhist, Hindu, and Jain pilgrimage centres of Vaishali, Nalanda,, Bodh Gaya and Pawapuri are nearby and Patna city is also a sacred city for Sikhs as the tenth Sikh Guru, Guru Govind Singh, was born here.the latitude of Patna, Bihar, In 25 36' 45.6372'' N and the longitude is i.e and 85 9' 31.9500'' E. ABOUT HOST ORGANIZATION Water And Land Management Institute (WALMI), Patna was created in 1983 under Water Resources Department, Govt. of Bihar and declared an autonomous organisation. from 01.09.1999. It is situated at Phulawari Sharif, about 10 KM from Patna and imparts multidisciplinary professional training to the in- Service Engineers of all works department.at the same time, farmers trainings are arranged for Water Management related to Agricultural Purposes. Since inception sincere efforts are being made to fulfil the following objectives: To provide training for in service Engineers of all works Department and officers and farmers of CADA. To study the existing irrigation systems affected with problems to water and land management and evolve appropriate solutions based on these studies. To establish linkages with other institutions and organisations involved in better water management and conduct collaborative research with foreign institutions. To gather up-to-date knowledge in the field of Water and Land Management and transfer the same to its user. 5
PRELIMINARY PROGRAMME OF THE CONFERENCE (Technical sessions shall be conducted in two batches in the sessions simultaneously) On Saturday, the February 25 th, 2017 Registration : 09.00 A.M -10.00 A.M Inaugural ceremony : 10.00 A.M- 01.30 P.M Lunch : 01.30 P.M- 2.30 P.M Technical session : 02.30 P.M-5.00 P.M On Sunday, the February 26 th 2017 Technical session : 09.30 A.M-11.00 A.M Tea break : 11.00A.M- 11.30 A.M Technical session : 11.30A.M- 1.30 P.M Lunch : 01.30.00-2.30 P.M Discussion on Technical Session : 02.30P.M- 3.30 P.M Tea break : 03.30 P.M-4.00P.M Valedictory session : 04.00P.M 5.00 P.M LANGUAGE The official language of the Conference is English /Hindi. All presentations must therefore be made in English/ Hindi. The papers shall be accepted strictly in English language in the format confirming national /international standards. ORGANISING COMMITTEE CHIEF PATRON - Shri Rajiv Ranjan Singh Honb le Minister, Water Resources Department, Govt of Bihar, PATRON-- Shri Arun Kumar Singh, Principal Secretary, WRD, Govt. Of Bihar, Mob. No: - +91-7463889102 6
CONVENOR- Er Indu Bhushan Kumar, Engineer in Chief, HQ, WRD, Govt. Of Bihar, Mob.No: - +91-7463889106 MEMBER - Er Ram Pukar Ranjan, Engineer in Chief, Irrigation Creation, WRD, Govt. Of Bihar, Mob. N: - +91-7463889104 MEMBER - Er Rajesh Kumar, Engineer in Chief, Flood Control, WRD, Govt. Of Bihar. Mob. No: - +91-7463889105 CONFERENCE COMMITTEE CHIEF - CO-ORDINATOR- Er Murlidhar Singh, Professor (Environment & Drainage), Mo No.- +91-9572280432 CO-ORDINATOR- Er Ishwar Chandra Thakur, Professor (Engineering), Mob No.- +91-9431483406 MEMBERS - Er Rajesh Gupta, Reader, WALMI, Patna, Mob No.- +91-9430604584 - Er Mani Kumar, Reader, WALMI, Patna, Mob No.- +91-9204780129 -Er Anil Kumar, Reader, WALMI, Patna, Mob No.- +91-7739427477 -Er Shashi Sinha, Asstt. Professor, WALMI, Patna, Mob No.- +91-9931743780 7
LOGISTIC COMMITTEE CHIEF CO-ORDINATOR- Er Rabindra Kumar Shanker, SE,( P & M Circle-1), WRD, Govt. Of Bihar, Mo. No. - +91-7463889107 CO-ORDINATOR - Er Bipin Kumar, SE,( P & M Circle-4), WRD, Govt. Of Bihar Mo. No.- +91-7463889110 Er Bimal Kumar Niraj, EE, WRD, Govt. Of Bihar, Mo. No.- +91-7463889180 MEMBERS- Er Ashish Rastogi, EE, WRD, Govt. Of Bihar, Mo. No.- +91-7463889169 Er Manoj Kumar, AE, WRD, Govt of Bihar, Mo. No. - +91-9430035348 Er S K Sunahla, AE, WRD, Govt. Of Bihar, Mo. No.- +91-9631977603 Er Chandra Shekhar, AE, WRD,Govt. Of Bihar Mo. No.- +91-9471575725 Er Tanay Kumar, AE, WRD, Govt. Of Bihar, Mo. No.- +91-9006616180 Er Shashi Ranjan Kumar, AE, WRD, Govt. Of Bihar, Mo. No.- +91-8757088456 Moderators: Dr Santosh Kumar, Prof.(retd.) N.I T.Patna Dr T. Prasad Prof (retd), N.I T. Patna Dr Ramakar Jha,, Assoc.Prof. N.I T.Patna Dr Om Prakash, Prof. I.I.T Patna DR Staya Priya, WB Mr Dipak Kumar Singh, TTL, WB Mr Prabir Jordar, WB Mr Charry, WB 8