Master plans for river health restoration discussed at IIT, Varanasi

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Published By : Prameya News Bureau | October 28, 2021 IST

Varanasi,Oct 28: In order to re-establish the glory of the Holy River ‘Ganga’ in the pilgrimage city Varanasi, The Indian Institute of Technology (BHU) Varanasi, organized a two-day International Conference,  “River Health: Assessment to Restoration” (RHAR 2021). The core objective of the hybrid conference was to initiate the dialogue about the tributaries of Ganga known as Varuna and Assi and emphasize the restoration of these tributaries for complete health restoration of River Ganga. In addition, the conference also aimed to collect, compile and comprehend all the facts and figures related to the tributaries which play an important role and will further help in their health restoration. The Department of Civil Engineering, IIT(BHU) led the conference where the experts from different institutes such as IIT Guwahati, IIT Gandhinagar, IIT Delhi and BHU participated. During the conference, the stakeholders and experts suggested different solutions categorized under four segments - Industrial Water Pollution; Domestic Water Pollution; Agricultural Water Pollution; and Groundwater & E-Flows. All solutions will be later analyzed by experts and implemented based on the inputs and approvals of members of the multi-stakeholder group. Additionally, demonstrations and pilot projects will also be actioned early, potentially replicating and scaling up the issue.

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