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KEY TRENDS AND OUTLOOK FOR MUNICIPAL
Questions/Topics:
• What are the recent trends in urban water and wastewater
services?
• What is the future outlook for municipal water services
in the country?
• Which are the cities/states that are leading the
tariff revisions, energy audits, user fee and other reforms
in the municipal water segment?
• Presentation by Abhay Kantak, Team Leader, Urban
Practice, CRISIL Risk and Infrastructure
• plus Q&A
SPECIAL SESSION: INTERACTION WITH JNNURM MISSION DIRECTOR
Questions/Topics:
• What is the update on JNNURM with regard to the water
sector?
• What projects are nearing completion and what lessons
can be learned from these and applied to future projects?
• Address/presentation by P.K. Srivastava, Joint Secretary
and Mission Director, JNNURM, Ministry of Urban Development
• plus Q&A
SPECIAL SESSION WITH TAMIL NADU WATER SUPPLY AND DRAINAGE
BOARD
Questions/Topics
• What are some of the key innovations being carried
out in Tamil Nadu? What are their key characteristics?
• What were the key challenges in their implementation
and what lessons can be learned for future from these?
• Presentation by Swaran Singh, Chairman and Managing
Director, Tamil Nadu Water Supply and Drainage Board
• plus Q&A
PRIVATE SECTOR PARTICIPATION EXPERIENCE
Questions/Topics:
• What has been the experience in private sector participation
in the water sector? What are their expectations and outlook
going forward?
• What are the key challenges and risks in increasing
private sector participation?
• What are the financing challenges with regards to
private sector participation in this sector?
Panel discussion amongst (in alphabetic order):
• Seshadrinathan Prakash, Chief Operating Officer,
Water Business, IL&FS India
• S. Ramachandran, Executive Vice-President, Chemical
and Water, Thermax
• Patrick Rousseau, Managing Director, Veolia Water
India
• Yerra Srinivas, Chairman and Managing Director, Vishwa
Infrastructure and Services
• plus Q&A
MARKET FOR INDUSTRIAL WATER
Questions/Topics:
• What are the recent trends in industrial water and
wastewater services?
• What are the key issues and challenges? What is the
future outlook for this segment?
• Presentation by Hariprasad Hegde, Vice President
and Business Head, Wipro Water
• plus Q&A
CPCB’S PERSPECTIVE ON WASTEWATER MANAGEMENT
Questions/Topics:
• What is CPCB’s perspective on the status of
industrial and municipal wastewater management?
• Presentation by Dr D.D. Basu, Senior Scientist,
Central Pollution Control Board
• plus Q&A
PROMISE OF TECHNOLOGY I
Questions/Topics:
• What can water users expect from technologies such
as IT-solutions, etc. in managing their water systems?
• Presentation on “Meter data management in water
utilities” by Ramanj Pamidi, Principal Consultant,
Oracle Utility Global Business Unit
• plus Q&A
INNOVATIONS IN WASTEWATER MANAGEMENT
Questions/Topics:
• What is the status of wastewater management in a
few of the towns and cities? Which are some of the upcoming
projects?
• What strategies/innovations are being tried out by
utilities and industries in managing their wastewater and
reducing their water needs?
Presentations by:
• R.K. Garg, Member, Water Supply, Delhi Jal Board
• Dr. S. K. Chakrabarti, Deputy Director, Thapar Centre
for Industrial Research & Development
• A.K. Mehrotra, Vice-President, Technical, Seshasayee
Paper and Boards
• Dr Uday J. Kelkar, Director, NJS Consultants
• A.K. Dubey, General Manager, Yamuna Pollution Control
Unit, U.P. Jal Nigam
• plus Q&A
FOCUS ON INDUSTRIAL WATER
Questions/Topics:
• What are the challenges faced by the industry in
meeting its water requirements?
• What strategies/technologies are being adopted by
the industry to meet its water needs?
• What regulatory and policy issues impact industrial
water use?
Panel discussion amongst:
• S.V. Sodal, Secretary, Maharashtra Water Resources
Regulatory Authority
• D.R. Mehta, Assistant Vice-President, Technical Services,
Reliance Industries
• A.K. Sinha, General Manager, Engineering, NTPC
• plus Q&A
KEYNOTE SESSION: POLICY PERSPECTIVE
Questions/Topics:
• What are the current policy and regulatory priorities
of the government?
• What enabling policies are needed to ensure long-term
sustainable water use?
• What can the industry expect from the government
in the coming years?
• Keynote Address by Dr M. Ramachandran, Secretary,
Ministry of Urban Development, followed by an extended Interaction
• plus Q&A
JICA’S PERSPECTIVE
Questions/Topics:
• What is JICA’s perspective on water conservation,
treatment, recycling, access to poor and other relates issues?
• What are some of its leading plans and programmes
in this area?
• Presentation by M.P. Singh, Principal Development
Specialist, Japan International Cooperation Agency
• plus Q&A
COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIP APPROACHES
Questions/Topics:
• What are the successful models of partnership with
communities for water access?
• What are the key opportunities and challenges of
such models?
Presentations by (in alphabetic order):
• A. Gurunathan, CEO, Dhan Vayalagam (Tank) Foundation
• Joe Jacob, Head, Water Resources Group, Naandi Foundation
• Vikas Shah, Chief Operating Officer, Water Health
India
• plus Q&A
PROMISE OF TECHNOLOGY II
Questions/Topics:
• What new technologies in water treatment, conditioning,
distribution or storage can help meet the needs of ULBs
and industry?
• Presentation by Swapnesh Paliwal, Sales Director,
Water SBU, Norit on “Desalination or Recycle- Which
is a more Viable Option”
• plus Q&A
PROJECT SHOWCASE
Questions/Topics:
• What are some of the key projects in urban and industrial
water use?
• What innovations are being carried out in these projects?
What are their key characteristics?
• What were the key challenges in their implementation
and what lessons can be learned for future from these?
Presentations by:
• Rajat M. Chatterjee, Director-General, Operation,
Water Supply, Kolkata Metropolitan Development Authority
on “Development and Management of Water Supply and
Sewerage System at Salt Lake, Kolkata"
• N. Narasimha Murthy, Executive Engineer, Bangalore
Water Supply and Sewerage Board on “Implementation
of Water and Sanitation Infrastructure in Bangalore”
• R. Vijaya Kumar, Superintending Engineer, Madurai
Corporation on “Vaigai Second Drinking Water Pipeline
Project”
• Plus Q&A
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