Agenda

AGENDA

EMERGING TRENDS, DEVELOPMENTS AND OUTLOOK

• What have been the key trends and developments in the irrigation sector?
• What are the new opportunities? What is the future outlook?
• What are the key issues and challenges?

GOVERNMENT PERSPECTIVE: ACHIEVEMENTS, KEY PROGRAMMES AND FUTURE PLANS

• What have been the key achievements of the government during the past year?
• What has been the impact of the recent initiatives? What are the challenges facing the sector?
• What new programmes and initiatives can be expected in the future?

CONTRACTOR PERSPECTIVE: CONSTRUCTION EXPERIENCE AND CHALLENGES

• What has been your experience in the construction of irrigation systems?
• What are the opportunities in irrigation construction? What have been the key challenges and lessons learnt?
• What are their expectations from the government and other stakeholders?

INVESTMENT PLANS AND FINANCING STRATEGIES: EXPERIENCE AND FUTURE REQUIREMENTS

• What have been the trends in irrigation expenditure? What are the current funding sources?
• What has been the experience so far? What are the new funding sources being explored in the sector?
• What are the risks and challenges?

STATE INITIATIVES AND PROGRAMMES: EMERGING REQUIREMENTS AND OPPORTUNITIES

• What is the status of irrigation projects in key states? What have been the major policy and regulatory initiatives across the states?
• What are the emerging opportunities for private developers?
• What are the future plans? What are the key issues and challenges?

FOCUS ON MICRO IRRIGATION: the EXPERIENCE SO FAR AND NEW ADVANCEMENTS

• What has been the experience so far with micro irrigation in India?
• What are the recent trends and advancements in this space? What are the global best practices?
• What are the key issues and challenges? What is the future outlook?

SPOTLIGHT ON SOLAR PUMPS: GROWING GOVERNMENT FOCUS

• What is the market size and outlook for solar pumps in India?
• What are the key benefits? What initiatives have been taken by the government to promote the use of solar pumps?
• What are the new innovations in the field? What are the global best practices?

IRRIGATION TECHNIQUES AND TECHNOLOGY (Drip, Sprinkler, Centre Pivot, Pot, Etc.)

• What has been the experience with different types of irrigation techniques? What are
  its specific features (in terms of operational costs, water consumption, manpower
  requirements, etc.)?
• What are the recent trends and advancements in this field? What are the global best
  practices?
• What are the key issues and challenges? What is the future outlook?

SURVEY AND INVESTIGATION TECHNIQUES: EMERGING REQUIREMENTS AND SOLUTIONS

• What are the survey and investigation requirements for irrigation projects?
• Which techniques are being used for conducting these investigations? What are the key issues?
• What are the global advancements in this space? Which techniques are the most promising and relevant in the Indian scenario?

FOCUS ON RIVER INTERLINKING: PROGRESS SO FAR AND UPCOMING OPPORTUNITIES

• What are the government’s plans with respect to river interlinking?
• What are the investment requirements? What is the current status and timelines?
• What are the upcoming projects and opportunities

PROJECT SHOWCASE: BEST PRACTICES AND KEY LEARNINGS

• What are some of the noteworthy/landmark irrigation projects?
• What are their key characteristics (irrigation technique/method, project cost, completion period, energy efficiency, water use efficiency, etc.)?
• What have been the biggest challenges? What lessons can be learnt from the experience of these projects?

USE OF RECYCLED WASTEWATER FOR IRRIGATION: CURRENT STATUS AND FUTURE POTENTIAL

• How viable is wastewater recycling in terms of costs, quality, sustainability, etc.?
• How has been the uptake of such solutions? What are some of the noteworthy initiatives in this field?
• What is the future potential? What are the key challenges?

EQUIPMENT SHOWCASE: EMERGING REQUIREMENTS AND NEW INNOVATIONS

• • What are the emerging trends and advancements in the equipment segment? What are
    the new equipment being deployed to automate processes?
  • How is the industry gearing up to meet the emerging equipment needs of the irrigation
    sector?
  • What are the key issues and challenges?

Speakers

SPEAKERS
For speaking opportunities, please contact:
Neha Mathur
Email: neha.mathur@indiainfrastructure.com
Mob: + 91 8826000927

Target Audience

The conference is targeted at:

• State irrigation departments
• Water resources department
• Project developers
• EPC contractors
• Financiers and consulting firms
• Pump manufacturers
• Pipe manufacturers
• Meter manufacturers
• Storage system providers

• Technology providers
• Renewable/captive energy developers
• Instrumentation & monitoring solution providers
• Equipment manufacturers
• Multilateral funding agencies
• O&M contractors
• Water network management companies
• Policymakers and regulators
• Etc

Delegate Registration

There is a special low fee of Rs 5,000 per participant for water resources and state irrigation
departments, regulatory authorities and academic institutions (GST @ 18% is applicable).

Registration will be confirmed on receipt of the payment.
To register online, please log on to http://indiainfrastructure.com/conf.html

TERMS AND CONDITIONS

Payment Policy

• Full payment must be received prior to the summit.
• Summit fees cannot be substituted for any other product or service being extended by India Infrastructure Publishing Pvt. Ltd.
• Summit fee includes lunch, tea/coffee and conference material
• Payments for “early bird” registrations should come in before the last date of discount.

To register, click here or send an email to conferencecell@indiainfrastructure.com

Sponsership Opportunities

The conference will provide an excellent opportunity for your organisation to showcase its products and services. We have developed two impactful and value-oriented sponsorship packages under which the deliverables include:

Lead Sponsors (up to two):

• Your company logo will be promoted as the tier one sponsor on –
  • The front of the conference brochure
  • All promotional printed materials
  • The backdrop banners within the main conference auditorium
  • Welcome panel at the entrance of the conference hall.
  • Delegate kit given to all delegates and speakers.
• Speaker Slot of 15 minutes in your relevant sessions
• The sponsor’s corporate profile/brochure sheet within the delegate packs
• The official event website pages with URL link attached
• The India Infrastructure HTML e-mails promoting the event to our database (including your URL link for direct access to your preferred webpage)
• Featuring corporate film within the main conference auditorium during networking breaks
• Six delegate passes to the conference

Co-sponsor:

• Your company logo will be promoted as co-sponsor on –
  • The front of the conference brochure
  • All promotional printed materials
  • The backdrop banners within the main conference auditorium
  • Welcome panel at the entrance of the conference hall.
  • Delegate kit given to all delegates and speakers.
• The sponsor’s corporate profile/brochure sheet within the delegate packs
• The India Infrastructure HTML e-mails promoting the event to our database (including your URL link for direct access to your preferred webpage)
• Four delegate passes to the conference

Organisers

The conference is being organised by India Infrastructure Publishing, a leading provider of information on the infrastructure sectors through magazines, newsletters, reports and conferences. The company publishes Indian Infrastructure, PowerLine, Smart Utilities and Renewable Watch magazines. It also publishes a series of reports on the infrastructure sectors including Irrigation Sector in India, Captive Power in India, Water Market in India, etc. It also publishes the Water Industry Directory & Yearbook.

Venue Details

Taj Deccan, Hyderabad
Rd Number 1, Balapur Basthi, Banjara Hills, Hyderabad, Telangana 500034

Contact Information

For delegate registrations and sponsorship opportunities, contact:
Nishpreet Bhasin,
Email: nishpreet.bhasin@indiainfrastructure.com
Tel: +91-11-43520056, 41034615 | Mob: +91-9953452964

Previous Participants

Previous participants from our water & irrigation related conferences include:

AFCONS Infrastructure, Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation, Alembic, AMR India, AP Water Resources Department, Aparna Constructions and Estates, Athena Chhattisgarh Power, AUMA, Bangalore Water Supply & Sewerage Board, BASF, Bhagalpur Smart City, BHEL, Black & Veatch, Bosch, Breivoll-Inspection Technologies, C.R.I Pumps, Caterpillar, Central Public Works Department, Central Water Commission, Chattisgarh Water Resources Department, Coastal Projects , Consolidated Construction Consortium, Consortium for DEWATS Dissemination Society, Creative Entrepreneurs, Crisil, CSIR- IGIB, Delhi Jal Board, Delhi State Industrial and Infrastructure Development Corporation, DHI, DTK Hydronet Solutions, Electrosteel Casting, ElixirPro Engineering Solutions, Energy & Financial Management Consultant, EPTISA, Ernst & Young LLP, Evio, Fair Flow, Forbes Marshall, Gainwell Commosales, Gardner Denver, Gayatri Projects, Ghaziabad Municipal Corporation, GIFT, GKW Consult GmbH, GMMCO, Grundfos Pumps, Gurugram Metropolitan Development Authority, Gwalior Smart City Development Corporation, Hach, Heuristech Labs, Hitachi, Hitachi Zosen, HPD -Consultants, ICRA, IFC, Ion Exchange, Irrigation & CAD Department-Govt of Telangana, Itron, IVRCL, Jain Irrigation Systems, Jash Engineering, JWIL, Kanpur Municipal Corporation, KBJNL, Kishor Pumps, KNR Constructions, Kohler India, KPMG, KSB Pumps, L&T Valves, Larsen & Toubro, M.P. Water Resources Department (Narmada Tapti Basin Indore), Madhucon Infra, Mahagenco, McElroy, Megha Engineering & Infrastructures, Ministry of Water Resources, Mukand Poly Products, Municipal Corporation Karnal, Municipal Corporation Moradabad, Naba Diganta Water Management, Nagar Palika Parishad Kannauj, Nagarjuna Sagar Project, Nagpur Environmental Services, Nagpur Smart City, Nangloi Water Services, National Mission for Clean Ganga, National Water Development Agency- Ministry of Water Resources, Navi Mumbai Municipal Corporation, NCC, Netafim Irrigation, New Delhi Municipal Council, NH Consulting, NITI E-Mumbai, NJS Consultants, NTPC, Oil and Natural Gas Corporation, Organica Water, Pimpri Chinchwad Municipal Corporation, Port Blair Municipal Corporation, Praj Industries, Public Health Engineering Department, Punjab Water Supply & Sewarage Board, Reliance Industries, Retas Enviro Solutions, Ridings Consulting Engineers, Rithwik Projects, Royal HaskoningDHV, Sadhan Environment, Schwing Stetter, SFC Environmental Technologies, Shah Technical Consultants, Shell India Markets, Shubham Acqualink, Smart Energy Water, SMS Infrastructure, SPML Infra Limited, Srei Equipment Finance, Sri Raja Rajeswari Constructions, Swach Environment, Tata Communications, Tata Consulting Engineers, Tata Metaliks, Tata Projects, Tata Relief Committee, Technofab Engineering Limited, Temflo Systems, Thane Municipal Corporation, The World Bank, Unicon ZSK, UP Jal Nigam, VA Tech Wabag, Vag Valves, Vishvaraj Infrastructure, Vishwa Infrastrucutres and Services, Voltas, Voltas Limited, Volvo, Water Resources Department-Govt of Gujarat, Water Resources Department-Govt of Maharashtra, Wegot Utility Solutions, WILO Mather and Platt Pumps, Wipro Water, Xylem, ZENNER Aquamet, etc.

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