The Minister was addressing the participants of the two-day National Workshop on Challenges of Water Development and Management in India and Future Strategies today. Among the priority areas identified during the workshop were:
• Dam safety and rehabilitation.
• Command area development and participatory irrigation management.
• Flood management and erosion control.
• Protection from coastal erosion.
• Revival and restoration of existing water bodies.
• Ground water recharge.
Delegates attending the workshop included Shri VK Duggal, Secretary for the Ministry of Water Resources; Dr Kirit Parikh, member of the Planning Commission; Shri Michael Carter, India Chief of the World Bank and representatives from various state governments.
