In the past three years, the country has seen tremendous interest and activity in the water and sanitation sector, propelling the issue of access to safe water and toilets to the highest levels. India’s planning commission budgeted US$ 26.5 billion to provide safe water to all urban and rural areas for the years 2012-2017, and the government’s Swachh Bharat Mission launched in 2014 has been operational for over a year. While the country’s water and sanitation problems appear colossal, addressing them in a sustainable manner requires the work of many different sector players and approaches that are both inclusive and innovative.
On 7-8 January 2016, the National Summit Sustainable Water and Sanitation supported by the Ministry of Urban Development (MoUD), Ministry of Drinking Water and Sanitation (MoDWS), Swachh Bharat (Urban & Gramin), Rajiv Gandhi Rural Housing Corporation Limited (RGRHCL), Bangalore Water Supply and Sewerage Board (BWSSB) and organized by Nispana Innovative Platforms will be held at the Sheraton Grande, Bengaluru, India. The summit is researched and developed by Nispana Innovative Platforms Pvt.Ltd & CDD Society, Bengaluru.
The main objective of the summit is to share information and best practices: on the governments’ plan for Swachh Bharat Mission in both urban and rural contexts, discuss national reforms on water and sanitation, and review ongoing efforts to address sustainable sanitation and water management implemented by private and public organizations.
The summit’s chief delegates include Sri U.T. Khader – Honorable Minister for Health & Family Welfare and also Sri. Manjunath Reddy – the Honorable Mayor BBMP Bengaluru. Some of the highlights will be the participation of over 500 delegates from the urban and the rural sectors, keynote presentations from around 60 speakers and and an exhibition area showcasing solutions from technology providers like GE Water who feature as Waste Water Partner; Wog, PCI, Sulabh, Supreme, Ocean, Cambi, Lixil featuring as Associate Partners and Exhibitors like Rostfrei Steels,HPP, Amiad Water Systems, Sintex, ICP India, United Septic Tank, Tata Projects, Lonza, Hydro Energizer, HACH and Yash Engineering Consultants.
Stanzin Tsephel, Program Coordinator, South Asia, BORDA and advisor to the summit says of the event, “The summit will be the first National event on water and sanitation in the New Year bringing together eminent speakers from across the sector. The proceedings of the summit will be shared widelyâ€.
Key questions that will be discussed during the panels include: issues around the financing of toilets; current state of sector knowledge and practice regarding behaviour change in sanitation; the importance of innovation and inclusiveness to achieving the open defecation free goal of 2019; and a review of septage management policy guidelines. Panelists will also address topics such as policy reforms in water and sanitation, wastewater technologies, participatory approaches, and skill development in water and sanitation.
“Ensuring access to sanitation and water is the catalyst to economic and human growth. Across India, there is new momentum bringing political leaders and sector specialists together to tackle this critical area. The national summit provides a platform to discuss the sector’s collective efforts towards the larger challenges of sanitation and not just ‘open defecation free India’â€- Sasanka Velidandla, CEO, CDD Society.
Supported by:
Ministry of Urban Development
Ministry of Rural Development
Swachch Bharath Mission (Urban and Grameen)
Rajiv Gandhi Rural Housing Corporation Limited (RGRHCL)
The conference is organized by Nispana Innovative Platforms Pvt ltd headquartered in Bengaluru with offices in Dubai & USA.
Researched and Developed by:
Nispana Innovative Platforms Pvt.Ltd & CDD Society
