First Students’ National Conference on River Basin Planning Welcome to (BRiP – 2011) Organized...

First Students’ National Conference on

River Basin Planning

Welcome to

(BRiP – 2011)Organized by

Consortia of 7 IITs

November 4-5, 2011Students’ Conference on RBPConsortia of 7 IITs

Welcome to the First Students’ Conference onRiver Basin Planning (BRiP - 2011)

Om ! May He protect us both together; may He nourish us both together;May we work conjointly with great energy,May our study be vigorous and effective;May we not mutually dispute (or may we not hate any).Om ! Let there be Peace in me !Let there be Peace in my environment !Let there be Peace in the forces that act on me !


Why This ConferenceRivers?

How should we behave with rivers?

Why should we protect rivers?

How to plan our activities to protect rivers?

Multidisciplinary and Interdisciplinary approach required.

To prepare next generation to manage natural resources related to river systems

Water and Energy?


OrganisationKeynote speeches

Poster and Exhibition Section

Discussions

Debate

ExpectationsLearn as much as possible

Sincerely participate

Spread the knowledge

Work for rivers


IIT Bombay

IIT Delhi

IIT Guwahati

IIT Kanpur

IIT Kharagpur

IIT Madras

IIT Roorkee

Ganga River Basin Environment

Management Plan

First National Students’ ConferenceonRiver Basin PlanningOutreach Complex, IIT Kanpur

by

SWaRA

IT BHUBESU JNUDU PUISI Kolkata

WWF-India NEERI CFRI

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Premise

River Ganga is lively, holy and unique amongst all river of India, if not of the world.

River Ganga is viewed as worlds natural heritage.

River Ganga must flow uninterruptedly from her source to destination, and sustain all natural and indigenous living forms and systems.


Model of a River Basin


Continuous flow ( ) Un-polluted Flow ( )

Panch Sutra’s of River

Longitudinal, lateral and vertical connectivity Adequate space for various river functions Ecological entity


Can not afford to Experiment with River Like Ganga!

Precautionary Principles must apply wherever knowledge gaps and uncertainties exist

Apply modern science and new technologies but with traditional wisdomGyan Dhara + Jana Gyan

Supportive Capacity and Assimilative Capacity

Our Major Principles


Subtle Quality of Ganga Water: Accept until proven otherwise rather than not accepting until established scientifically

The qualities of the Ganga water are:

Coolness, sweetness, transparency, high tonic property, wholesomeness, potability, ability to remove evils, ability to

resuscitate from swoon caused by dehydration, digestive property and ability to retain wisdom

Origin of the River Ganga

The goddess of the Ganges is nesting in Shiva’s dreadlocks

Origin of the River Ganga

Gangotri

Ganga Sagar

River with unique Ecosystem and Biodiversity

Socio-Cultural Heritage

Water Resource Management

Environmental Quality and Pollution

Geomorphological Changes: Erosion, Sediment Transport/Deposition And Floods

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Our Approach

NATIONAL RIVER


Working: Parts to Whole

Parts !Priority: Immediate Attention;

Availability of Resources; Time Required

Our Strategy

Thought Process: Whole to Parts

GRB EMP

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VISION

Goals & Objectives

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Analysis(ANL)

Suggestions & Recommendation

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MISSIONS

Work Packages

Areas

Sewage TreatmentEQP

GRB EMP :Recommendations and Guidelines

NirmalDhara Aviral

Dhara Ecological

Restoration

River Course

Development

Water Resource

DevelopmentFlood

prevention

Sustainable

Agriculture

Navigation &

Recreation

FinancialLayout

Strategy Implementation

ScheduleMonitoring

Mechanisms

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Concept MapReport Indexing

Water Resources Management

Reduce Momentum

DistributedStorage

Ground Water Recharge and Enhance Base

Flow

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Mar

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May

Jun

Jul

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Sep Oct

Nov

Dec

Dis

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Normal Year

Drought Year

E-Flow, Normal Year

E-Flow, Drought

E-Flows Concept

Demand Management

Cropping Pattern

Organic Farming

Every river is clean at all times,you and I sitting on the banks of the

river are dirtying it.The ‘we dirtying it’ is not stopped,

but we are purifying the river.Stop dirtying and poisoning it,and the river will purify itself.

Water Quality: The Mantra:

Defecation Ablutions Discharge of wastewater Throwing of used floral offerings Rubbing of filth Body shampooing Frolicking Acceptance of donations Obscenity Offering of inappropriate praises or even hymns in a

incorrect way Discarding of garments

Beating and

Swimming across, in particular

Thirteen actions are prohibited on approaching the scared waters of the Ganga, namely:

Consortia of 7 IITs November 4-5, 2011Students’ Conference on RBP

Wastes

Point

Non Point

Solid(non-point)

Liquid

DomesticAgricultur

e(non-point)

Industrial

Cities Villages

Small Drains

Open Defecation

Old

New

Sewage Collection

Treatment


UnpollutedFlow

Zero Discharge

STPUnsatisfactoryPerformance

Cynical Attitude

Expensive/Unaffordable/Energy

Extensive

ULBs !1 Paisa Per Liter

E c o s y s t e m s i n G a n g a B a s i n

Structural Components

Abiotic Biotic

Functional Components

Transport of Elements

Features of biochemical Cycling

Interactions

Energitics

Production

Consumption

Fluxex of C, N, P, S Mass balance

Subsystems

Fresh water

Estuarine

Wetlands

Terrestrial

Flowing

Storages/Pondages

Main Stem

GangotriTo

Farakka

Artificial

Natural

Tributaries

Farakka to Gangasagar

Hoogly - Matlah

Permanent

TransientDiara Lands

Riparian

Cultivated

Forests

Grasslands / Scrublands

Chemical Characteristics

Flow

Sediment Load

Habitat

Nutrients

Salanity

Decomposables

Recalcitrant

Dissolve Gases

Toxicants

Metals Pesticides

Producers

Consumers

Decomposers

Phytobenthos

Phytoplankton

Macrophytes

Zooplankton

Macroinvertibates

Vertibrates

Zoobanthos

Fish

Higher Vertibrates

Bacterial FungusCulturable

Non Culturable

Aquatic

Extra Aquatic

Environmental Flows +

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Created Condition

Restored Condition

Turning point

Degraded

Intact

Restored

Created

Trajectoriesof change

Intact

Degraded

Turning Points


•Flood Plains and Valley Margin•River Styles•Stream power

River Space

Permissible Activities

Valley Margin and Active Flood Plain

National River !

Ganga Panchayat ?


Ganga Basin Information and Communication Network


Gangapedia Home Page


Thank You !

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