Pavitra Ganga Final Conference

Programme
 

• 09:00 h - 09:40 h ~ Registration and tea
   

• 09:45 h - 10:20 ~ Opening ceremony

  • Welcome and opening note by Shri Anshuman (Director, Water Resources Division, TERI)
     
  • The Pavitra Ganga Project: An overview by Dr. Paul Campling (International Business Development Manager, VITO)
     
  • Welcome Address by Dr. Vibha Dhawan (Director General, TERI)
     
  • Opening Address by Shri D.K. Tewary (Scientist 'G' Department of Biotechnology, Ministry of Science and Technology, Gol)
     
  • Special Address by Shri D.P. Mathuria (CE, PDO, Central Water Commission, Ministry of Jal Shakti, Gol)
     
  • Special Address by Mr. Pierrick Fillon-Ashida (First Counsellor - Head of Research & Innovation Section, Delegation of the European Union to India)

• 10:20 h - 11:40 h ~ Session 1 – Setting the scene for wastewater treatment and reuse
  Moderator: Prof. Purnendu Bose (IIT Kanpur)

  • Keynote 1: Water quality issues in India: environmental and social impacts - Anshuman (TERI)
     
  • Keynote 2: Wastewater treatment innovations for water reuse – Prof. Christian Kazner (HBO)
     
  • Keynote 3: New approaches and innovations in smart water management – Dr Paul Campling (VITO)
     
  • Keynote 4: Water resources challenges and solutions in the Ganga Basin – Dr Dinesh Kumar (IRAP)
     
  • Keynote 5: Current trends in analytical techniques for monitoring water and wastewater quality – Prof. Shaikh Ziauddin Ahammad (IIT Delhi)
     
  • Keynote 6: Application of membranes to treat wastewater – cases using IPC membranes – Dr Ajay Popat (Ion Exchange) 
     
  • Q & A

• 11:40 h - 12:50 h ~ Session 2A – Pavitra Ganga Technology Pitches – outcomes and outlook
  Moderator: Prof. Saroj Sharma (IHE Delft)
   

  • Pavitra Ganga approach to wastewater treatment and reuse piloting – Prof. Christian Kazner (HBO)
     
  • Andicos - Aditya Sharma (IIT Kanpur), Sofie Van Ermen (VITO), S. Sankararaman (Ion Exchange)
     
  • Self-forming dynamic Membrane Bioreactor - Dr. Alfieri Pollice (CNR-IRSA)
     
  • Constructed wetland plus - Luca Ofiera (HBO), Auchitya Verma (IIT Kanpur)
     
  • Structured adsorbents - Dr. Bart Michielsen (VITO), Sofie Van Ermen (VITO), Dr. Elena Seftel (VITO) 
     
  • Clean blocks - Dr. Antonella Piaggio (TU Delft), Prof. Merle De Kreuk, Prof. Tineke Hooijmans (IHE Delft)
     
  • Q & A
    
     

• 12:50 h - 13:50 h ~ Networking Lunch Break
   

• 13:50 h -14:00 h Conference Group Photo
   

• 14:00 h - 14:30 h ~ Guest of Honour Address
   

  • Welcome and Conference Snapshot - Shri Anshuman (Director, Water Resources Division, TERI)
     

  • The Pavitra Ganga Project: An overview - Dr. Paul Campling (International Business Development Manager, VITO)
     

  • Welcome Address - Dr. Vibha Dhawan (Director General, TERI)
     

  • G Asok Kumar (Director General, National Mission for Clean Ganga, Ministry of Jal Shakti, Government of India)

• 14:30 h - 15:35 h ~ Session 2B – Pavitra Ganga Technology Pitches – outcomes and outlook 
  Moderator: Prof. Saroj Sharma (IHE Delft)
   

  • Photo activated sludge - Dr. Eldon R. Rene (IHE Delft), Dr. Ashish K. Lohar (IIT Delhi/TERI)
     

  • AquaTrack and Ozonation - Sudhir and Ulla Chowdhury (Aqua-Q), Dr. Eldon R. Rene (IHE Delft)
     

  • Citizen based water quality surveying - Isha Parihar (AKVO)
     

  • Pavitra Ganga Water Management Dashboard - Sofie Van Ermen (VITO)
     

  • Recommendations and next steps for wastewater treatment and water reuse – Prof. Christian Kazner (HBO)
     

  • Q & A

• 15:35 h - 15:45 h ~ Coffee / Tea Break
   

• 15:45 - 16:45 h ~ Session 3 – Water Governance to address barriers to wastewater treatment and reuse
  Moderator: Dr. Paul Campling (VITO)
   

  • Keynote 7: Stakeholder engagement and lessons learnt to promote wastewater treatment and reuse – Prof. Tineke Hooijmans (IHE Delft)
     

  • Keynote 8: Wastewater safety planning – a call for action – Dr Claire Furlong (IHE Delft) and Lena Breitenmoser (FHNW)
     

  • Keynote 9:  Policy recommendations to promote wastewater treatment and reuse in India – Anshuman (TERI)
     

  • Q & A
     

  • Closing remarks, the way forward and vote of thanks
    
     

• 16:45 - 18:00 h ~ Conference Networking with drinks & snacks