The National Mission for Clean Ganga (NMCG) and the Centre for Ganga River Basin Management and Studies (cGanga) are pleased to organise the 5thIndia Water Impact Summit during10-15 December 2020. Due to current pandemic situation the Summit will be held in virtual mode.

This year, the Summit will give an insight into the complexities and peculiarities of managing local rivers and water bodies with a larger vision of development that is synchronised with river conservation. The developmental approach in most significant sectors that are interwoven with river conservation measures, namely human settlements (urban & rural), energy and tourism, agriculture, navigation and flood management, is proposed to be reviewed in the context of the select Ganga Basin states, namely Delhi, Uttarakhand, Uttar Pradesh and Bihar that are struggling with the challenges of development vis-à-vis conservation of rivers.

The Summit will give an insight into the speciality of each State in the river basin, as well as provide insights into the efforts put in by the government, international agencies and other parties in restoration and conservation of rivers.

The Summit, like the 3rd and the 4th IWIS, will also host the “Finance Forum”, a special track that will bring together global financial institutions and investors interested in river restoration and conservation programme (Namami Gange).

The 2020 Summit, like earlier Summits, will also provide an opportunity to dozens of technology and innovation companies from around the world that are keen to bring their solutions to address various issues and concerns pertinent in the river basin. The Technology Showcase will run throughout the Summit.