Most cities in India have a river flowing by them. These rivers not only act as the primary drinking water sources for their cities, but are religious and cultural hubs as well. Many of these rivers are now suffering severely – polluted by domestic and industrial sewage flowing into them and uncontrolled urban growth eating into their flood plains; several are ‘biologically dead’ and have transformed into drains at best.
As climate change continues to take an increasing toll across sectors, water is becoming one of the worst hit resources. Cities must gear up to rethink the management of their water – and rejuvenating their rivers, planned carefully and strategically, could be a game-changer in the longer term
Centre for Science and Environment (CSE) invites applications for its two-part intensive training programme on the subject of rivers and their revival. CSE’s team of river and urban water management professionals will be spearheading the programme, which will include online and onsite sessions, class discussions and interactions and field visit, among other things.
IMPORTANT POINTERS
- For nominated government officials, the travel cost to Delhi and back will have to be borne by the respective nominating department/ authority/state. For the rest, the travel cost to Delhi and back will be borne by the participants themselves.
- CSE will arrange the travel from CSE’s main office in Delhi to the training centre (AAETI) in Rajasthan and back.
- Interested applicants can opt for any one or both of the parts of the training.
- AAETI is a green residential training campus of CSE. The accommodation and meals will be arranged at AAETI for the participants. Participants should follow the AAETI rules during their period of training on the campus.
TRAINING COORDINATOR
Pradeep Kumar Mishra
Deputy Programme Manager
Water Programme, CSE
Email: pradeep.mishra@cseindia.org
Phone: 8085443793/9708887214
TRAINING DIRECTOR
Subrata Chakraborty
Director
Water Programme, CSE
Email: subrata.chakraborty@cseindia.org