Committee to draft the National Water Policy

Government Constitutes 11-member Committee to draft the National Water Policy with Dr Mihir Shah as Chairman

Government Constitutes 11-member Committee to draft the National Water Policy with Dr Mihir Shah as Chairman

  • The Department of Water Resources, River Development and Ganga Rejuvenation, Ministry of Jal Shakti has constituted 11-member drafting committee on 5 November, 2019 to revise the National Water Policy 2012, in order to meet the present challenges in water sector.
  • Dr Mihir Shah, Distinguished Professor at the Shiv Nadar University, a leading multidisciplinary and research-focused university has been appointed the Chairman of the Committee to draft the National Water Policy.
  • The committee will submit the draft to the government within six months from the date of its constitution.

Members of the committee

  1. Dr Mihir Shah, Distinguished Professor, Shiv Nadar University
  2. Shashi Shekhar, former Secretary, Water Resources, Government of India
  3. Dr RC Panda, former secretary, Government of India
  4. AB Pandya, former chairman of the Centre Water Commission (CWC)
  5. Prof Tushaar Shah, International Water Management Institute (IWMI)
  6. Prof Anamika Barua, IIT Guwahati
  7. Dr Himanshu Kulkarni, Advanced Centre for Water Resources Development and Management (ACWADAM), Pune
  8. Srinivas Chokkakula, Centre of Policy Research
  9. B Rath, Technical Expert (Water Management), National Rainfed Area Authority, Development of Agriculture, Cooperation and Farmers Welfare,
  10. Brijesh Sikka, Retd. Scientist ‘G’, National River Conservation Directorate
  11. Prof KJ Joy, Senior Fellow, Society of promoting Participative Ecosystem Management (SOPPECOM)

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