India Water Week to be celebrated from January 13 to 17

India Water Week will be observed from January 13 to 17 in an effort to raise awareness, conserve and use water resources in an integrated manner.

In an official release, the Ministry of Water Resources, River Development and Ganga Rejuvenation, said the week would be used to elicit ideas and opinions from global decision makers, politicians, researchers and entrepreneurs in the field of water resources for mutual benefit and goodwill.

The theme for water week will be "Water Management for Sustainable Development".

India Water Week-2015 will address the issues of sustainability of water resources development and management in line with Sustainable Development Goals 2015 being finalized by UN.

Australia will be the partner country for this event and 30 Australian companies will be participating in the exhibition to showcase the technological advancement in the area of water resources.

Maharashtra will be associated as a partner state.

The main function will be held at New Delhi with a conference-cum-policy dialogue forum coupled with a business-to-business exhibition organized professionally.

The event is targeted at international and national audience comprising of policy planners and technologists involved with water resources management in all key sectors of economy like agriculture, irrigation, energy, industry and drinking water supply.