This link on the CAG website provides the details of an international conference that was held on 15-16 March 2010, in the backdrop of the environmental audit proposed by the the Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) of India, for management and conservation of the environment .
The purpose of this conference was to deliberate on the causes of pollution, action taken by governments and civil society to address this and environmental, management and legal interventions needed to put lakes, rivers and ground water on the path of sustainability.
More than 20 experts on water and water pollution issues were invited to share their views as panelists during the conference. Apart from these distinguished panelists, the heads of supreme audit institutions from countries like Austria, Maldives, Bangladesh and Bhutan were also present to share their experiences regarding audit of water pollution in their countries.
The details of the conference:
Introduction to the conference
Details regarding the speakers and panelists
Presentations made during the conference:
Session on pollution of lakes
- Conservation and management of Lakes: A way forward
- Integrated management of lakes: Vision and actions
- Conservation and management of lakes with special reference to Dal lake
- Environment audit - Concerns about lake pollution
Session on pollution of rivers
- Pollution of urban rivers and water bodies
- National river conservation plan
- Water quality management - Indian experience
- River Yamuna in Delhi - Pollution and its control
- Modern problem - Climate change - Traditional local solution
- Pollution of rivers - Critical issues from an auditor's perspective
Session on pollution of groundwater
- Contamination of groundwater resources
- Pollution of groundwater - Lessons from Andhra Pradesh
- Social cost of groundwater pollution in India
- Securing groundwater as a water resource
- Managing groundwater pollution - The Arghyam experience
- Pollution of groundwater - Key audit issues
CAG's address during the conference
Download the presentations:
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