For More Details and Registrations contact:
Divya Ravindranath or Bhargavi S. Rao, Environment Support Group, 1572, 36th Cross, Ring Road, Banashankari 2nd Stage, Bangalore 560070
Tel:91-80-26713559/60/61
Email bhargavi@esgindia.org/divyarrs@esgindia.org Website: www.esgindia.org
Lalbagh requires all Participants to pay the entrance fee of RS.10/- at the gates
Agenda
9.30 am: Registration
10.00 am: Welcome: Ms. Bhargavi S. Rao, Coordinator (Education)/Trustee, Environment Support Group
10.10 am: Keynote Address: Justice Santosh Hegde, Hon. Lokayukta and formerly Judge of the Hon’ble Supreme Court of India
10.35 am: Morning Session
Introductory Comments by Chairperson Dr. D. S. Ravindran, Indian Forest Service
10.40 am: Dr. Esha Shah, Research Fellow, Institute for Development Studies, University of Sussex, UK on “A Historical Anthropology of Tank Irrigation Technology in South India”
11.10 am: Dr. S. Subramanya, Ornithologist and Wetland Specialist, and Professor, University of Agricultural Sciences, on “Structure and Ecology of Lakes with special emphasis on sustainable management practices”
11.40 am: Ms. Nandini Chami, Research Associate, Environment Support Group, on “Current Status of Lakes in Bangalore”
12.10 am: Open Discussion and Closing remarks of the Chair
1.00 pm: Lunch
1.45 pm: Afternoon Session
Introductory Comments by Chair Mr. Ravi Joshi, Resident Editor (Karnataka), The New Indian Express
1.50 pm: Mr. A. R. Shivakumar, Principal Investigator – Rain Water Harvesting and Executive Secretary, Karnataka State Council for Science and Technology on “Criticality of Lakes in building Water Security of Bangalore”
2.20 pm: Mr. Sunil Dutt Yadav, Advocate, High Court of Karnataka on “Policy and Legal Frameworks for Sustainable Protection of Lakes”
2.50 pm: Open Discussion and Closing remarks of the Chair
3.30 pm: Concluding Session
Concluding Remarks by Mr. A. T. Ramaswamy, formerly Chairman of the Joint House Committee of Karnataka Legislature on Encroachment of Government Lands in Bangalore City/Urban District
Vote of Thanks