Union Minister of Water Resources, River Development and Ganga Rejuvenation, Sushri Uma Bharti will inaugurate Jal Manthan -2″ on February 22, 2016 New Delhi. The main theme of two day event is Integrated Approach for Sustainable Water Management.

The two day event will have consultations and discussions on River Basin Approach for Sustainable development, Ground water, Water security, Principles of allocation of water, innovation in water governance, Water management, Coordination between centre and states, Water conservation and need for a National Legislation on water.

Union Ministers of related Ministries/Departments, Chief Ministers of some States/Union Territories, Irrigation/ Water Resources Ministers of States/UTs, eminent experts in water sector, representatives of NGOs and senior officers of the Central and State Governments will be attending the event. The first Jal Manthan was organized in November 2014.

Did You Know???

• The Ganges River is a 1569 mile long river flowing across India and Bangladesh into the Bay of Bengal.
• In Hinduism the Ganges River is the most sacred river, and is worshipped as the Goddess Ganga.
• The Ganges River flows through several states including Uttarakhand, Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Jharkhand, and West Bengal.
• The Ganges river dolphin and the Ganges river shark are both endangered because of the massive pollution.
• Studies have shown that the Ganges River is capable of decomposing organic waste faster than any other rivers in the world – as much as 25 times faster.
• Something in the Ganges Rivers’ water prevents mosquitos from breeding, and when it is added to other water it prevents them from breeding in it as well.