ICID with DHAN Foundation is organizing a Workshop on the occasion of World Water Day 2026:Session 1

Date: Friday, 20 March, 2026 Topic: Community-Led Water Governance Technical Session 1 - (11:00 am to 1:00 pm) IST Theme: Community-led Water Conservation: Experiences, Lessons and Wayward Welcome address by Dr. R.K.Gupta, Secretary General, ICID, New Delhi Special address on `Community-led Water Governance – Experiences of Axis Bank Foundation’ by Ms. Dhruvi Shah, Executive Trustee and CEO, Axis Bank Foundation, Mumbai Community Driven Institutional Framework for Conservation of Traditional Water Resources: Experiences, Lessons and Way Forward by Mr. V. Venkatesan, Chief Executive, DHAN Vayalagam (Tank) Foundation, Madurai Experience Sharing by the Vayalagam Leaders at Different Layers of Institutional Framework Case 1: Success story of a Vayalagam (Tank) association showcasing community driven encroachment eviction in traditional water bodies by Mr. Durairaj, President, Vayalagam Mutual Movement, Tamil Nadu Case 2: Achievements of a Tank Cascade Association in Reviving the Water Commons and Agriculture Livelihoods in a Drought Zone by Mr. Gobalakrishnan, Board of Trustee, Vayalagam Mutual Movement, Tamil Nadu; Partnership Experiences of Redington Foundation in Community-led Conservation of Water Resources by Mr. Hemant Lohiya, Head- CSR, Redington Foundation, Redington Limited, Chennai Bankable Water Use Efficient Technologies for Scaling up of Tankfed Agriculture by Dr. P. S. Brahmanand, Project Director, WTC, ICAR-IARI, New Delhi Water Quality Management in Command Areas of Tank Irrigation by Dr. Khajanchi Lal, Professor & Principal Scientist, WTC, ICAR-IARI, New Delhi Experience Sharing by the Vayalagam Leaders on Technology Integration Case 1: Transformation in Paddy Cultivation Towards DSR (Direct Seeded Rice) Method by Mr. Bheemireddy Srinivasa Reddy, Vayalagam President, Kothagudem, Telangana Case 2: Integration of Traditional Technologies in Organic Farming and results Realized by Mr.Nagaraj C L, Board of Director, Kolar Vayalagam Federation, Karnataka Concluding and Way forward by Mr. Krishan Jindal, Programme Advisor, DHAN Foundation (CGM (Rtd), NABARD) #drainage #foodsecurity #ruraldevelopment #irrigation #floodmanagement #internationalorganisation #icid #watersecurity #DHANFoundation