Residential Training: Managing Aquifers and Waterbodies in a climate-risked world

Indians are no strangers to waterbodies. Every Indian city, town and village has its share of lakes, tanks, ponds, rivers etc. These are invaluable sources of water, food and livelihood; act as bulwarks against urban floods; and many have enormous religious and cultural significance. Rapid and rampant urbanisation and increased population has, however, spelt the death-knell for many of these waterbodies. While dead and dying waterbodies can’t absorb rainwater and recharge the groundwater, urban and rural settlements are sucking the aquifers dry or bringing in water from further and further away.

In an age which is increasingly feeling the brunt of climate change, one of the resources that would be severely hit is water. It is imperative for cities and villages, therefore, to invest in rejuvenating their waterbodies and manage their groundwater more sustainably

Centre for Science and Environment (CSE) invites you to apply for a residential training programme on the subject.

THE COURSE CONTENT

• Evolution and growth of Indian cities, their built-up areas, and patterns of development
• Hydrogeological typologies of India
• Groundwater estimation methodologies in India
• Principles of groundwater recharge
• Basics of mapping aquifers
• Case study on aquifer mapping
• Planning for groundwater recharge
• Monitoring -- urban water balance
• Integration of lakes in planning exercise
• Restoration of lakes/ponds and their catchments

TRAINING COORDINATOR

PRADEEP KUMAR MISHRA
Deputy Programme Manager
Water Programme, CSE
Mobile: +91-8085443793
Email: pradeep.mishra@cseindia.org/vivek.sah@cseindia.org