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Training Programme on Managing Urban Rivers – From Planning to Practice

February 29, 2024

About the Event

A two-day training programme on ‘Managing Urban Rivers – From Planning to Practice’ was organized in Ranchi, Jharkhand, from 29th February – 1st March 2024. The training aimed at introducing the “Urban River Management Plan” Framework to the member cities of the RCA in Jharkhand. The workshop saw the participation of more than 22 officials from 14 cities of Jharkhand (Adityapur, Medininagar, Chas, Deoghar, Phusro, Mango, Jugsalai, Dhanbad, Giridih, Chirkunda, Sahibganj, Rajmahal, Ranchi & Jamshedpur). Shri Amit Kumar, IAS, Director (SUDA) & Project Director (SPMG) delivered the opening address and encouraged participants to delve deep into different aspects of urban river management. Shri Nalin Srivastava, Deputy Director General, NMCG addressed the gathering and explained the importance of preparing and implementing the Urban River Management Plans (URMPs). Shri G Asok Kumar, Director General, NMCG delivered the keynote address to the training participants and appraised the cohort about NMCG’s new initiative of developing 60 URMPs for river cities across the Ganga Basin states of Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand, West Bengal, Bihar and Jharkhand. In the first phase, 25 URMPs shall be developed (this includes 5 member cities from Jharkhand State).