Events of the month

Workshop on Integrated Lake Basin Management (ILBM)
Shriji Arvind Singh Mewar of Udaipur, Chairman and Managing Trustee, Maharana of Mewar Charitable Foundation, chaired an international workshop on Integrated Basin Management (ILBM) on the 12th August at the Durbar Hall, Fateh Prakash Palace. The workshop was organized as part of IAAB's national agenda to propagate a strategy for sustainable management of lakes and reservoirs in India. The main focus of the discussions in Udaipur was the lakes of Udaipur with the aim of developing a final ILBM document to submit to the concerned authorities for further action.

The workshop was organized in association with Maharana of Mewar Charitable Foundation (MMCF), Udaipur; International Lake Environment Committee (ILEC), Japan; Indian Association of Aquatic Biologists (IAAB), Hyderabad; Dr. Mohan Sinha Mehta Memorial Trust (MSMMT), Udaipur; Jheel Sanrakshan Samiti (JSS), Udaipur.

Mr. Raghuveer Singh Meena, MP, Udaipur was the Chief Guest for the workshop. Other eminent guests included, Prof. Masahisa Nakamura , Chairman, ILEC, Japan; Shri Gulab Chand Kataria, MLA, Udaipur City; mr. Jagat S. Mehta, Chairman, JSS, Udaipur.

Shriji Arvind Singh Mewar of Udaipur
welcomed by Mr. N K Sharma

Shriji Arvind Singh Mewar of Udaipur and other dignitories launching a souvenir

Shriji Arvind Singh Mewar of Udaipur addressing the audience

From left: Mr. Perry Garfinkel, Shriji Arvind Singh Mewar of Udaipur and Dr. Tej Razdan