Workshop Schedule

Welcome address and introduction

• Prof. Ranbir Singh, Vice Chancellor, NLU Delhi
• Prof.GS Bajpai, Registrar, NLU Delhi

I. CONTEXT AND PROJECT FOCUS

Chair: MS Vani

• Prof. Philippe Cullet: Regulating groundwater in a context of environmental change
• Anjal Prakash and Arun B Shrestha, ICIMOD, Kathmandu, Nepal: Himalayan Glaciers, changing surface water regimes and groundwater resources: Connecting the dots

II. GROUNDWATER GOVERNANCE AND REGULATION ISSUES

Chair: Prof Amita Singh, JNU

• Sharachchandra Lele and Veena Srinivasan, Ashoka Trust for Research in Ecology and the Environment:Conceptualizing Groundwater Regulation: The biophysical basis
• Sujith Koonan, NLUD: Groundwater Legal Regime: Limitations and Prospects
• Seema Kulkarni, SOPPECOM: Groundwater in command areas of surface projects in Maharashtra: Equity dimensions
• D. Raghunandan & Seema Kumar, Delhi Science Forum, New Delhi: Bottled Water Industry in India: Loot of Commons, Environmental Destruction and Abdication of State Responsibility

III. WATER AND GROUNDWATER GOVERNANCE

Chair: Prof Amita Singh, JNU

• Dr AP Singh, Guru Gobind Singh Indraprastha University, Delhi: Legal Perspectives on Water Resource Management
• Dr Deepak Vyas, Department of Botany, Dr. Hari Singh Gour University, M.P: Groundwater – Problems and Solutions

IV. YOUNG SCHOLARS FORUM – GROUNDWATER GOVERNANCE AND REGULATION

Chair: Dr Bharti Kumar, NLUD
Discussant: Dr Stellina Jolly, South Asian University

• Prakash Sharma, PhD Scholar, Delhi University & Shashi Kant Yadav, Assistant Professor, School of  Law, GD Goenka University: Water, Climate Change and Food Security in India: Need of a comprehensive policy approach
• Supriya Singh, PhD Scholar, Delhi University: Rational Irrationality: Socio-political Aspects of Groundwater Governance
• Ramandeep Singh Sidhu, Research Scholar, Centre for Environmental Law, Central University of Punjab, Bathinda: Groundwater Rules and Institutions: A Case Study of Groundwater Irrigation in Punjab

Chair: Dr AP Singh, Guru Gobind Singh Indraprastha University, Delhi

• Ms. Taniya Malik , PhD Scholar, Delhi University: Analysis of water law instruments in India with a focus of its potential to address the challenges posed by climate change

V. NEXT STEPS AND CLOSING REMARKS

• Prof. GS Bajpai, Registrar, NLUD & Prof. Philippe Cullet, SOAS, London