Jal Shakti Ministry launched IDEAthon

National Mission for Clean Ganga operating under Ministry of Jal Shakti launched “IDEAthon”. It focuses on “The Future of River Management” to explore how the COVID-19 crisis will change the river management strategies.

IDEAthon had created a framework called River Management in a city’s Urban river management plan.

It examined how the social angle of rivers can be leveraged to address other crises.

An international webinar was to bring together close to 500 participants. The expert panelists were from different countries and international organizations.

The IDEAthon sought to brainstorm the learnings from COVID-19 pandemic, the following lockdown, and its impact on river management.

It also aims to mainstream River Management in a city’s Urban Planning framework. NMCG has developed a template for an Urban River Management Plan with the National Institute of Urban Affairs.

Interactive discussion on various aspects of river management was held during the event.