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Day 01 -14th September 2021
Inauguration
02.00pm to 03.00pm (India Standard Time)
Welcome and introduction
Mr. Rajindra Ariyabandu
Chairperson,
Lanka Rainwater Harvesting Forum,
Sri Lanka
Video of the SARNET journey
Guest speaker - Dr Sunita Narain
Dr Sunita Narain,
Director,
Center for Science & Environment,
India
Guest speaker - Prof Feroze Ahmed
Prof Feroze Ahmed,
Former Vice Chancellor,
Stamford University,
Bangladesh
Address by USAID Mission Director
Mr. Reed J Aeschliman,
Mission Director,
USAID-Sri Lanka/Maldives
End of the inauguration session
Technical session 01
Rainwater harvesting for water supply (urban and rural)
03.00pm to 04.00pm (India Standard Time)
Introduction to the session
Prof Polanki Sivaram,
National Institute of Rural Development and
Panchayati Raj, Hyderabad, India.
(Chairperson of the session)
Archt U.A Buddhini Kaushalya
City School of Architects (Rapporteur)
Community governance in rainwater harvesting for drinking water-a study in a hilly state of northeast India
Mr Vishnu Partheep Tej,
Research Scholar, University Grants Commission and Junior research fellow,
Department of Sociology,
Sri Krishnadevaraya University, India
Video
Ms. Sony Pun,
Project Officer,
Kanchan Nepal
Effectiveness of household rainwater harvesting systems in south-western coastal region of Bangladesh
Professor Tanvir Ahmed,
Department of Civil Engineering, BUET, and Director,
ITN-BUET Centre for Water Supply,
Sanitation and Waste Management,
Bangladesh
Feasibility of rainwater harvesting system at household level in ward-14 Kathmandu metropolitan city
Mr Samip Shrestha,
Graduate, Kathmandu university,
Nepal
Discussion
End of session 01
Technical session 02
Rainwater harvesting for water supply (urban and rural)
04.00pm to 05.00pm (India Standard Time)
Introduction to the session
Mr. Zaheer Gardezi,
EX-Director General,
Earthquake Reconstruction and
Rehabilitation Authority Govt. of Pakistan
Ms. Dhanushi Senanayake,
South Asia Rainwater Harvesting Network
(Rapporteur)
Empowering indigenous women through rainwater harvesting - lessons learnt from Malaysia for Asian rural communities
Dr. Saradha Narayanan,
Project Director,
Soroptimist International Region of Malaysia
Poster presentation - Wells
Wells (manually dug) for water security in developing countries
Dr Jos C Raphael,
Secretary,
Mazhapolima District Rainwater Harvesting Mission,
India
Status of rainwater harvesting systems in Kathmandu valley
Mr. Pravat K C,
Process engineer,
Project Implementation Directorate-KUKL,
Nepal
A Solution Option for Water Supply in Rural Hilly Afghanistan
Eng. Mr. Deva Hapugoda,
Lanka Rainwater Harvesting Forum,
Sri Lanka
Discussion
End of session 02
Technical session 03
Rainwater harvesting technology innovations.
05.00pm to 05.50pm(India Standard Time)
Introduction to the session
Dr S.K. Weragoda,
Project Director,
China Sri Lanka Research Grant Project
Dr Tanuja Ariyananda,
Lanka Rainwater Harvesting Forum,
Sri Lanka
Rainwater harvesting through engineered soakage pits for groundwater recharge and improved water supply in a mega project of Lahore, Pakistan
Rainwater harvesting through engineered soakage pits for groundwater recharge and improved water supply in a mega project of Lahore, Pakistan – A case study.
Dr Muhammad Saqib Nawaz,
Manager,
Environment & Public Health,
Govt. of Punjab,
Pakistan
Artificial groundwater recharge using rainwater in Kilinochchi district in Sri Lanka
Prof Ms. Shanthi De Silva,
Senior Professor of agricultural and plantation engineering,
The Open University of Sri Lanka,
Sri Lanka
Development of self- accessible excel based roof rainwater harvesting potential calculator for all districts in Sri Lanka
Mr. Ruhunuge Ruwan Dimuthu,
Scientist,
Environmental Studies and Services Division,
National Building Research Organization,
Sri Lanka
Discussion and wrap up of the day 01 technical sessions
End of session 03
Day 02 -15th September 2021
Technical session 04
Rainwater harvesting for disaster situations
02.00pm to 03.00pm (India Standard Time)
Ms. Kusum Athukorala,
Sri Lanka Water Partnership,
(Chairperson of the session)
Dr Tanuja Ariyananda
Lanka Rainwater Harvesting Forum,
Sri Lanka. (Rapporteur)
Ms Rachel Nisbet,
Director - Communications and Advocacy,
International Rainwater Harvesting Alliance,
Nepal
Mr. Zaheer Gardezi,
EX-Director General,
Earthquake Reconstruction and
Rehabilitation Authority, Govt. of Pakistan,
Pakistan
Ms Ama Rajakarunanayake,
Deputy Director,
Lanka Rainwater Harvesting Forum,
Sri Lanka
Prof. Dr. Jiba Raj Pokharel
Nepal Center for Disaster Management,
Nepal
Discussion
End of session 04
Technical session 05
Rainwater harvesting for home gardening and business opportunities for SMEs
03.00pm to 03.50pm(India Standard Time)
Eng Ramdeep Sah
Chairman, Smart WASH Solutions,
Nepal
(Chairperson of the session)
Prof Polanki Sivaram,
National Institute of Rural Development and Panchayati Raj,
Hyderabad, India.
(Rapporteur)
Eng. Mr. W.A.L. Sunil Karunawardana,
National Engineering Research and
Development Centre, Sri Lanka
Dr. Makoto MURASE,
Secretary General of People for
Rainwater, Japan
Ms. Sachini Navoda,
Intern at MAS Intimates (Pvt) Ltd,
Sri Lanka
Discussion
End of session 05
Technical session 06
Rainwater harvesting for Health and Water Quality
03. 50pm to 05.00pm(India Standard Time)
Mr. M.M.M. Aheeyar,
Researcher,
International Water Management Institute,
Sri Lanka
(Chairperson of the session)
Prof Polanki Sivaram
National Institute of Rural Development and
Panchayati Raj, India
(Rapporteur)
Ms. Archana Shrestha,
GUTHI, Nepal
Dr Hilmy Sally,
Scientific Adviser, International Foundation for Science and Director of Infotech-IDEAS,
Sri Lanka
Discussion
Dr Ms. Sarika Kulkarni,
Founder and Chief Executive Director of
Raah Foundation
Mr. Han Heijnen,
President of the International Rainwater Harvesting Alliance,
Geneva.