Indo European Water Forum New Delhi 23 24

Indo- European Water Forum New Delhi, 23 -24 th November, 2015 Lessons from Danube Basin for Integrated Water Resource Development in West Bengal by Naveen Prakash, Principal Secretary, Irrigation and Water Resource, West Bengal Government

Danube Visit Experience § Indian Delegation Led by Mission Director, National Water Mission visited Austria during last week of October to understand about Integrated Water Management in the Danube River Basin § Lessons Learnt: ² Cooperation among 10 countries under International Commission for the Protection of the Danube River (ICPDR) and the European Water Framework ² Challenges in managing different cultures, water use practices, over -use, pollution etc.

Danube Visit Experience (Contd. ) § Lessons Learnt: ² Ensuring Sustainable and Equitable use of Water and Fresh Water Resource ² Waste Water Management ² Recycle and Re-use ² Integrated Flood Control and Management System ² The Accident Emergency Monitoring System ² Information System for Danube (DANBUIS) ² Trans-national Monitoring Network for Water Quality

Damodar River Basin (DVC System) – An Example from West Bengal § Issues: ² DVC (Damodar Valley Corporation) System Managed jointly by Indian Government and two States – West Bengal and Jharkhand ² Major Dams by DVC – Multiple Objectives – presently tilted towards Hydro-electric Power Generation ² Up-Stream and Catchment and origin in Jharkhand ² Downstream areas in West Bengal – Prone to floods and dry periods – Erratic Climatic changes

Damodar River Basin (DVC System) – An Example from West Bengal (Contd. ) § Issues: ² No major Modernization and upgradation of hydraulic structures/canal systems ² Low utilization of Irrigation Potential ² No Integrated Flood and Irrigation Management Systems ² Early Warning System semiautomated ² Problems in command area development and inviting public participation

Damodar River Basin (DVC System) – An Example from West Bengal (Contd. ) § Way Forward: ² Major Renovation/up-gradation and Modernization initiatives in the offing ² World Bank National Hydrology Project for Integrated Flood and Irrigation Management and information Systems ² Increasing Acceptability of Water User Association approach ² Need for Integrated Basin Development in place of ‘River Authority’ approach

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