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Hydroloogical and hydraulic daata issues aare causing delay in pprogress for hydrologica al and hydrraulic modeling. Respectiive groups in all IITs aree eagerly wa aiting for the data to become avail lable so thatt the modeling work can be completeed. As far aas the groundwater moddeling work is concerned, model set up for Chammbal river bas sin, a tributaary of Yamuna river basinn has been taken up too start with. The information and innput data su uch as horizoontal hydraulic conductivvity, conducctance of rivver bed, aqu uifer parameeters (thickness, bottom elevation, eetc.), well draaft based onn block wise iinformation are being ac cquired and pput in place. The DEEM of SRTM (90m resoluution) is beinng used to generate g cross sections oof streams in n the absencce of actual ccross sectionns that are being obtaineed through th he primary survey. Thesee data are be eing used to start gettingg the first cuut results thhat will be uupdated with h the more refined data once mad de available. The hydraulic modelingg also requirees detailed gauge dischar rge data thatt is still awaitted. Ashvin K Gosaiin, Group Leeader and Pr rofessor, IIT DDelhi Fluvvial Geomorpphology (FGMM): The FGM Group is involved in mapping aand characteerizing the Ganga G River aand her majoor tributaries s for geomorphic asseessment of river conditioon. Data gennerated fromm this group will form ann important ccomponent in developinng an ecossystem‐based managemment of the Ganga River. Till now, the group hhas prepareed two reports titled, AActive Flooodplain Mappping‐ defining the ‘river sspace’ and DDelineation of f Valley Marrgin and Geomorphic Mapping of Chaannel Belt and Active Floodplain oof the Gangaa River. Twoo group mee etings cum wworkshops wwere held recently to finnalize geommorphic chaaracterizationn of the Gannga River annd to define e templates for the majoor attributes s of River Sttyles. Thesse templatess along with the River Styyle differenttiation will fu urther be useed to assess the geomorphic conditioon of the Ganga River. Following tthe main stem, the geommorphic map pping of majoor tributariess is also near r completionn and the group is finaalizing the river style fraamework forr the tributar ries as well. The group is also involv ved in compuuting stream power ddistribution inn the Gangaa basin. This will help to better undeerstand the rriver dynami ics and sedimment depoosition in thee whole basiin. FFGM group me (22 nd eeting at ISI, K – 233 rd Kolkata August, 20111) A visitt to the Check during the FG (12 th – 14 t k Dam site in JJNU Campus GM group meeeting th October, 20111) FGM group (12 th meeting at JN – 14 th NU, New Delhi i Octoberr, 2011) FGM M group members at field ssite for river su urvey Rajiv Sinha, , Group Leadder and Profe fessor, IIT Kaanpur
Ecology and Biodiversity (ENB): A one day workshop was held on August 6, 2011 at IIT, Kanpur. Presentations were made on “Floral and Faunal Diversity of Upper Ganga Segment, Middle Ganga Segment and Lower Ganga Segment”. A preliminary note on Fish and Fisheries was also circulated. A brief presentation on “ Higher vertebrates in Ganga river was made by WWF, New Delhi and Microbial Diversity in Ganga river by IIT K and IIT R. Workshop recommendations are given elsewhere in this newsletter. A meeting of team members of IITK and IITR was held to review the progress of primary data collection on Microbial Diversity and suggest measures for future sampling and differentiation at IITK on September 3, 2011. To review the progress of ENB and EQP group a meeting was held on October 8, 2011 at IITR. It was decided that in addition to work at hand the following will also be done by IITR: Collation of information on Macro invertebrates in Ganga River and Riparian vegetation in Ganga River basin. The group has prepared following two reports so far: Floral and Faunal Diversity of Upper Ganga Floral and Faunal Diversity of Middle Ganga The tentative titles of the reports under preparation are as follows: Floral and Faunal Diversity of Lower Ganga (Part I and II) Varanasi to Farakka and Farakka to Ganga Sagar Higher Vertebrates in Ganga River Preliminary report on Microbial Diversity in Ganga River. R P Mathur, Group Leader and Advisor, GRB EMP Project, IIT Kanpur Socio‐Economic and Socio‐Cultural (SEC): The SEC group in the first phase concentrated on collating information related to agriculture and livelihood in the Ganga Basin and has prepared following reports: Trends in Agriculture and Agriculture Practices in Ganga Basin: An Overview Trends in Agriculture and Agriculture Practices in Upper Ganga Basin (Uttarakhand ) Trends in Agriculture and Agriculture Practices in Middle Ganga Basin (Uttar Pradesh) Trends in Agriculture and Agriculture Practices in Lower Ganga Basin (Bihar) Trends in Agriculture and Agriculture Practices in Lower Ganga Basin (West Bengal) Livelihood Aspects of the Ganga River Basin The group organized a workshop at IIT Delhi during June 13‐14, 2011 to deliberate on preparation of next set of reports, develop methodology and contents, and identify the data sources for the reports. The group is now involved in (i) preparing status reports on urbanization and industrialization, (ii) demographic and socio‐economic analysis, (iii) mapping of cultural and religious activities, and (iv) developing methodology for water accounting. S P Singh, Group Leader and Professor, IIT Roorkee Policy, Law and Governance (PLG): The problems in the Ganga River Basin is the result of a diverse set of complex and interlinked factors, from the interaction and intervention of technological, socio‐cultural, political, and institutional factors. As a background, a detailed analysis of the earlier efforts to improve the river water quality through the GAP I and II was undertaken. One of the reports prepared along with EQP group presents an analysis of the strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and threats (SWOT) of the GAP and consolidates the available knowledge and insights in order to understand nuances and complexity involved in design, implementation, monitoring and regulation aspects of the GAP. The PLG group started working on two issues related to the major objectives (Aivarla Qaara and inama-la Qaara ) of GRB EMP: urban sanitation issues in Uttar Pradesh and environmental clearance of large dams in Uttarakhand. Studies on Urban Sanitation: Two reports pertaining to urban sanitation issues have been prepared. The first one provides a conceptual framework for the studies of PLG group. It attempts to articulate a systematic, comprehensive, conceptually sound, and internally consistent perspective—and an analytical framework based on it—that is focused on issues of policies and governance. A conceptual schema—called as the ‘Governance Grid’—a comprehensive and conceptually coherent schema of the actual process of governance as it generally unfolds in reality is presented. The schema begins with the ground‐level problems in any sector and helps identify the core governance maladies of different types in the sector. To address these maladies, appropriate changes in—or creation of new—policy instruments and/ or governing agencies is then suggested. The major argument is that core governance maladies cannot be cured by technical, financial, or managerial ‘fixes’. It also makes a note that all
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