Revitalization of Rivers in India Draft Policy - Isha Guru Jaggi Vasudev

Revitalization of Rivers In India
Draft Policy Recommendation
Valley liveability and result in greater economic prosperity. Goals include:
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improve the quality of life;
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increase employment;
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create an adequate territorial planning with emphasis on protecting natural
and cultural heritage, biological diversity, and land. The use of renewable
natural resources directly benefit local communities.
The above mentioned four criteria subclasses were related to the FORECAST project
(Facilitating the application of Output from Research and Case Studies on Ecological
Responses to hydro-morphological degradation and rehabilitation) preliminary
restoration and revitalization measures, in order to be analyzed in the next phase
– Comprehensive Danube River’s Revitalization Assessment and preparation of the Best
Practices Danube River’s Revitalization Manual. These measures are temporarily
classified according to the Environment Agency of England and Wales and the River
Basins Management Plans of the countries represented in the project.
Preliminary classification of measures after the FORECAST project:
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to improve water flow quantity;
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to improve sediment flow quantity;
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to improve flow dynamics;
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to improve longitudinal connectivity;
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to improve river bed depth and width variation;
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to improve in-channel structure and substrate;
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to improve lateral connectivity;
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to improve riparian zones;
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to improve floodplains.
ACTIVITY 5: A PUBLIC DEBATE ABOUT THE DANUBE RIVER’S REVITALIZATION
PROJECTS ASSESSMENT.
DDNI Tulcea has the logistical capacity to organize a symposium (public debate).
This activity will be accomplished in the next phase and its aim will be to select
two projects for each subclasses of Danube revitalization and to formulate
strategic guidelines for based on their implementation results.
Source: http://www.danubeparks.org/files/855_DanubeRiverMorphologyRevitalization.pdf
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