Agenda & Agenda Notes of the 70th Meeting of the Technical Advisory Committee (TAC) of NIH held on 1 September 2017 at 1130 HRS Committee Room(3rd Floor) Sewa Bhawan, New Delhi

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ITEM ITEM 70.1 Opening remarks by the Chairman 70.2 Confirmation of minutes of 69th meeting of the TAC 70.3 Action taken on the decisions/recommendations of the previous TAC meeting 70.4 Status of work programme for the year 2016-2017 1. 3rd World’s Large River (WLR) International Conference 2. National Conference on “Water Resources Management in Coastal Regions” (Kakinada) 3. Presentation of completed studies: i. Ionic Enrichment Dynamics of Glacial Sediment and Melt Water of Gangotri Glacier (EH) ii. Feasibility and Scope of MAR for Groundwater Augmentation in NCT, Delhi (GWH) iii. Hydrological modelling of Brahmani Baitarani river basin using eWater Source platform (SWH) 70.5 Report the proceedings of the Working Group and RCC meetings (highlights & thrusts from Div/RC) 70.6 Work programme for the year 2017-18 23 70.7 Thrust areas of research proposed in EFC for 2017-20 38 70.8 Major projects and activities of national importance 1. Integrated Hydrological Studies for Upper Ganga Basin up to Rishikesh (NMSHE) 2. National Hydrology Project (NHP) 3. Neeranchal National Watershed Project 4. Strategic Planning for Ganga River Basin 5. Research Collaboration with Centre for Ecology and Hydrology (CEH) 6. WaterRain-Him: Changes in Water Resources and Adaptation options in the Indian-Himalayan basins 7. State Specific Action Plan (SSAP) for Water Sector 8. International conference on Ground Water (Dec 2017) 70.9 Establishing a Category-II UNESCO Centre at NIH 70.10 Road map to organize certificate courses at NIH 70.11 Reporting Items i. List of on-going consultancy projects in NIH 70.12 Any other item with permission of the Chair