The talk focused on strengthening the symbiotic relationship between rivers and cities through ecologically responsible urban development trajectories. The talk will use the national guidelines for making river-sensitive Master Plans developed by the National Institute of Urban Affairs and the National Mission for Clean Ganga as the basis for building a narrative, and explain how the cities of Ayodhya and Chatrapati Sambhaji Nagar (formerly Aurangabad) have adopted these guidelines to inform their Master Plans.
Dr. Victor R. Shinde
Dr. Victor R. Shinde heads the Water and Environment Vertical at the National Institute of Urban Affairs (NIUA). Over the last eighteen years, his work has focused on managing urban rivers, integrated urban water management, water security enhancement, climate change adaptation in the water sector, and MEL frameworks for the water and environmental sector.