BIOME Trust at the Stakeholder Consultation Meeting with World Bank on National Groundwater Management & Improvement Project

 The World
Bank is presently under discussion with the Government of India on the
National Groundwater Management & Improvement Project (NGMIP).  The
focus of the project is in the 5 States of the country. The project will
run over 5 years

Partnership
with the Private Sector towards Sustainable Management of Groundwater
Resources is one of the important aspects of NGMIP. The Bank is very
keen to initiate dialogue and develop partnership with India’s
Corporates, Experts and Water focused NGOs that have interest (or are
currently involved) in improving India’s Groundwater resources.

A
stakeholder consultation meeting was held with select Experts,
leading NGOs & Corporate Leaders  to meet with the team of the
World Bank on January 17^th at Bombay Chamber of Commerce and Industries (BCCI). BIOME was invited to speak on Urban groundwater management at this session