We have been experimenting ...

We have been experimenting water resource management and conservation primarily with  central and state governments at the center of responsibility and carrying out the projects unfortunately with not adequate professionalism.

Fear of failure is bound to be there under such circumstances. Natural resources can not be treated as free commodity  specially when there  are constraints posed due to climate change regime etc especially it is true in case of water resources. 

If these recently launched projects have to  really at the end of the day deliver the desired  goods, the focus of responsibility and involvement  has to shift  to private sector intervention with highest degree of professionalism and technology use  on one hand and organised community involvement on the other hand  to effectively and meaningfully  execute the programmes and projects  on the river Ganga.

Pradeep Shrivastava, Professor

Limnology department Barkatulah University, Bhopal, INDIA