Prayagraj (Uttar Pradesh) [India], October 12 (ANI): The ‘Women and Water Dialogue Series,’ a program initiated throughout Ganga Utsav 2022, culminated in its fifth and concluding occasion held on October 11, on the Boat Club House in Prayagraj, Uttar Pradesh.
This remaining occasion coincided with the International Day of the Girl Child and was presided over by Director General of the National Mission for Clean Ganga (NMCG), G Asok Kumar, learn the Ministry of Jal Shakti assertion.
The ‘Women and Water Dialogue Series’ aimed to focus on the pivotal function of girls within the water sector, emphasizing their involvement in decision-making processes and their vital contributions to addressing environmental challenges.
Previous occasions on this collection have been performed in Varanasi, Kanpur, New Delhi, and Rishikesh, with the aim of partaking a various viewers at native, nationwide, and worldwide ranges, learn the press launch.
The concluding occasion noticed a distinguished panel of audio system, together with Laura Sustersic, Programme Director at Sustainable Growth Rate (SGR), GIZ, Saumya Pandey, Additional Labour Commissioner, Kanpur, Dr Swayamprabha Das from Development Alternatives, Suparna Debroy, a girl entrepreneur; and Shipra Pathak from Panchtatva.
Representatives from Self-Managed Community Groups (SMCGs), District Ganga Committees, district-level authorities, and native communities, notably girls, additionally participated within the occasion. The closing session featured a musical program titled ‘Nadi aur Nari,’ celebrating the spirit of girls and their connection to water, learn the discharge.
Director General Asok Kumar, in his deal with on ‘Gender Inclusion – Government Interventions,’ underscored the importance of the lady youngster in shaping the longer term.
Kumar stated, “The Women and Water Dialogue covered all important towns along Ganga including Varanasi, Kanpur, Delhi, Rishikesh. All programmes were linked to one or the other important day which is helps in connecting with the people”.
He emphasised the necessity to empower women and younger girls, enabling them to turn into influential contributors to society. This empowering imaginative and prescient aligns with the federal government’s efforts to create a robust basis for future generations.
Asok Kumar expressed his appreciation for the well timed alternative of International Day of the Girl Child for the concluding occasion and lauded GIZ for its distinctive ‘Women and Water Dialogue’ program.
He highlighted the success of the dialogue collection, which had coated numerous essential cities alongside the Ganga, fostering connections with the individuals.
Reflecting on his previous expertise as District Magistrate in Nizamabad, Telangana, Asok Kumar recounted the function of girls in initiatives corresponding to developing particular person bogs and forming Habitation Drinking Water Committees.
These endeavors considerably decreased instances of diarrhea within the area. He emphasised that empowering girls has a multiplier impact in driving the supposed change.
The Director General shared insights into the Jalaj initiative underneath Namami Gange, which goals to empower girls within the Ganga basin by advertising locally-produced items.
DG Kumar stated,”Women played an important role in that initiative and they benefited the most. Habitation Drinking Water Committees with 5 women members were formed to ensure that their drinking water sources are protected and clean. These initiatives brought about a drastic reduction of diarrhea cases in the region”.
He additionally mentioned the optimistic impression of the Namami Gange program in enhancing water high quality, demonstrated by elevated sightings of aquatic species, notably the Gangetic Dolphins.
GIZ, in collaboration with NMCG, launched the ‘Women and Water Dialogue Series’ to acknowledge and amplify the function of girls within the water sector, rerad the releasae.
“We have launched Jalaj at more than 40 locations in the Ganga basin. A Jalaj Awareness and Management(JAM) centre has recently been opened at Dilli Haat in New Delhi which is attracting a lot of people to the products made by self-help groups, especially women, in the Ganga basin”, stated Kumar.
Kumar added “Jalaj initiative is also aimed at empowering women in the Ganga basin by marketing their locally-produced goods and enhancing their livelihood.”The platform sought to boost consciousness about girls’s contributions, promote their participation and engagement, and determine methods for empowering them in decision-making processes, particularly in addressing environmental challenges, learn the discharge.
Throughout the dialogue collection, numerous occasion codecs celebrated girls’s involvement in water-related actions, fostering data sharing and engagement at completely different ranges.
The ‘Women and Water Dialogue Series’ served as a platform to highlight the important contributions of girls throughout numerous domains throughout the water sector, aiming to bridge gender disparities in water administration and pave the best way for sustainable options to environmental points. (ANI)