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Were now live, with our final dialogue for India Rivers Week 2020.

Please join us. Live stream at this link: fb.watch/21Ur6EPqac/ (1/n) #IRW2020

After a lovely introduction by Prof. Amita Baviskar, we're now entering our awards ceremony.

Please follow for updates and announcements. (2/n)

The journey so far, of Bhagirath Prayaas Samman Award. Exemplary work by our past winners. Please see the images.

Announcement of this year's award is going to happen anytime now. (3/n)

Talking about the Anupam Mishra Memorial Medal now, and our past winners - @AratiKumarRao and Shri Arun Tiwari.

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Award announcement alert!

Bhagirath Prayas Samman award To Shri Sarang Yadwadkar, an architect and planner from Pune, for his exemplary work. Congratulations Sarang!

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Award announcement alert!

Bhagirath Prayas Samman award also goes to @Jeevitnadi, for their exemplary work to protect the Mula-Mutha river in Pune, and re-building people's relationship with the rivers.

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Award announcement alert!

Anupam Mishra Memorial Medal 2020 for a media personnel with exemplary work on rivers goes to @makarandpurohit, for his documentation of rivers and water systems.

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We just watched this intense audio-visual on the state of sand mining in India's rivers.

This will be available to watch early next week.

Follow the live stream of the proceedings here: fb.watch/21VoHmXbuI/ (8/n) #IRW2020

Now, Himanshu Thakkar of SANDRP ( @Indian_Rivers ), is presenting the national overview for India Rivers Week 2020.

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We're now into our panel discussion, with our first panelist - Shashi Shekar, IAS Officer (Retd.).

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Now onto our second panelist - @sumairaabdulali, Awaaz Foundation.

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Now speaking, our 3rd panelist - Senior Journalist, @mrajshekhar.

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Now speaking, our 4th and final panelist - Environment Lawyer, Ritwick Dutta, @lifeindia2016

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We're now listening to our keynote speaker - Justice Madan Lokur, speaking candidly on our theme - "Is sand mining killing our rivers".

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We're now into our questions and answer session.

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Finally, Ravi Agarwal, @toxicslink, presenting the Vote of Thanks, as a closing comment for India Rivers Week 2020.

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Thank you all for joining us through the online sessions for India Rivers Week 2020. It has been a great learning experience for us, and we hope it has been so for you as well.

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