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Multi Stakeholders Consultative Meeting on Coastal and Marine Zone
Management
Tentative Programme
Date: 28 & 29 January 2015
Venue: MSSRF, Chennai
Day 1: 28.01.2015
10.00 to 11.30
Welcome
Inaugural Session
Dr. Ajay Parida
Executive Director,
M. S. Swaminathan Research Foundation, Chennai
Background of the Meeting
Dr. Sukumar Devotta
Former Director NEERI and Vice President SPRIME
Special Remarks
Shri. Hans Raj Verma, IAS
Principal Secretary to Government
Environment and Forest Department
Government of Tamil Nadu
Dr. R. Ramesh
Director
National Centre for Sustainable Coastal Management,
Ministry of Environment and Forest and Climate Change,
Chennai
Inaugural Address
Shri. Shashi Sekhar, IAS
Additional Secretary
Ministry of Environment, Forests & Climate Change
Government of India, New Delhi
Presidential Address
Dr. M S Swaminathan
Founder Chairman and Chief Mentor
M S Swaminathan Research Foundation
Vote of Thanks
Mr. R. N. Mohanty
President Technology
Pidilite Industries Limited
Mumbai
11.30 to 12.00
Tea Break
Panel Discussion
SESSION 1
12.00 to 01.30
Coastal Zone Management – Current Status
Lead Speaker
Dr. R. Ramesh,
Chair LOICZ & Director,
National Centre for Sustainable Coastal Management,
Chennai
Panelists
Shri. Hardik Shah IAS
Member Secretary
Gujarat Pollution Control Board, Gujarat
Shri. H. Malleshappa, IFS
Director
Department of Environment, Govt of Tamil Nadu
Dr. M.A. Atmanand
Director, National Institute of Ocean Technology (NIOT)
Chennai
Dr. B. N. Patil
Member Secretary, Maharashtra Coastal Zone Management
Authority, Mumbai
Dr. Mahesh D. Zingde
Director Grade Sc, Ex-NIO and President SPRIME, Mumbai
01.30 to 02.30
Lunch Break
Panel Discussion
SESSION 2
02.30 to 04.00
Coastal Biodiversity and Bioresources Management
Lead Speaker
Shri. V. K. Melkanni IFS
Principal Chief Conservator of Forests
Chief Wildlife Warden
Tamil Nadu Forest Department
Chennai
Panelists
Dr. V. Selvam,
Director, Coastal System Research,
M. S. Swaminathan Research Foundation
Chennai
Dr. J. K. Patterson Edward,
Director
Sugathi Devasan Marine Research Institute,
Tuticorin
Dr. S.V Alavandi
Principal Scientist
Central Institute of Brackishwater Aquaculture
Chennai
Prof. A.V. Raman,
Professor, Andhra University,
Vishakhapatnam
04.00 to 04.30
Tea Break
Panel Discussion
SESSION 3
04.30 to 06.00
Implications of CRZ on Coastal Livelihoods
Lead Speaker
Ms. Annie George,
Chief Executive Officer,
BEDROC, Nagapattinam
Panelists
Dr. J.D. Sophia,
Principal Scientist,
M. S. Swaminathan Research Foundation, Chennai
Dr. Anjali Samal,
Sociologist,
Society for Integrated Coastal Management (MoEF)
New Delhi
Day 2: 29.01.2015
Panel Discussion
SESSION 4
09.30 to 11.00
Implications of CRZ on Industry and Development
Lead Speaker
Dr. Vijay Kulkarni
CSO, Shapoorji Pallonji, Vice President SPRIME, Mumbai
Panelists
Dr. M.V. Ramana Murthy,
Scientist G & Head, Ocean Structures,
National Institute of Ocean Technology, Chennai
Ms. Aparna Vedula,
Additional Chief Planner, CIDCO, Mumbai
Shri. G. Udaya Bhaskar,
Senior Vice President, Environment, Reliance, Mumbai
Shri. Prashant Kokil
Head, Environment. & Sustainability, Tata Power Co.Ltd, Mumbai
Dr. Sanjay Deshmukh
Professor, Dept. of Life Science, Mumbai University
11.00 to 11.30
Tea Break
Panel Discussion
SESSION 5
11.30 to 01.00
Capacity building for CRZ Mapping
Lead Speaker
Dr. S.S. Ramakrishnan,
Director, Institute of Remote Sensing,
Anna University, Chennai
Panelists
Dr. Arun B. Inamdar,
CSRE, IIT Bombay, Mumbai
Dr. R. S. Kankara,
Scientist F & Head, Coastal Processes & Shoreline,
Integrated Coastal and Marine Area Management, Chennai
Dr. Tune Usha,
Scientist E,
Integrated Coastal and Marine Area Management, Chennai
Panel Discussion
SESSION 6
02.00 to 03.00
Capacity building for CZM Planning
Lead Speaker
Dr. V. Sundar
Professor
Dept. of Ocean Engineering, IIT Madras
Panelists
Shri. Hardik Shah IAS
Member Secretary,
Gujarat Pollution Control Board, Gujarat
Dr. Rakesh Kumar,
Chief Scientist & Head
National Environmental Engineering Research Institute,
Mumbai
Dr. P. Chandramohan
Managing Director,
Indomer Coastal Hydraulics (P) Ltd., Chennai
03.00 to 03.15
Tea Break
Panel Discussion
SESSION 7
03.15 to 04.30
Concluding Session
Discussion on Key issues and Policy Interventions
Session Chair
Prof. M. S. Swaminathan
Founder Chairman and Chief Mentor
M S Swaminathan Research Foundation
Shri Bharath Pathak, IFS
Additional Principal Chief Conservator of Forest
Project Director ICZM project
Gujarat
Ms. Aparna Vedula,
Additional Chief Planner, CIDCO, Mumbai
Dr. R. Ramesh
Director, National Centre for Sustainable Coastal Management,
Ministry of Environment and Forest and Climate Change, Chennai
Dr. V. Sundar
Professor
Dept. of Ocean Engineering, IIT Madras
Chief Guest
Shri. Prakash Javadekar
Honourable Minster of Environment, Forest & Climate Change,
Government of India