A Compendium of River Management Plans: From Managing River Basins to River Specific Projects

Centre for River-Sensitive Cities

Contributors: NIUA, National Mission for Clean Ganga (NMCG),

The National Institute of Urban Affairs (NIUA) & National Mission for Clean Ganga (NMCG) have prepared a knowledge product titled ‘A Compendium of River Management Plans’. This product tries to capture some of the best practices adopted for effective river management across the globe, while emphasizing the need of comprehensive river management and addressing the issues faced by river cities in India. The case examples incorporated in this Knowledge Product highlight globally prevalent river management practices, with a focus on key strategies for – ecological restoration of the river (Environment); enabling the re-connect of people with the river (Social) and; boosting the livelihoods of people associated with river activities (Economy). An assessment of such attempts can provide an opportunity to adopt and replicate them.