Driving Holistic Action for Urban Rivers (hereafter abbreviated as DHARA 2023) marks the first anniversary of RCA via an annual summit of the RCA member city representatives (Municipal Commissioners / Executive Officers) as an opportunity to spend dedicated time brainstorming and imbibing solutions for urban river management. DHARA 2023 has strong synergies with the Urban20 (U20) initiative under the ambit of India’s G20 Presidency. One of the thrust areas of U20 is to promulgate urban water security and healthy rivers have a vital role to play in enhancing the overall water security of the city.