ICID’s 25th General Assembly and its 74th International Executive Committee Meeting to be held in Visakhapatnam from 1-8 November
Published Date – Friday, 12 May 23 at 09:08 PM
Source: icid-ciid.org
Hyderabad: Representatives of the ICID on Friday approached Telangana state for its participation in hosting the international congress, given its rapid progress in expanding its irrigation sector, greatly increasing its food production. ICID’s 25th Congress and its The 74th International Executive Committee Meeting will be held in Visakhapatnam from 1-8 November.
Dr K Yella Reddy, Vice President, ICID and R Giridhar, Director, National Irrigation and Drainage Board of India (INCID), Central Water Board met TS Chief Engineer C Muralidhar at Jala Soudha for the agenda of the Congress, the first time India has hosted in three years after 57 years Once upon a time. It was last held in New Delhi in 1966. They urged him to accept the government’s request and ensure that the government is on the side of the mission to make the convention a success.
Dr Yella Reddy explained that more than 78 countries are members of ICID, which was established in 1957 and had only eight countries during the Nehru era. More than 95% of the world’s irrigation water systems operate in member countries.
More than 500 foreign delegates and 750 experts in the field of agricultural water will take part in the conference on “Solving Water Scarcity in Agriculture” from 1 to 8 November. He said ICID would reward the World Heritage Irrigation Structure. In 2018, the award was given to the Sadarmat and Kamareddy Peddavagu projects in Telangana.
Muralidhar assured representatives of ICID that the matter would be brought to the attention of the government.
Giridhar, Director of ICID Conference International Committee, Ramesh Kumar, Director of CWC, and CM OSD Sridhar Rao Deshpande, among others, met with the Chief Engineer at the meeting.
