Arghyam had organized its second Annual Conference on 4th and 5th April 2007.  Titled “Urban Water 360⁰ – Envisioning Appropriate Models for Indian Cities”, the conference saw participation from NGOs, government institutions, private sector and international organizations.

Both the days were opened by a set of eminent speakers including Shri. Rajamani, Joint Secretary, Ministry of Urban Development, Dr. Vaidyanathan, Faculty, Centre for Development Studies, Mr. Nandan Nilekani, MD, Infosys and Mr. Aloysius Fernandez, Director, Myrada, Dr. Ashok Khosla, Chairman, Development Alternatives and Dr. Amitabh Kundu, Dean of Social Sciences Jawaharlal Nehru University.

Manohar visited Patna to attend a 3-day workshop to plan the phase II of the Megh Pyne Abhiyan. The workshop involved the five partners to brainstorm the issues and concerns raised by Arghyam. Several modifications were made in the MPA such as collection of data on water quality, soil erosion, water logging etc., building capacity of the partners in data analysis, documentation, water quality issues, modification in the activity timeline etc.

Manohar and Vishwanath attended a conference supported by Arghyam, organized by Gomukh Trust in Pune. The conference was titled “Dialogue on negotiated IRBM and enabling legislative instruments”- with reference to Maharashtra Water Resources Regulatory Authority Act (MWRRA).