'JALAARAVAM'

(THE CALL OF WATER)

NATIONAL CONVENTION

3rd and 4th JUNE 2008

'ATHIRAPPILLY SATYAGRAHA CROSSES 100th DAY'

Organised by

Chalakudy River Protection Forum & Athirappilly Action Council

SN TRUST AUDITORIUM CHALAKUDY

Program Schedule

3^rd June 2008

9.30 – 11.15 a.m. Inaugural Session

Presidential Address Prof. Sarah Joseph

Inauguration Dr. Sukumar Azhikode

Main Speakers Arundhati Roy

Smitu Kothari

Dr.P.S.Panickar

Leena Davis

Prof. Sobhindran

And other prominent personalities

11.30 - 1.00 pm. Artists Session (will continue parallel with the

Sahyadri session)

Canvaasil Othungaatha Athirappilly

(Athirappilly - beyond the canvas)

11.30 – 1.15.pm.Session: Sahyadri Samrakshanam

Inauguration Kumar Kalanand Mani

Speakers Prof.M.K.Prasad

Pandu Ranga Hegde

Dr.Sudhirendar Sharma

Dr.S.Sankar

1.45 pm – 3.p.m. Poets Session

Kavi Sadas

3.00 – 6.30 pm. Activists Session: Samara Sangamam

1. How to take forward Athirappilly

Campaign

2. Peoples' and Environmental Movements

from South India share their experiences

7.00 pm. Jalarathritapas by Jayan Pattathu (will continue

till 7 a.m. on 4^th June)

7.30 pm onwards Mulapaadum ravu (Bamboo music)

by Unnikrishnan Pakkanar

4^th June 2008

9.30 – 11.00 a.m. Students 'River Parliament'

11.00 – 3.00 pm Technical Sessions (will continue after lunch)

1. River Basin Planning

Moderator Dr.Sudhirendar Sharma

P.S.Gopinathan Nair

K.J.Joy

Dr.Abey George

Dr.A.Latha

2. Energy Planning

Moderator P.S.Gopinathan Nair

C.R.Neelakantan

Dr.Abey George

S.P.Ravi

Open Forum towards consolidation

3.00 – 5.pm concluding Session: 'JALAARAVAM'

JANANGALIL NINNUM

SARKARILEKKU

('The Call of Water'

From the People to the Government)

Inauguration Sri. Thiruvanchoor Radhakrishnan

(Former Water Resources Minister, Govt of Kerala)

Presentation of

Report

Main Speakers Sri. Varghese George

(National Secretary, Janata Dal)

Political Leaders

Social Activists