Ms. Preeti Madan
Honorary Member, IWP and Former Principal Economic Adviser, Department of Industrial Policy & Promotion, GoI
Mrs. Preeti Madan is Former Principal Economic Adviser, Department of Industrial Policy & Promotion, Government of India. Smt. Preeti Madan joined the Indian Economic Service (I.E.S) in 1981 and served for 37 years in increasing positions of responsibility in State/UT Governments and Government of India.
Besides holding various cadre posts of the Indian Economic Service, she served on deputation basis, as Deputy Secretary in the Ministry of Textiles; Director in the Department of Economic Affairs; Joint Secretary in the Ministries of Woman and Child Development and Minority Affairs; and as Member Secretary of the National Commission for Women (Sept 2015- Dec 2016) at Additional Secretary level.
She is also an independent Director on the Board of WAPCOS Limited, a distinguished Fellow at The Energy and Resources Institute (TERI) and Honorary Adviser to the Indus Action, a voluntary organization for underprivileged children.
Mr. A. B. Pandya
Honorary Member, IWP and General Secretary, International Commission on Irrigation and Drainage (ICID)
Bachelor in Civil Engineering from Saurashtra University and M. Tech. in Structural Engineering from IIT Delhi, Mr. Ashwin B Pandya is the Secretary General, International Commission on Irrigation and Drainage (ICID) and former Chairman, Central Water. He is also a former Ex-Officio Secretary to Government of India, Ministry of Water Resources, River Development & Ganga Rejuvenation.
His major areas of works include setting up policy initiatives, planning, design and financing of water resources projects for hydropower and irrigation including regional planning for optimum water resources utilization; simulation and disaster management for flood and dam related incidents.
Mr. Pandya was also involved in setting up water resources related data collection strategies at national level and implementation of cutting edge technologies for collection and dissemination; legal and constitutional aspects of international and interstate water disputes and international water data sharing and treaty management at international level; dam safety assurance and management of dam safety programmes including distress analysis and recommendation of remedial measures for dams and appurtenant works.