dams and then forget about the trillions of litres of water stored in them. We need to ensure that this water reaches the people". The prime minister's office is evidently open to the idea of forming a National Water Commission, combining CWC and CGWB In July 2017, Shah became one of the Founding Signatories of the Geneva Actions on Water Security, which aim to secure environmentally sustainable water services for those people who are least able to afford them and ensure, as a first priority, that investments from the Global Human Water Security Fund meet the basic water needs of disadvantaged and vulnerable people for drinking, hygiene, and cooking. In December 2017, Shah was appointed chair of the Task Group to draft the Karnataka State Water Policy. The group submitted its report in December 2018. In August 2019, the Government of Madhya Pradesh asked Shah to chair a Group of Water Experts tasked with devising a new water strategy for MP (click on image below). In November 2019, the Government of India set up a committee to draft the National Water Policy. Dr. Mihir Shah was asked to chair this committee. This is the first time since the National Water Policy was first drafted in 1987 that a person from the outside government has been asked to chair this committee (click on image below). References 1956 births Living people People from Madhya Pradesh St. Stephen's College, Delhi alumni Delhi School of Economics alumni Jawaharlal Nehru University alumni Members of the Planning Commission of India Gujarati people People from Gujarat