CRA of SAIARD, first time in the world, has organised the INTERNATIONAL RIVER CONGRESS as its flagship program not only to create awareness about this valuable natural resource but also to project the relevance of this natural object in front of the world. Not only that as a part of the AZADI KA AMRIT MAHOTSAV it has started series of lectures and various capacity building programs on various dimensions of river related issues to energies the young mins as well as to promote the various initiatives of Ministry of Jal Shakti, Govt of India in front of the world.