This section covers the key trends and developments in the water supply, sewerage and solid waste segments; updates on central sector schemes such as the Smart Cities Mission, AMRUT, Swachh Bharat Mission; current status and developments in major projects; financings, and key issues and challenges.
Ministry of Urban Development, water supply, sewerage, sanitation, solid waste management, AMRUT, Smart Cities, SBM, urbal local bodies, capacity addition, policy
The increasing demand for water and sanitation services due to the growing population has put pressure on urban local bodies (ULBs). In order to efficiently operate and manage their water and wastewater infrastructure, these civic […]
The outbreak of the Covid-19 pandemic has underlined the need to address the country’s looming water crisis. It has become a pressing issue for the government given the fixed supply of freshwater coupled with the […]
Increasing population and urbanisation has put great pressure on existing resources, including water. The distribution of water still remains highly uneven across the country. This can be blamed partly on the overexploitation of water along […]
With India’s urban population expected to grow from 377 million in 2011 to over 600 million by 2030, there is a greater need to ensure that development is sustainable. This will need the successful management of […]
Increasing water demand due to rising population, and rapid urbanisation and industrialistion has fuelled the water crisis in the country. Many cities in India are already facing high water stress. Not only have groundwater levels […]
The outbreak of Covid-19 has highlighted the need to have robust infrastructure in place, particularly good quality water and sanitation services. The operations of urban local bodies (ULBs) have largely been unaffected during the lockdown […]
Metering is an important aspect of water management. The absence of meters has been a root cause of several issues such as high non-revenue water, unchecked leakages and overflows, and unauthorised and reckless water consumption. […]
One of the major consequences of rapid urbanisation has been the water crisis looming over major cities of the country. Owing to the increased dependency of these cities on groundwater, their water resources have depleted, […]
India is facing one of the worst water crises in its history, with almost 600 million people under high to extreme water stress, as per a recent report published by NITI Aayog. As per the […]
India has a meagre 4 per cent of the world’s freshwater reserves and houses 18 per cent of the world’s population. Over the years, the demand for water from different consumer segments has been increasing […]
The state of Andhra Pradesh has large tracts of agricultural land that requires substantial supply of irrigation water. However, the upland areas of East Godavari, Visakhapatnam and Krishna districts have no source of water supply […]
Indian cities are grappling with acute water shortages due to the fast depleting water reserves and dropping groundwater levels. Wastewater generation and management is another major issue currently plaguing cities. However, water demand from households […]
Rapid urbanisation has led to a massive rise in demand for services such as water supply and waste management. Improving quality of civic services has thus become a key focus area today for urban local […]
The past year saw noteworthy developments in the urban water supply and waste management sector. On the policy front, both the central and state governments have taken steps to improve water management. A number of […]
The government launched the Namami Gange programme, an integrated conservation mission for the Ganga river, in May 2015. It aims to abate pollution, and rejuvenate and protect the river. In the past couple of years, […]
The year 2018-19 witnessed significant efforts by the government to drive investments in the water and waste sector. Progress in terms of infrastructure creation and capacity building was noted under almost all the key government […]
