Water & Waste

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 […]

Urban wastewater management in the country suffers on two counts – inadequate availability of sewage treatment plants (STPs) and dismal performance of most of the existing plants. Currently, there exists a huge deficit in terms […]

Most of the country’s urban local bodies (ULBs) lack an automated billing mechanism to levy and collect user charges for water supply and sewerage services. Inefficient billing and collection practices not only lead to poor recovery […]

The government, over the past few years, has stimulated the process of reviving the water supply and waste management segments through programmes such as the Atal Mission for Rejuvenation and Urban Transformation (AMRUT) (the erstwhile […]

By Rajneesh Chopra, Global Head, Business Development, VA Tech WABAG Limited Overview and challenges: Bridging the demand supply gap in Chennai Chennai city, located on the coast of Tamil Nadu, currently has a 426 square […]

India houses about 17 per cent of the world’s population and has only 4 per cent of global water resources. The country generates about 145,128 metric tonnes per day (tpd) of municipal solid waste. These […]

Indian cities have undergone rapid urbanisation as the proportion of the country’s urban population has increased manyfold in the past decade. While increasing urbanisation provides an opportunity for fuelling economic growth, it also poses challenges […]

The collection and effective treatment of sewage continue to be one of the biggest areas of concern for urban local bodies (ULBs) in Odisha. Rapid urbanisation and increasing population have only compounded the problem. While […]

Subhash Sethi, Chairman, SPML Infra Limited In India, almost one-third of the current population lives in cities and this will reach half the country’s population in just a few decades. With increasing economic activities, population […]

The classic example of NRW management in India is the Bengaluru water loss management project which was initiated by the Bangalore Water Supply and Sewerage Board (BWSSB). The project was funded by the Japan International […]