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Urban Water
Draft National Water Policy (2012) fails to take into account the multiple, complex problems and issues relating to water in India says M S Vani
Posted on 18 Mar, 2012 05:49 PMGuest post by: M S Vani
Perusing the draft, one comes across all the ‘right’ concepts, words liberally sprinkled throughout the document, describing the resource:-
- Natural resource
- Hydrological cycle
- Ecological needs of rivers
- Climate change
- Sources pollution
and our intended response to it :-
Status of water supply in in class-I cities and class-II towns of Uttar Pradesh (UP)
Posted on 17 Mar, 2012 10:15 PMSource: Central Pollution Control Board’s 2009-10 Report
Class of cities/towns |
Integrated water management for rural/urban India: Common effluent treatment plant can conserve fresh water in industrial estates
Posted on 17 Mar, 2012 11:02 AMAuthors : Vasudevan Rajaram and John R. Sheaffer
Lessons for rural water supply - Assessing progress towards sustainable service delivery - India - IRC International Water and Sanitation Centre, The Hague
Posted on 10 Mar, 2012 04:24 PMThe study looked beyond a simple description of the situation towards broader processes of decentralisation and political leadership, in an attempt to unpack what has gone right or, as in many cases, what has gone wrong, within the rural water sub-sector.
3rd Annual India H2O Conference 2012, May 23-24, 2012, Mumbai
Posted on 29 Feb, 2012 11:29 AMOrganization: ASAPP Media Information Group
Venue: The Orchid, Mumbai
Description:
For the first time in history, India is marching towards rapid urbanization under a deliberate policy. The creation of new cities, conversion of rural into urban areas, development of existing cities, and the continued growth and creation of waterdependent industries will require intense coordination with infrastructure, including water supply. This year, India's Union Ministry of Water Resources is reviewing the National Water Policy. Private players are awaiting a fortification of policies and revising thinking in implementation of viable water supply. A national water map is being developed to divine the availability with much more accuracy.
Mayadantha Male (The miracle of rain) - All India Radio Karnataka programme on rainwater harvesting
Posted on 26 Feb, 2012 04:37 PM"The miracle of rain : Let the earth overflow"
Trends in private sector participation in the Indian water sector: A critical review - A Water and Sanitation Programme publication
Posted on 23 Feb, 2012 05:54 PMThe study also analyses the direction in which the sector is heading with respect to private sector participation. Since most PPPs are at early stages of operation, this study focuses only on learnings from PPP design and transaction. This study does not seek to assess the operating or financial performance of PPPs.
New water policy more contentious; least helpful in tackling existing issues
Posted on 22 Feb, 2012 12:34 PMAuthor : Dr. Arvind Kumar
How valuable are environmental health interventions? - Evaluation of water and sanitation programmes in India - Paper published in the Bulletin of the World Health Organisation
Posted on 21 Feb, 2012 06:11 PMThe paper informs that a number of epidemiological studies on the benefits of water and sanitation interventions have shown that diarrhoea can be reduced by 30–50%.
An ecological quantification of the relationships between water, sanitation and infant, child, and maternal mortality - Paper published in the Journal Environmental Health
Posted on 21 Feb, 2012 03:30 PMA number of studies have made associations between prevention of disease burden among populations by improving water supply, sanitation, hygiene and management of water resources and between poor water quality and disease burden.