Political

Water conservation initiatives (2007) at GMR Energy Limited, Mangalore
This presentation describes the effort made by GMR Enery Limited, Mangalore at water conservation, which is also a zero waste water discharge plant Posted on 28 May, 2009 11:46 AM

Operating the world's largest barge mounted power plant off the coast of Mangalore, GMR Energy has a specific water consumption of .126 cu m/MWH, which is less than half the national benchmark of .276 cu m/MWH for such plants.

Water conservation initiatives (2007) at Carrier Aircon, Gurgaon, Haryana
The company's efforts to conserve water include technical modification to equipment and operations for improved wastewater management and rainwater harvesting Posted on 28 May, 2009 11:28 AM

This presentation describes the efforts made by Carrier Aircon, Gurgaon at water conservation. This paper and board manufacturer has brought about a reduction in specific water consumption from 173 cu m/MT of paper (2003-04) to 130 cu m/MT of paper (2006-07), while waste water discharge over the same period has come down from 169 cu m/MT to 103 cu m/MT.

Water conservation initiatives (2007) at Mico Bosch, Jaipur, Rajasthan
The company's efforts to conserve water include reduction in specific water consumption, community partnership & campaigns, and conservation, recycling & auditing Posted on 28 May, 2009 11:15 AM

This presentation describes the efforts undertaken by Mico Bosch - Jaipur at water conservation. Water conservation measures taken by this manufacturer of fuel injection pumps for the automotive industry come under the broad heads of reduction in specific water consumption, community partnership & campaigns, and conservation, recycling & auditing.

This, in a larger framework that includes the use of non-conventional energy sources; technology upgradation and increases in usage efficiency; monitoring, auditing and awareness initiatives; resource use minimization and recycling; tree plantation; the minimization of green house gas emissions, vendor/supplier audits and awareness drives for employees and society at large. A zero waste water discharge unit since inception, the plant recycles waste water for both process and gardening needs.

Water conservation initiatives (2007) at Ballarpur Industries Ltd, Yamunanagar, Gurgaon (Haryana)
The company's efforts to conserve water include technical modification to equipment and operations for improved wastewater management and rainwater harvesting Posted on 28 May, 2009 11:14 AM

This presentation describes the wastewater management efforts undertaken by Ballarpur Industries Ltd, Yamunanagar, Gurgaon, Haryana. This paper and board manufacturer has brought about a reduction in specific water consumption from 173 cu m/MT of paper (2003-04) to 130 cu m/MT of paper (2006-07), while waste water discharge over the same period has come down from 169 cu m/MT to 103 cu m/MT.

Water conservation efforts (2007) ITC Limited PSPD Unit, Kovai (Tamil Nadu)
A water balance approach has been adopted within the mill and specific water consumption as well as per capita domestic consumption have also been lowered Posted on 28 May, 2009 10:34 AM

This presentation describes the water conservation efforts made by ITC Limited,  PSPD unit, Kovai, Tamil Nadu. ITC's Kovai unit manufactures paperboard and specialty papers (PSPD). Investments of Rs 30 million in water conservation, Rs.500 million on energy conservation and Rs.150 million on waste utilization have helped this plant achieve many breakthroughs, among them zero effluent discharge and zero solid waste output. 100% of the fly ash from the boiler, sludge from the ETP & plastics from waste is recycled.

The use of waste biomass as the main fuel for the boiler has reduced CO2 emissions by 96,000 tonnes per annum. Under the green belt development activities, vegetation has gone up from 20,000 trees in 2004-'05 to 80,500 in 2006-'07.

Disease burden due to inadequate water and sanitation facilities in India - Sulabh International Academy of Environmental Sanitation
The report documents the need and impact of provision of safe drinking water and sanitary excreta disposal facilities towards preventing infectious diseases Posted on 28 May, 2009 09:54 AM

This report presents the findings of a study conducted by the

Wake up call on reservoir siltation nationwide
Storage capacities of the reservoirs have been dropping and the loss is alarming; what's worse, little is being to done to stop the wastage Posted on 28 May, 2009 09:30 AM

"Wake up call on reservoir siltation nationwide", is a note by Himanshu Thakkar & Swarup Bhattacharyya, written in October 2006, on how storage capacities of the reservoirs have been dropping at an alarming rate, and how little is being to done to stop the wastage.

Indo Rama Synthetics(I) Ltd in Butibori, Nagpur undertakes water conservation measures as corporate initiative (2007)
The company minimizes wastage, reduces steam and water consumption, reuses condensate and recycles treated effluent as part of its efforts to conserve water Posted on 27 May, 2009 05:33 PM

This presentation describes the efforts undertaken by Indo Rama Synthetics (I) Limited, Butibori, Nagpur, at water conservation.

Panchayati raj and water resources management in India - law and policy
The paper reviews the current role of local institutions in water resource governance in light of its historical traditions, and assess its relevance and scope for political and economic development Posted on 27 May, 2009 04:40 PM

This paper presented at the workshop on "Policy Futures for Water Resources Management in India: From prescription and impact assessment to strategic analysis," 3-5 October 2002, IWMI/ICRISAT, Patancheru (Hyderabad), A P, India by

Water law in India - overview of existing framework and proposed reforms (2007)
Ongoing water law reforms may contribute to enhance water management, but conceptually they are incapable of addressing the human right, social, environmental and health aspects of water Posted on 27 May, 2009 04:25 PM

This working paper published on the International Environmental Law Research Centre (IELRC) site maps out the relevant legal framework concerning water in India. The first section delineates water law as it evolved until recently. The second section then examines proposed and ongoing water law reforms that are in the process of completely redrawing India's water legal framework.

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