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December 29, 2020 Water resources in most Indian cities are overworked and overused, and not adequately replenished.
Cities in India are marked by unequal distribution of water, lack of access, outdated infrastructure and minimal enforcement of rainwater harvesting and other means of supply. (Image: Anish Roy, Pixabay)
November 8, 2020 The National Hydrology Project has created a national platform for water data and is working to enhance the technical capacities of agencies dealing with water resources management.
Breakthrough cloud computing facilities and remote sensing applications have helped showthe filling pattern of a water body (tank or reservoir) through freely available satellite imagery at an interval of five days.  (Image: Maithan dam, Wikimedia Commons)
December 26, 2019 Policy matters this week
The Mandovi river disputed between Karnataka and Goa (Source: IWP Flickr Photos)
December 4, 2019 To adapt well & build resilience, climate change strategies need to factor in efforts towards water security, writes Vanita Suneja, Regional Advocacy Manager (South Asia), WaterAid.
Image credit: WaterAid/Prashanth Vishwanathan
November 18, 2019 Bangalore's water utility is understaffed, under financed and unable to service the city's water needs.
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CPWD adopts Uniform Plumbing Code (UPC-I) - India
CPWD (Central Public Works Department) voluntarily agrees to adopt the UPC-I and implement the PEEP curriculum Posted on 09 Jul, 2009 09:33 AM

An earlier press release from IAPMO (International Association of Plumbing and Mechanical Officials) announced the Uniform Plumbing Code - India (UPC-I) and the PEEP (Plumbing Education to Em

Guidelines (2004) for sector reform and successful public-private partnerships
Ministry of urban development and poverty alleviation releases guidelines for sector reforms and successful public-private partnerships in urban water supply and sanitation services Posted on 02 Jun, 2009 12:30 PM

While recognizing that the urban sector is a State subject (administered by State governments), and water and sanitation are local issues with predominantly local solutions, the Government of India (GoI) believes it has an important and useful role to play in facilitating reforms in urban water supply and sanitation services. This is because:

Regional meeting - "Mazhapolima", Thrissur
Regional meeting to discuss the effects of the Mazhapolima program. Posted on 02 Jun, 2009 09:22 AM

Forwarded to the Portal by: Nitya Jacob, UN

Dr Kurien Baby, District Collector of Trissur, Kerala, and Solution Exchange Water Community are organizing a regional meeting to discuss the effects of the Mazhapolima program. The dates are 16-17 June 2009, and it will be held in Trissur.

Background

Kerala has among the highest well densities in India, and 71% of the population depends on them for drinking water. The aggregate household investment in the state on wells is pegged at Rs 1800 crore and they have a combined yield potential of 6.6 million cu m per day. That works out to a water availability of 197 litres of water per capita per day (lpcd), well above the government's prescribed norm of 140 lpcd. These wells are threatened. Despite an annual rainfall of 3,000 mm, 70% go dry in summer. The surface runoff is heavy, and therefore groundwater levels in several blocks have fallen sharply, and coupled with saline intrusion at an accelerated pace, have led to water quality problems.

Class 1 (population greater than 1,00,000) towns and cities across India (2001 census) by Central Public Health and Environmental Engineering Organisation (CPHEEO)
The CPHEEO website provides a list of all Class 1 (population greater than 1,00,000) towns and cities across the country. Posted on 01 Jun, 2009 05:06 PM

The Central Public Health and Environmental Engineering Organisation (CPHEEO) is a technical wing of the Ministry of Urban Development, Government of India, and deals with the matters related to urban water supply and sanitation including solid waste management in the country. 

Benchmarking and data book of water utilities in India by ministry of urban development and Asian Development Bank (2007)
The book benchmarks the service level for urban water supply sector and provides performance data that will help to plan sustainable water supplies in 20 cities in the data book Posted on 01 Jun, 2009 04:00 PM

Water supply is one of the five urban basic services being addressed by the Government of India under the Jawaharlal Nehru National Urban Renewal Mission (JNNURM). The Ministry of Urban Development (MoUD) with support from Asian Development Bank (ADB) embarked on a Benchmarking and Water Utilities Data Book Project for 20 selected water utilities in India.

Karnataka municipal corporations (water supply) rules (2004)
The rules deal with the construction and operating of water works through private parties and specifies the functions to be discharged by the operator or operator consultant Posted on 30 May, 2009 02:28 PM

The Municipal Corporation may on contractual terms agreed with the Operator or Operator consultant, allow them to participate in the management, operation and maintenance of all municipal water works and the construction or acquisition of new works necessary for a sufficient supply of water for public and private purpose in the City or any specified part thereof.

Water security for residents of apartments & gated communities in Bangalore - An article by SS Ranganathan
Bangalore has grown phenomenally over the last 25 years and the pleasant ‘rural scenery’of what once were the ‘outskirts’ of Bangalore has given way to forests or jungles of concrete. These are the multi-storeyed apartment complexes which have mushroomed all over, with gated communities making a break in this concrete jungle. One wonders where the residents of these complexes and communities will find the water to live a reasonably normal life. Posted on 29 May, 2009 04:27 PM

Mr. S.S. Ranganathan, author of this guest post, is a retired senior executive of Ion Exchange and currently a consultant based in Bangalore.

He can be reached at: ss.ranganathan@gmail.com , +91-9343734229

WATER SECURITY FOR THE RESIDENTS OF APARTMENTS & GATED COMMUNITIESS.S.Ranganathan

Understanding the urban poor's vulnerabilities in sanitation and water supply by Barbara Evans - Centre for Sustainable Urban Development (2009)
The paper highlights the plight of urban dwellers who are excluded from formal systems of water and sanitation service delivery Posted on 29 May, 2009 10:56 AM

This paper by Barbara Evans was presented at the Rockerfeller Foundation Urban Summit (1-6 J

Asia water watch 2015 - progress made by asian nations in meeting target 10 of the millennium development goals
The report by the Asia Development Bank aims at assessing the progress made by asian nations, in meeting target 10 of the millennium development goals Posted on 29 May, 2009 10:46 AM

This report by the Asia Development Bank aims at assessing the progress made by asian nations, in meeting target 10 of the millennium development goals, which is "to halve, by 2015, the proportion of people with

State responsibility in drinking water sector - an overview of Indian scenario (2007)
The paper intends to portray the government's effort to provide drinking water to its population in India and show some serious policy shifts in the approach towards realisation of the goal Posted on 27 May, 2009 03:59 PM

This paper published on the International Environmental Law Research Centre (IELRC) site examines the performance of the obligation by Indian State in terms of universalising access to drinking water to its population. 

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