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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Cities in India are marked by unequal distribution of water, lack of access, outdated infrastructure and minimal enforcement of rainwater harvesting and other means of supply.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.
Image credit: Citizen Matters
A presentation on operation and maintenance of water supply systems
The presentation details key issues and objectives of operational system and management of water supply Posted on 12 May, 2009 11:19 AM

The presentation by M N Thippeswamy (Retd. Chief Engineer of BWSSB) deals with the operation and maintanance of water supply systems. The structure of the presentation is as follows -

  • Key issues regarding water supply scenario around the World
  • Definition of Operation and Maintenance
  • Key issues before the water authorities for water supply O & M
  • Objectives of Operational System and Management
  • O & M of Water Resources for quality and quantity
  • O & M of Conveyance system of water resources
  • O & M of Water Treatment Plant
  • O & M of service reservoirs and distribution pipeline
  • O & M of drinking water quality maintaining and surveillance
  • O  & M of billing and collection
  • O  & M of Energy Audit
  • Water Audit and Leakage Control
  • System Management
  • Public Private Partnership (PPP / PSP)

Proposed water supply and sewerage project for Sangli Miraj Kupwad municipal corporation: a municipal initiative in Maharashtra
The paper demonstrates the approach to implement reforms in the key area of water supply and sewerage by undertaking municipal initiatives with private sector participation on a commercial basis Posted on 11 May, 2009 04:21 PM

The paper is based on the initiatives taken by the Sangli-Miraj Kupwad Municipal Corporation (SMK-MC) in the state of Maharashtra.

Water supply system for London city - the ring main system of Thames
The system manages the task of supplying the huge and growing requirements of water for London city in the United Kingdom Posted on 11 May, 2009 03:20 PM

This deals with the Thames Water Ring Main Extensions and its plan to increase the area served by its London Ring Main by constructing two extensions in a £90m project.  The tunnelling will take place in north-east and south-east London and will help Thames Water to meet the capital's growing demand for water. The Ring Main was built to improve the speed and efficiency of transferring supplies of drinking water across the capital. 

Deep tunnel sewarage system of Singapore
Deep Tunnel Sewerage System (DTSS) a cost-effective and sustainable solution to meet Singapore’s long-term used water needs for used water collection, treatment, reclamation and disposal Posted on 11 May, 2009 03:15 PM

This deals with the Deep Tunnel Sewerage System (DTSS) which has been developed as an efficient and cost-efficient solution to meet Singapore’s long-term needs for used water collection, treatment, reclamation and disposal. Conceptualised and managed by PUB, it was conceived as a cost-effective and sustainable solution to meet Singapore’s long-term used water needs.

24X7 Water in Karnataka towns -- an update from Veolia Water
24X7 Water in Karnataka towns -- an update from Veolia Water Posted on 05 Feb, 2009 07:43 PM

Source South Asia 2008, Issue 11 (11 Nov 08)
Source South Asia 2008, Issue 11 (11 Nov 08) Posted on 16 Nov, 2008 03:51 AM

Since its foundation in 1968, the IRC International Water and Sanitation Centre (IRC) has facilitated the sharing, promotion and use of knowledge so that governments, professionals and organisations can better suppor

Rainbow Drive Layout -- A model for urban water management ?
Rainbow Drive Layout: A Case Study of Sustainable Decentralized Urban Water Management Posted on 10 Nov, 2008 10:10 AM

Bangalore's sprawling expansion outpaces the public utility's ability to accommodate skyrocketing demand for water and sanitation services, and it is increasingly common for new residential communities to assume total management for their own water and sanitation services through their resident welfare associations.

Blog action day -- Water and poverty
Blog action day -- Water and poverty
Posted on 15 Oct, 2008 10:24 PM

Today is Blog Action Day 2008, where blogs all over the world are writing about poverty. We thought we would use this opportunity to talk about water and poverty.

FLOW, the film
FLOW, the film Posted on 29 Sep, 2008 07:15 PM

These facts may surprise you: 1.1 billion people live without clean drinking water.* There are over 116,000 human-made chemicals that are finding their way into public water supply systems.* Water is a $400 billion dollar global industry; the third largest behind electricity and oil.* Flow, a new film about the implications of the world water crisis, can help you wrap your head around those dis

The Economist: Running Dry
The Economist: Running Dry Posted on 27 Sep, 2008 08:22 AM

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