Wastewater

Organiser: Consortium for DEWATS Dissemination (CDD) Society

Dates: 7th December to 12th December, 2009 in Bangalore.

Water And The Laws In India, edited by Edited by Ramaswamy R Iyer, Centre for Policy Research, New Delhi. Published by SAGE Publications.

Laws relating to water in India have diverse origins, including ancient local customs and the British Common Law. The in-depth chapters in this compendium, written by luminaries from various fields, pertain to issues on water and proceed to a discussion of the legal questions that arise. This volume thus straddles two domains, viz., (i) water-resource policy, management, conservation, conflict-resolution, etc., and (ii) water law. The book also briefly raises and explores the case for a constitutional declaration on water and an overarching national water law.

The book is an invaluable resource for policy-makers, planners and administrators concerned with water at the Central, State and local levels; students, academics and practitioners in the domains of water as well as law; and social scientists, NGOs and activists concerned with the various issues discussed in the book. It should be useful as a main or supplementary textbook in universities and research or management institutions where any aspect of water (engineering, ecological, legal, social, economic, management or other) is a subject of study.

A list of contributors to the book is as follows:

Sundrerajan Krishnan,et al, study the recent spread of reverse osmosis technology for treating domestic water in Gujarat and analyse various economical, social and cultural factors associated with it. They express concern over safe disposal of the effluent water generated by these RO plants.

This report includes the findings of a study by the Planning Commission sponsored by the World Health Organisation and The United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) that conducted an assessment of the water and sanitation situation in India in 2002. The assessment revealed that:

Under the support of Ministry of Environment & Forest and European Union – APSF (EU – India Action Planning Support Facility), India’s only united forum involving GTZ and ASEM, CEE and IGIB, IES 2009 is the most premium trade exhibition and conference dedicated to offer comprehensive environmental solutions. Who should Exhibit? Waste Management & Recycling: # Municipal Waste Collection, Disposal and Storage # Transportation Machinery and Vehicles # Landfill Construction and Management # Composting, Bio-Gas, Bio-Fuel and other Waste Treatment # Electronic Waste, Plastic, Packaging, Rubber, Waste Paper Disposal & Recycling Water & Waste Water Management: # Water Resource Protection # City and Industrial Waste Water Treatment # Sewage Treatment Technologies # Eco-Toilets and Sustainable Sanitation Technologies # Water Harvesting and Reuse Technologies Air & Noise Pollution Technologies: # Air Quality Measuring, Monitoring, Remote Sensing # Industrial Air Pollution Control and Dust Removal # Indoor and Outdoor Household Pollution Prevention # Noise Testing, Prevention and Controlling Systems Environmental Management & Services: # Environmental Management, Financial & Legal # Environmental Design, Architects, Impact & Diagnosis # Integrated Electronic Treatment Systems Eco Friendly Products: # Eco-Friendly Household Products # Recycled items including Wood, Plastic & Paper # Energy Conserving Products # Electric Vehicles and Transport Systems

There are various waste and wastewater treatment methods which include three different stages – primary,secondary and tertiary. To understand how your waste is treated, and for an insight in to the various treatment technologies,

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Countries around the world have tried to manage their water resources in a sustainable manner. Click here to know more about the global best practices in the urban water sector.

This map provides the of levels of water pollution and groundwater depletion due to industrial activities in different parts of India. 

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The survey was done using a closed-ended questionnaire which was administered to key stakeholders including teachers, school children and sometimes the SDMC (School Development and Management Committee) members. All government and aided schools were included in the survey.