The World Meteorological Organization’s State of the Climate in Asia 2024 report warns that the region is warming nearly twice as fast as the global average, driving more extreme weather and posing serious threats to lives, ecosystems, and economies. In 2024, Asia experienced its warmest or second warmest year on …
Delhi Mumbai Industrial Corridor (DMIC) Project by Amitabh Kant at Anil Agarwal Dialogue 2013: Excreta Does Matter, March 4-5, 2013, India Habitat Centre, New Delhi.
Optimising Local Water Resources and Availability in Urban and Peri-urban Chennai by S.Janakarajan at Anil Agarwal Dialogue 2013: Excreta Does Matter, March 4-5, 2013, India Habitat Centre, New Delhi.
The Arkavathy sub-basin, which is part of the Cauvery basin, is a highly stressed, rapidly urbanising watershed on the outskirts of the city of Bengaluru. The purpose of this situation analysis document is to summarise the current state of knowledge on water management in the Arkavathy sub-basin and identify critical …
JAIPUR: Rajasthan has the least availability of water and the least reliable supply, with only 162 out of the state's 222 towns receiving water everyday, says a World Bank report. India, while maintaining the targeted subsidies for the poor, can also provide more and better quality of water to its …
This article focuses on air and water pollution in India's cities, provides empirical evidence to demonstrate the seriousness of the challenges, discusses the relevant policies of national and local governments that are used to address the challenges, and presents relevant political economy issues related to introducing pollution taxes or other …
Get ready for water rationing. For, the Mysore City Corporation could impose this extraordinary measure well before the end of March to manage the water crisis. Notwithstanding the assertion of district minister SA Ramdas in January that drinking water supply won't be hit in the city till March-end, the local …
The Delhi High Court has directed the Delhi Government to ensure adequate water supply in some parts of Rohini in North West Delhi. A Bench of Chief Justice D Murugesan and Justice VK Jain directed the top officials of Delhi Government, DDA and Delhi Jal Board to convene a meeting …
With the changing face of Delhi, delivery of essential services like drinking water and sanitation to the people living in slums ought to be a policy priority for the government. However, public spending in the Eleventh Plan (2007-12) for slums seems to have been unresponsive and inadequate, leading to poor …
This report on the new private water supply augmentation project from Madikheda Reservoir, on Sindh River, to Shivpuri town looks at some of the issues concerning existing water supply and sources. It further discusses and analyses the concession contract signed between private operator and Shivpuri Municipal body to execute the …
Entire City To Be Covered in Later Phases Lucknow:UP Jal Nigam is planning to take steps to regularise water consumption and prevent its wastage by people. The corporation would soon be setting up water meters in all private houses across the city which get water supply from Jal Sansthan. In …
PHE, ERA to be implementing agencies JAMMU: Rs 600 crore ambitious water supply scheme for Jammu is on anvil and the Summary Appraisal Report (SAR) of it is under process. According to highly placed sources, under the new scheme, the piped water from river Chenab will be brought to Jammu …
The Twelfth Plan proposes a fundamental change in the principles, approach and strategies of water management in India. This paradigm shift was the outcome of a new and inclusive process of plan formulation, which saw the coming together of practitioners and professionals from government, academia, industry and civil society to …
After a lot of flip-flops, the Municipal Corporation of Gurgaon (MCG) has once again agreed "in principle" to take over the service of water supply from the public health engineering department. Senior MCG officials still maintain that there is still nothing on paper, clearly indicating that they are not very …
Urban governance under the 74th Amendment Act has been ignored in Karnataka. A study of Dharwad district shows that the Act is not implemented in letter and spirit and governance and planning is done through a small section in the deputy commissioner's/collector's office and has no links with the chief …
This study explores the politics of urban water supply and sanitation delivery in the city of Colombo, Sri Lanka, where improvements in coverage have been achieved within a national context characterised by almost three decades of civil war. Though Colombo is by no means an unqualified success, or representative of …
This report attempts to provide a comprehensive analysis of the state of water resource development and management in India, based on secondary information and consultations with leading experts, government officials, academicians, activists and grassroot workers. It maps current challenges and suggests feasible alternatives amidst increasing water scarcity and disenfranchisement of …
The latest World Bank report on reform in India's urban water sector focuses on institutional and fi nancial arrangements between urban local bodies, water service providers and the customer. Like earlier reports, this too starts with a purely banking objective and works backwards to come up with policy advice. It …
This learning note is published by the Operational Communications Division in the World Bank’s External Affairs Vice Presidency. It aims to help task managers communicate with service providers as they prepare for an urban water supply reform project. The focus is on how strategic public communication programs can help governments …
Inordinate delays in project completion, diversion of around Rs 115 crore for other purposes, wasteful expenditures and ineligible beneficiaries getting benefits are among the several lapses found by CAG in implementation of UPA’s flagship urban infrastructure development scheme - Jawaharlal Nehru National Urban Renewal Mission (JNNURM). Government auditor CAG, in …
The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC)’s plan to improve water supply and sewerage operations in the city by creating a separate entity on the lines of BEST (Brihanmumbai Electric Supply and Transport) is finally taking shape. US-based consulting firm Deloitte, appointed by the BMC to study the proposal, recently submitted its …
