Central to the achievement of the Agenda for Sustainable Development is an adequate, equitably distributed and fully supported health workforce. Nurses are the largest occupational group and represent an indispensable force with which to combat inequities in access to health services and progress towards health-related Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), while …
Preliminary results of the 2011 census released recently by the Government of India show that the current population is higher than the earlier projections. As the requirement of water chiefly depends upon population, earlier estimates have been revised in view of the revised population projections. Initiatives to overcome the impending …
This report examines ethical issues associated with water resource utilization and management, including its uses in energy and other domains. Under the “Ethics and Climate Change in Asia and the Pacific” (ECCAP) project, the Water Ethics working group has compiled a report with some case studies highlighting different ethical issues …
This report by Manthan Adhyayan Kendra discusses the concerns around the private water supply augmentation project in Khandwa town in Madhya Pradesh under the Urban Infrastructure Development Scheme for Small and Medium Towns (UIDSSMT), a Government of India scheme for infrastructure development in small and medium town. The number of …
KARACHI, July 21: The city’s overall water supply has dwindled to mere 427 million gallons a day as against its total supply of 687mgd due to prolonged power outages at the water pumping stations, short supply from the Hub Dam source, theft and other losses. Since the Karachi Water and …
Anticipating distribution of Narmada water soon to the city residents, Mayor Krishna Gaur called for the cleaning of storage tanks and pipelines, on Wednesday. The `339 crore, Narmada Water Supply Scheme under Jawaharlal Nehru National Urban Renewable Mission is expected to commence from July 31. Speaking while inspecting the Ahmedpur …
The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) has initiated a programme with the help of an NGO, to create awareness in slum areas of the metropolis about the losses in the water distribution system due to unmetered and illegal water connections. "Through this programme, we intend to create awareness among slumdwellers about …
This document by the World Health Organisation, for the first time, sets forth global criteria to evaluate whether a household water treatment option reduces waterborne pathogens sufficiently to protect health. Through use of a risk-based framework and by emphasizing the philosophy of incremental improvement, it is intended to provide implementers …
Ggrowth in crop production in the country primarily depends on the irrigation development. Due to absence of adequate surface water in the dry season, irrigation is heavily dependent on groundwater. With the increased in groundwater use and expansion of irrigated area inefficient water distribution and inadequate supply limit crop growth …
The work for procuring and distributing the Ganga water in the city has finally been begun by the Greater Noida Authority. The Authority will begin mixing 85 cusecs of Ganga water with groundwater across the city by 2012. The project will cost Rs 300 crore. According to GNIDA sources, "Groundwater …
A High Powered Committee set up by the Central government has suggested that allocation of natural resources should go to the highest bidder. This 13-member committee, headed by former finance secretary Ashok Chawla, submitted its recommendations in the first week of June. It was set up in January in the …
NOIDA: The Greater Noida Authority has finally begun work for procuring and distributing Ganga water in the city. The Authority will begin supplying 85 cusecs of Ganga water mixed with groundwater across the city by 2012 at a cost of Rs 300 crore. Following a meeting earlier this month, the …
A public body-monitored PPP project is the best bet for mismanaged urban water utilities PRASHANT GOYAL Urban water projects under public-private partnerships (PPP) evoke strong sentiments that hinge on scepticism and fear of privatisation. How far is this apprehension justified? The three key stakeholders for a water utility are consumers, …
The Empowered Committee, set up by Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit to look into reforms in management and distribution of water, met on Wednesday and endorsed the water utility
ACTING on complaints of severe water shortage in Gurgaon, the Punjab and Haryana High Court on May 20 asked the Central Ground Water Authority, or CGWA, to provide the details of groundwater levels in the fast-expanding industrial and financial hub. It set August 5 as the deadline. In February, the …
In Maharashtra, ADB supported the Department of Urban Development and Water Supply and Sanitation to develop possible PPP structures in the water supply and sanitation sector. After studying possible PPP structures, their applicability in the context of selected sample cities were assessed leading to the development of proposed term sheets, …
Participatory Irrigation Management (PIM) approach is being promoted in India with the aim to improve the performance of public irrigation schemes and ensuring equitable water distribution.
A telemetry SCADA measurement system plays an important role in efficient control and equitable water delivery to the stake holders in the command of Indira Gandhi Nahar project.
This compendium published by Administrative Staff College of India (ASCI) and CISCO presents selective cases on the use of ICT for effective urban governance and service delivery in India.
The Chawla committee has stressed the need for an umbrella legislation for water allocation and suggested that this state subject be either brought on the concurrent list or be covered under a model law template for adoption by states. The panel has expressed concern over unrestricted use of groundwater for …
The Government of India’s 15-year old Accelerated Irrigation Benefits Programme has come under much-deserved criticism for all-round non-performance. The AIBP needs to be taken back to the drawing board and redesigned, based on the Accelerated Power Development and Reform Programme, which encourages and supports states to undertake management reform, promote …
