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 …
Water security in Asia and Pacific has progressed overall in the past 5 years, but major challenges remain, including overexploited groundwater, demand from rising populations, and climate variability, according to the new report from the Asian Development Bank (ADB). The Asian Water Development Outlook charts progress in water security in …
In a bid to streamline water supply in low pressure areas, the Delhi Jal Board has prepared an action plan to replace old pipelines with hydraulic modelling system. The innovative technique seeks to solve the water supply problems that have been continuing over many years in areas such as Chandni …
Multiple Agencies, Depleting Water Tables Major Hurdles CM Arvind Kejriwal on Sunday announced that each household in Delhi would have access to water by December 2017, and its quality would be so good that it can be consumed directly from the tap. However, to fulfil this promise DJB needs to …
This paper raises important questions concerning access to piped water services, especially for the poor. As such, it could have ramifications for how communities and countries reach the water supply objectives of Sustainable Development Goal 6 and the 2030 Agenda. The paper finds that increasing block tariff (IBT) regimes fail …
Despite tall claims of the government to provide adequate potable water to residents, several areas in nine districts of the state have been facing shortage of water. Though authorities have hired private tankers to supply water, still many areas are yet to get required supply. As per sources, the affected …
Already forced to use extra purifying agents for its depleting reserves in dams, the civic body may soon have to resort to the dead stock in Khadakwasla Even as rain clouds gather tantalisingly on the horizon, only to disperse within hours, the water crisis has the city in a stranglehold. …
Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Friends through its General Secretary Vs. Ministry of Water Resources dated 06/06/2016 regarding the quality of water supplied in Delhi. The Counsel appearing for Central Pollution Control Board shall conduct inspection and collect water samples from various houses where DJB …
In a major relief to Karnataka, which is facing water shortage, the Centre on Monday signed a $100 million loan agreement with the World Bank for urban water supply modernisation project in the state. The drinking water problem has aggravated in the state in recent times due to drought as …
This working paper assesses the groundwater-WASH (Water, Sanitation and Hygiene) nexus based on an analysis of domestic water uses in three groundwater dependent Asian Cities: Hanoi (Viet Nam), Kathmandu (Nepal), and Khulna (Bangladesh). The paper analyses the pull (benefits) and push (constraints) factors for use of groundwater by residents in …
This working paper assesses the groundwater-WASH (Water, Sanitation and Hygiene) nexus based on an analysis of domestic water uses in three groundwater dependent Asian Cities: Hanoi (Viet Nam), Kathmandu (Nepal), and Khulna (Bangladesh). The paper analyses the pull (benefits) and push (constraints) factors for use of groundwater by residents in …
Urban water and wastewater management are relatively under-studied subjects in India. The Indian urban space has been understood in an undifferentiated manner, which ignores the specificities deriving from the stage of urban development, the sources of water, as also the diverse nature of aquifers characterizing urban settlements. This paper provides …
The Public Health Engineering Organisation (PHEO) of Odisha, through its division/sub-division offices spread across the state, is the service provider for treated water supply in the Urban Local Bodies (ULBs) of Odisha, classified as municipal corporations, municipalities and notified area councils. At present, the routine monitoring of drinking water quality …
The Draft Rajasthan Water Policy aims to influence the thought process and deliberations that will set an overall direction to developmental activities in the urban water sector. The Policy aims initially at recognizing issues related to urban water management in aspects related to drinking water. The other components of the …
Global trends point to a relative decoupling of water – that is, the rate of water resource use is increasing at a rate slower than that of economic growth. The Options for Decoupling Economic Growth from Water Use and Water Pollution report provides an independent assessment of technological and policy-relevant …
Question raised in Lok Sabha on Drinking Water, 24/02/2016. Assistance to the states including Karnataka and Rajasthan for improving the facilities for drinking water is being provided under the Schemes Atal Mission for Rejuvenation and Urban Transformation (AMRUT), SMART CITIES, North Eastern Region Urban Development Programme (NERUDP), and 10% Lumpsum …
This research reflects on some of the key lessons from the Australian Millennium Drought experience in order to assess the opportunities for California. It serves as a powerful resource for Californian water planners and managers as it grapples with drought and seeks to build resilient and sustainable water systems. It …
Rapidly increasing urbanisation in India has brought much needed focus on the urban development policies in India. The Jawaharlal Nehru National Urban Renewal Mission was the first programme to provide substantial funds for urban local bodies to improve their infrastructure and bring in better governance systems. This article tries to …
In the present study, the geochemical characteristics of groundwater and drinking water quality has been studied. 24 groundwater samples were collected and analyzed for pH, electrical conductivity, total dissolved solids, carbonate, bicarbonate, chloride, sulphate, nitrate, calcium, magnesium, sodium, potassium and total hardness. The results were evaluated and compared with WHO …
DAR ES SALAAM (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - Only one in three people in Tanzania has access to piped water despite government efforts to improve water supplies with most of the population still relying on unsafe water that brings the risk of disease, according to a study on Thursday. Two years …
The Draft Rajasthan Water Policy aims to influence the thought process and deliberations that will set an overall direction to developmental activities in the urban water sector. The Policy aims initially at recognizing issues related to urban water management in aspects related to drinking water. The other components of the …
