India's renewable energy sector, which is on the cusp of another growth spurt driven by the next wave of policies and reforms, offers significant investment opportunities for global and domestic investors, according to this joint report by the Institute for Energy Economics and Financial Analysis (IEEFA) and Invest India. The …
This book explores the implications of urbanization in South Asia for water (in-) security in the peri-urban spaces of Dhaka and Khulna in Bangladesh, Bengaluru, Gurugram, Hyderabad, Kolkata and Pune in India, and Kathmandu Valley in Nepal. The book looks into specifically peri-urban water security issues in a context of …
If ongoing discussions between the World Bank and Lagos State Government to through, there is every likelihood that public water supply in the state will be privatised. The exercise will entail the handing over of public water supply in the state to private companies. Invariably, such an action would not …
Water supply in the Capital will not be privatised like the power sector, Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal said on Thursday at a workshop held to discuss Delhi’s draft water policy. The Delhi Jal Board (DJB) finalised the draft policy, which emphasises wastewater management and the reuse of water, with the …
Chief minister Arvind Kejriwal on Tuesday declared that his government was against privatization of water and that even if there was private participation in water projects, it would be restricted to construction. Operation and distribution, the CM said, would remain in the hands of the government. Kejriwal made the statement …
“What we need is linking of our heart and brain with river” For the ‘Water man of India’ Rajendra Singh, who turned around life in the arid regions of Rajasthan with his inventive water conservation techniques involving the local communities, the steps taken by the Modi government in this sector …
The Environmental Rights Action/Friends of the Earth Nigeria has ramped up its fight against water privatization in Lagos State by taking its campaign to the United States Congress. In a statement Tuesday, the group said it was part of their effort to build international support against the planned initiative by …
Considering the incurring burden on a common citizen with the exorbitant 10% rise in water charges every year as per the contract signed by the Aurangabad Municipal Corporation (AMC) and the private water company which took charge of the city's water supply system from September 1, 2014 the Aam Admi …
Civil society organisations and activists led by Environmental Rights Action/Friends of the Earth Nigeria (ERA/FoEN) Wednesday raised alarm over plan by the Lagos State government to privatise water supply in the state through a World Bank-assisted Public Private Partnership (PPP) arrangement, saying it is yet another white elephant project that …
ORF report "Attitude towards Water in India", authored by Samir Saran, Sonali Mitra and Sarah Hassan, seeks to decode the diverse perspectives around water and rivers. It attempts to tease out the diversity in understanding of water challenges and difference in approaches to managing water across sectors, communities and geographies. …
The PHD Chamber of Commerce and Industry has suggested privatisation of water to mitigate water crisis to some extent in Rajasthan, saying it would prevent waste, improve efficiency and encourage innovation. A report released on Thursday by the Chamber said that Andhra Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, Gujarat and Chhattisgarh have made …
it's a right: Volunteers take part in the campaign against privatisation of water in Bangalore on Monday. In a bid to stop water privatisation in all its forms in Karnataka, ‘Namma Neeru’ – a month-long campaign – was launched on Monday. Freedom fighter H S Doreswamy flagged off the initiative …
Govt Yields To Public Opposition, Not To Set Up CIAL-Model Co Unable to overcome public opposition, the state government has finally decided to drop the proposal to set up a CIALmodel Kerala Drinking Water Supply Company. Putting an end to the speculations against privatizing drinking water supply and limiting the …
Relatively new and emerging categories of human settlements, such as small towns, may require a different set of service arrangements to facilitate the provision of water. In this paper, Marieke Adank presents the main features and understanding of what constitutes "small towns" to determine the most appropriate water service arrangement …
Members of Guwahati Sanmilita Nagarik Adhikar Suraksha (GSNAS) Mancha on Saturday sat on a hunger strike in Guwahati, protesting against the government’s proposed move towards the privatization and commercialization of the urban water supply in the city and against the proposed hike in urban property tax. Mancha president Dr Hiren …
Protesting against the Government’s proposal to privatise the urban drinking water scheme and the proposal to hike the urban property tax, members of the Krishak Mukti Sangram Samiti (KMSS) led by Akhil Gogoi gheraoed the office of Guwahati Metropolitan Development Authority (GMDA) today. The Assam Government recently proposed to privatise …
Many A Slip To The Sip • 30 Number of Indian cities where private sector and MNCs have been roped in by civic bodies to manage the water supply. • 0 No project has so far delivered on lofty commitments; most continue to face major opposition from the consuming public …
The UDF Government’s controversial move to establish a CIAL-model company for water supply took a heavy beating on Wednesday with seven of its MLAs writing to Chief Minister Oommen Chandy flaying the proposal and the Opposition creating a ruckus in the Assembly. In their letter, the UDF’s “green” MLAs V …
Opposition legislators tried to disrupt the question hour in Kerala Assembly on Wednesday over the alleged move of the Government to privatise drinking water supply in the State through the CIAL-model Kerala Drinking Water Supply Company Ltd. The House witnessed noisy scenes after the Minister for Water Resources, P. J. …
GUWAHATI, May 22: Addressing a press meet in the city today, president of Guwahati Sanmilita Nagarik Adhikar Suraksha Mancha (GSNASM) Dr Hiren Gohain said that, Commissioner of Guwahati Municipal Corporation (GMC) and Assam Government, without the consent and support of general public, has taken certain decisions which looks good on …
Formation of Kerala Drinking Water Supply Company Ltd. On April 9, Ponnath Devarajan, city councillor for Marad, a communally sensitive fishing hamlet that faces water shortage, moved a resolution before the Kozhikode Corporation Council against a government order for forming Kerala Drinking Water Supply Company Ltd. He said the company, …
