Water Management

Work Overview

The fundamental principle underlying CSE’s water management programme is that the looming water crisis facing the country is not primarily due to a lack of water, but rather arises from mismanagement of water resources. The centralised management paradigm has kept the citizens out and taken away their sense of responsibility towards managing their water. 

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Updates

Water Management
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Towards Conservation of Waterbodies

 June 11, 2013
Colombo, Sri Lanka

Centre for Science and Environment (CSE) India organised a day long workshop on conservation of waterbodies in Sri Lanka on June 11, 2013.
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Water Management
Vice President Hamid Ansari expresses concern over scarce water resources as well as the stark inequity in access to water : March 4, 2013, New Delhi

He was speaking at Centre for Science and Environment’s Second Anil Agarwal Dialogue on water and wastewater management in cities, titled ‘Excreta Does Matter’
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Excreta does matter - A report: March 4-5, 2013

On World Water Day, we release the report of the Second Anil Agarwal Dialogue: Excreta Does Matter. This two-day meeting attempted to join the dots between improper and inadequate sewage treatment and India's growing water crisis. It brought together about 500 people from NGOs, private sector, academia and the government to present and debate the challenges of urban sewage treatment and water supply. Please click here for the full report.
 

 
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The River needs water

The Yamuna River continues to attract bad press for being a sewage canal.
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Legislations

 

There are a number of legislations on the  national level with the objective of conserving natural resources like water as well for addressing the problem of pollution. However, water  being a state subject, the importance of state legislations on the same theme is that much more. Various states have either already formulated or are in the process of drafting legislations tackling natural resources like land and water.

Policies

Already about 10 states have formulated and adopted their own water policies, and the rest are in the process of doing so. The state water policies are comprehensive and treat water as a finite resource. The need to manage water resources in a scientific manner has been recognised in the policies and hence a lot of emphasis has been given to sustainable exploitation of water and groundwater resources.

Down To Earth

With an eye on the 2014 general election, the UPA government is expanding its ambitious Direct Benefit Transfer programme that promises welfare as cash in bank accounts.
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Upcoming Events

Towards wetland/lake conservation (Meeting in Colombo)

Centre for Science and Environment (CSE), New Delhi, India, is organising a day-long meeting on lake conservation in Colombo, Sri Lanka, on June 11, 2013 in partnership with Sri Lanka Water Partnership. The meeting will be attended by regulators, researchers, environmental lawyers and prominent NGOs from India and Sri Lanka. The meeting will help to focus on the massive water crisis that South Asian cities are facing and suggest possible solutions.

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Ground water year book 2011-12: NCT Delhi

Ground Water Year Book is based on the information generated by monitoring of ground water observation wells of NCT-Delhi during the field Season of 2011-12.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

 

 
 
 
 
 
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